http://www.mail.com/locations/22294-rwanda.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/22294-rwanda.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086560-rwanda-building-collapse-kills-6-injures-30.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Six people were killed and dozens more injured when a four-story building under construction collapsed in eastern Rwanda, police said Wednesday as the rescue effort ended. Christophe Semuhungu, the police spokesman for Rwanda's Eastern Province, said rescue workers from the police and the military had found no more bodies after comb... Wed, 15 May 2013 12:02:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086560-rwanda-building-collapse-kills-6-injures-30.html 2013-05-15T12:02:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030778-hutu-refugees-fear-forced-return-to-rwanda.html NAKIVALE, Uganda (AP) — Leodegard Kagaba lifted his shirt to reveal an ugly scar on his belly left by a bullet that nearly killed him. Tutsi neighbors in Rwanda, he said, attacked him after accusing him of participating in the 1994 genocide. "I have many scars, even in my heart," he said. "The people who put those scars on me still live freely in Rwanda."... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:54:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030778-hutu-refugees-fear-forced-return-to-rwanda.html 2013-04-19T15:54:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2026086-genocide-survivor-saved-member-enemy-tribe.html NEW YORK (AP) — A Rwandan genocide survivor who became a U.S. citizen Wednesday says she was saved because her father trusted an exceptional member of an enemy tribe that slaughtered the rest of her family. "My father always used to tell us, 'Never judge people by putting them in boxes, because of their country, their race, their tribe,'" Immaculee Ilibag... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:13:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2026086-genocide-survivor-saved-member-enemy-tribe.html 2013-04-17T22:13:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995498-us-offers-5-bounty-kony.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Wednesday offered up to $5 million in rewards for information leading to the capture of Lord's Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony, two of his top aides and a Rwandan rebel leader suspected of crimes against humanity. The bounties are being offered by the State Department under a provision in the War Crimes Rewa... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:53:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995498-us-offers-5-bounty-kony.html 2013-04-03T16:53:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1985014-un-authorizes-intervention-force-congo.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council authorized a new "intervention brigade" for Congo on Thursday with an unprecedented mandate to take military action against rebel groups to help bring peace to the country's conflict-wracked east. The resolution, which the council adopted unanimously, gives the brigade a mandate to carry out offensive operat... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:59:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1985014-un-authorizes-intervention-force-congo.html 2013-03-28T22:59:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984260-rebel-group-congo-warlord-wanted-control-m23.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A spokesman for a Congolese rebel group said Thursday that rebel fighters in the M23 group were trying to kill warlord Bosco Ntaganda, who fled Congo and turned himself in to a U.S. Embassy last week before being transferred to the International Criminal Court. Rene Abandi said Ntaganda tried to "influence the chain of command" but ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:16:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984260-rebel-group-congo-warlord-wanted-control-m23.html 2013-03-28T13:16:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981724-1-killed-8-wounded-grenade-attack-rwanda.html KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A police official in Rwanda says a grenade blast has killed one person and wounded eight. The attack happened in a busy area of Kigali, the capital, as people returned home from work Tuesday evening. A police spokesman, Theos Badege, called the blast an isolated incident and not the act of a terror network. Badege said one person was... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:12:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981724-1-killed-8-wounded-grenade-attack-rwanda.html 2013-03-27T08:12:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972604-international-court-detains-rwandan-born-warlord.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — African warlord Bosco Ntaganda was taken from the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda on Friday and flown to International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he faces charges including murder, rape and persecution in a rebel group's deadly reign of terror that gripped eastern Congo a decade ago. Ntaganda arrived and was taken to a cell sh... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:30:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972604-international-court-detains-rwandan-born-warlord.html 2013-03-22T23:30:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969630-rwanda-wont-hinder-us-embassy-warlord-transfer.html KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda's justice minister said Thursday his government will not hinder the transfer of the warlord Bosco Ntaganda from the U.S. Embassy in Kigali to the International Criminal Court. Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama told The Associated Press that his government has no intention of blocking or hindering the impending transfer of ... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:08:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969630-rwanda-wont-hinder-us-embassy-warlord-transfer.html 2013-03-21T12:08:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962426-villagers-rwandan-troops-crossed-congo.html KIBUMBA, Congo (AP) — Villagers in a town on the Congo-Rwanda border say they saw a half dozen trucks with Rwandan soldiers cross into Congo last week to lend support to troops led by a wanted rebel leader. "They started coming in two weeks ago. They left their uniforms at the border," said Pierre, a villager who only spoke on condition his second name wa... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:58:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962426-villagers-rwandan-troops-crossed-congo.html 2013-03-18T14:58:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959326-congo-m23-faction-leader-arrested-rwanda.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — A faction of the M23 rebel group has regained control of all of the group's territory in eastern Congo, as the leader of its rival faction was arrested in Rwanda, a spokesman said Saturday. "We are victorious, we won the battle," Col. Vianney Kazarama told The Associated Press. The M23 had split at the end of February following a disput... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:59:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959326-congo-m23-faction-leader-arrested-rwanda.html 2013-03-16T13:59:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924568-dutch-court-woman-incited-genocide-rwanda.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Friday convicted a Rwandan-born Dutch woman of inciting genocide in Rwanda's 1994 mass murders of ethnic Tutsis by members of the Hutu tribe — the first conviction of a Dutch citizen for the crime. The Hague District Court sentenced Yvonne Basebya, 66, to six years and eight months in prison for her role, the... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:04:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924568-dutch-court-woman-incited-genocide-rwanda.html 2013-03-01T14:04:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918582-rwandas-kagame-wont-seek-3rd-term.html KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he is not interested in running for a third term when his term ends in 2017. Kagame on Wednesday blamed the media for starting a debate on whether Kagame would seek to alter the constitution and run for another term. On Feb. 8 Kagame met the National Executive Committee of his political party and di... