Politics | Society | Human rights Rwandan politician attacked
afrol News, 4 February - A leader of Rwanda’s opposition, United Democratic Force, who has recently raised eyebrows from her comments about the country’s infamous genocide has been attacked by a group of men at a government office. Read more
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Politics | Human rights | Society Scores slaughtered by rebels in DRC
afrol News, 2 February - Some 100 people were slaughtered by the notorious Uganda rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last month, the United Nations humanitarian arm has said. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Human rights | Society Banda to help Rwanda arrest genocide suspects
afrol News, 19 January - Zambian President Rupiah Banda has announced plans to back President Paul Kagame's government in identifying and arresting the 1994 genocide suspects who may have fled to Zambia as refugees. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights Rwanda tribunal mandate extended to 2012
afrol News, 17 December - The UN Security Council has extended the Rwanda genocide tribunal mandate to 2012. The tribunal was set up to deal with the worst atrocities committed during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Read more
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Politics | Technology | Economy - Development MTN receives $18 million for network upgrade
afrol News, 1 December - Africa’s leading mobile phone network, MTN has signed a deal to the tune of US$18 million with six local banks to revamp its entire network in Rwanda after rival operator Millicom International Cellular launched its mobile operation in the country in mid November. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights Former priest acquitted on genocide
afrol News, 18 November - The United Nations court has acquitted Former Catholic priest, Father Hormisdas Nsengimana, who was facing charges of the infamous Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Father Nsengimana, had been imprisoned for seven years since his 2002 arrest in Cameroon. Read more
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Human rights | Society Rwandan tea baron jailed over genocide
afrol News, 5 November - The former head of the government office that controlled the Rwandan tea industry was today sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty by a UN tribunal over his role in the country's 1994 genocide. He is to have assisted slaughtering more than 1,000 Tutsis.
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Politics | Society | Human rights Nizeyimana pleads not guilty before ICTR
afrol News, 15 October - The former second in command, in charge of intelligence and military operations in Rwanda, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him, when he made his first appearance today before Judge Khalida Rachid Khan. Read more
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