September 2009
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FDLR control mines in Eastern Democratic Republic...
Rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) control mines in the Ruvingi region of eastern DR Congo’s Nord-Kivu province, the UN military spokesman said Wednesday.
“The FDLR continue to remain present in the mining region of Ruvungi about 65 kilometres (40 miles) northeast of Walikale,” Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Paul Dietrich of the UN mission in DRC...
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More than 300 Rwandan Hutus flee into Burundi from...
AFP reports more than 300 Rwandan Hutus flee into Burundi from southern Rwanda
Several hundred Rwandans have fled from the south of the country into neighbouring Burundi, Burundian local officials said Wednesday.
“More than 300 Rwandan Hutus have fled the southern province and have taken refuge in Bugabira and Ntega in Kirundo province,” said a local official who asked not to be...
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A shopkeeper waits for customers in the Nyamirambo
Great picture by Rebecca Blackwell’s of a shopkeeper waiting for customers in the Nyamirambo district of Kigali makes it into this week’s San Francisco Chronicle Day in Pictures section.
From http://kigaliwire.com || Read more http://bit.ly/MQMJt
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Condoms, umbrellas and urban myths?
The Do you realize? blog has a sex education tale from rural Rwanda, but is it an urban myth. I’m guessing not…
“Another gem from Jean D’Arc, who has terrific stories about rural Rwandan culture and superstitions. She is somewhat unusual for Rwandan woman – she talks about sex. As a nurse, I suppose it comes with the territory.
As part of her job, Jean D’arc advises couples...
5 arrested over last week's Nyanza grenade attack
“Police in Ruhango is holding five suspects in connection to an attack that happened over the weekend, when an unidentified assailant lobbed a grenade into a crowded market in Nyanza District.
At least 5 people have been confirmed dead and over 52 seriously injured.
The attack happened on the evening of Friday 25 September around 4pm, according to eyewitnesses. The motive of the attack...
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Out with the 100 franc bank note
The Bradt travel Guide update tells us the the Rfr100 bank note is almost no more,
“The Rfr 100 note will only be in use till December 2009, presuming end of December. This is replaced by the Rfr 100 coin which is already in circulation. At least that gets rid of those grubby notes.”
From http://kigaliwire.com || Read more at http://bit.ly/1wlKgT
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Rwanda genocide suspect enters not guilty plea
CCTV video report of Gregoire Ndahimana, #Rwanda 1994 genocide suspect, as he enters plea
One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide has pleaded not guilty to crimes against humanity.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has charged Gre-goire Ndahimana with the deaths of about two-thousand Tutsis.
Most died when bulldozers knocked down a church where they...
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"Everything You Ever Needed to Know About the...
From possibly the best blog in East Africa:
Over at the NewYork Review of Books, Howard French captures the history of everything you need to know about contemporary Great Lakes politics in a review of recent books by heavyweight Central African scholars Gerard Prunier, Rene Lemarchard and Thomas Turner. French’s article, ‘Kagame’s Hidden War in the Congo,’ is, well, not so keen on the current...
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The World Cup comes to Kigali
The first leg of the tour draws to a close on December 3 in Cape Town, South Africa while the second leg will run from January to April.
The trophy which started its publicity in Egypt last Friday will take 46 days to arrive in Kigali. It will arrive in Kigali on November 9 and stay for a three days.
During the Kigali tour, fans will have a chance of enjoying a rare close-up view of the...
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