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:53:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918582-rwandas-kagame-wont-seek-3rd-term.html 2013-02-27T11:53:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911654-congo-neighbors-agree-to-support-armed-groups.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Eleven African countries signed a United Nations-drafted peace deal on Sunday to stabilize the troubled Central African country of Congo, where rebels allegedly backed by neighboring countries last year threatened to oust the government. Opening the agreement-signing meeting at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, U.... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:33:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911654-congo-neighbors-agree-to-support-armed-groups.html 2013-02-24T13:33:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1883906-protests-rwanda-genocide-acquittals.html KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Hundreds of Rwandans marched to the offices of the United Nations tribunal set up to try key cases related to Rwanda's 1994 genocide to protest the court's decision to acquit two former cabinet ministers accused of masterminding killings. The protesters, bearing placards denouncing the Arusha, Tanzania-based International Criminal Tr... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1883906-protests-rwanda-genocide-acquittals.html 2013-02-11T17:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1872696-congo-m23-rebels-sign-preliminary-agreement.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Representatives of the Congolese government and the M23 rebels signed a preliminary agreement in which both parties accepted responsibility for the failure of an earlier peace deal, a Ugandan mediator said Wednesday, praising both parties as highly committed to the peace talks. Crispus Kiyonga, the Ugandan minister who is mediating ... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1872696-congo-m23-rebels-sign-preliminary-agreement.html 2013-02-06T16:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869746-rwanda-dismayed-genocide-court-acquittals.html KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda's top prosecutor on Tuesday expressed dismay over the International Criminal Tribunal's decision to acquit two former Cabinet ministers on genocide charges. Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga said that the acquittals were wrong and disappointing. The appeals chamber of the Arusha-based tribunal on Monday overturned 30-year senten... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869746-rwanda-dismayed-genocide-court-acquittals.html 2013-02-05T15:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869186-south-africa-police-arrest-alleged-congo-rebels.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African police arrested 19 suspected members of a Congolese rebel group Tuesday morning, accusing them of plotting to overthrow their nation's government after it recently came under attack by militants said to be backed by neighboring Rwanda. The arrests in South Africa's northeastern Limpopo province come as the rebel... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869186-south-africa-police-arrest-alleged-congo-rebels.html 2013-02-05T12:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842820-congo-rebels-peace-talks-standstill.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Peace talks between the Congolese government and rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda have reached a standstill and could fail if regional governments deploy a neutral international force in eastern Congo, a lawyer for the M23 rebel movement said Thursday. The government and M23 rebels are reviewing the terms of a March 23, 2009 a... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842820-congo-rebels-peace-talks-standstill.html 2013-01-24T12:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834696-rwanda-president-issue-with-un-drones-congo.html KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Monday he has no problem with a United Nations proposal to use surveillance drones in neighboring Congo. Kagame told a news conference that if the U.N. thinks the drones will help achieve peace, then "let them do it." He added that he doesn't think Rwanda has the power to stop such a U.N. deployment... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834696-rwanda-president-issue-with-un-drones-congo.html 2013-01-21T11:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1806176-rwanda-un-seat-world-standing-falls.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has been hailed for years as a beacon of peace and economic growth in its post-genocide period, and on Jan. 1 it took a prestigious seat on the United Nations Security Council. But after years of accolades, international opinion of the tiny Central African country appears to be shifting. At issue are allegations in a U.N. expe... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1806176-rwanda-un-seat-world-standing-falls.html 2013-01-08T12:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1775498-obama-discusses-crisis-congo-with-kagame.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama warned Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday that any support for the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo is "inconsistent with Rwanda's desire for stability and peace" in the war-torn region. The White House said Obama stressed to Kagame in a phone call "the importance of permanently ending all support to armed gr... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1775498-obama-discusses-crisis-congo-with-kagame.html 2012-12-19T04:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1768522-congos-president-vows-reforms-calls-unity.html KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's president on Saturday vowed reforms to unify the country and appease his opponents as he faces growing criticism and the threat of renewed rebel violence in the country's east. In his yearly state of the nation address, President Joseph Kabila also called on the country's citizens to mobilize against aggression after the cap... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1768522-congos-president-vows-reforms-calls-unity.html 2012-12-15T17:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1758030-congo-rebels-return-to-peace-talks.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Peace talks with rebels in eastern Congo should end with the disbandment of the M23 rebel movement, Congo's foreign minister said Tuesday, declaring it a criminally-minded organization that has caused suffering in the country. Foreign Minister Raymond Tshibanda delivered his indictment of M23 on Tuesday after representatives of the ... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1758030-congo-rebels-return-to-peace-talks.html 2012-12-11T14:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748018-congolese-protest-their-weak-army.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — Dozens of Congolese demonstrated in the provincial capital of Goma on Thursday against what they described as the impotence of the country's armed forces, which allowed a rebel group to overrun the city a little over two weeks ago. They also decried the passivity of United Nations peacekeepers, who did little to stop the fighters saying it was not within t... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748018-congolese-protest-their-weak-army.html 2012-12-06T12:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1745104-congo-rebels-to-to-uganda-negotiations.html BUNAGANA, Congo (AP) — Congo's M23 rebels are sending a delegation to Kampala, Uganda, to negotiate with the Congolese government on Thursday, the rebels' president said. "Our delegation will drive to Kampala for talks," M23 president Jean-Marie Runiga told The Associated Press Wednesday. Runiga said the talks with representatives of President Joseph Kabi... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1745104-congo-rebels-to-to-uganda-negotiations.html 2012-12-05T17:50:00Z