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Democratic Republic of Congo Rwanda

Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda agreed on a deal Wednesday to pause fighting in the eastern part of the DRC, the Anadolu Agency reported. The cease-fire will take effect on Aug. 4 at midnight, a statement read, following the expiration...

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July 22, 2024

The Blood Minerals

Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda

Rwandan President Paul Kagame recently won reelection in a landslide, adding five more years to his 24-year rule. At the point that election officials had counted almost 80 percent of the ballots, he had garnered more than 99 percent of the vote. The news was...

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July 15, 2024

Prosperity, by Fiat

Rwanda

A notable international exchange occurred recently when Sir Keir Starmer, the new Labour prime minister of the United Kingdom, announced that he would scrap his Conservative predecessor’s plan to fly migrants to the southern African country of Rwanda. Starmer said the plan was a “gimmick” and...

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The World Briefly

December 21, 2023

Dr. Death

Rwanda

A French court sentenced a Rwandan doctor to 23 years in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the latest case against perpetrators of the massacre that killed more than 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus in the African country, Sky News...

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The World Briefly

August 09, 2023

Creaky Wheels

Rwanda

A United Nations appeals court ordered the suspension of a war crimes trial for elderly Rwandan suspect Felicien Kabuga this week, saying the defendant was unfit to stand trial, a ruling that deals a blow to the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Reuters reported. The...

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The World Briefly

June 30, 2023

The Waiting Room

Rwanda United Kingdom

Britain’s Court of Appeals ruled against a controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, a decision that marks another setback for the ruling Conservative government as it seeks to tackle the number of migrant boats entering the country via the English Channel, the New...

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April 06, 2023

The Hero and the Strongman

Rwanda

When ethnic Hutu militants committed genocide against members of the minority ethnic Tutsi community in Rwanda in the mid-1990s, hotelier Paul Rusesabagina sought to give refuge to more than 1,000 people. His life story inspired the 2004 film “Hotel Rwanda,” a gripping tragedy that sought...

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The World Briefly

March 28, 2023

A Savior, Saved

Rwanda

The Rwandan government released former hotelier and opposition leader Paul Rusesabagina, famous for saving hundreds of people during the 1994 genocide and the inspiration for the film, “Hotel Rwanda,” who had been jailed for years for “terrorism,” CBS News reported. Officials announced that Rusesabagina’s sentence was...

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The World Briefly

September 30, 2022

The Reckoning

Rwanda

The trial of one of the masterminds and financiers of the 1994 Rwandan genocide began Thursday in the Netherlands, more than 28 years after the conflict that killed around 800,000 in the African nation, Radio France Internationale reported. Félicien Kabuga, one of the last remaining fugitives...

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The World Briefly

June 01, 2022

Pointing Fingers

Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda

Hundreds of Congolese protesters took to the streets of the capital to protest against Rwanda this week, blaming the neighboring country for allegedly supporting a notorious rebel group responsible for a recent uptick in violence in eastern Congo, Radio France Internationale reported Tuesday. Demonstrators called for...

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The World Briefly

April 22, 2022

Offshoring Desperation

Denmark Rwanda

Denmark began negotiations with Rwanda this week about establishing a reception center for asylum seekers, a proposed plan that resembles a similar scheme between the African country and Britain, Euronews reported. Danish Immigration and Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said the two governments are conducting talks but...

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The World Briefly

April 18, 2022

Passing the Buck

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The United Kingdom will send future asylum seekers to Rwanda under a controversial scheme that has raised alarms among human rights groups and refugee advocates, Al Jazeera reported. Under the plan, the British government would screen arriving asylum seekers and deliver their personal information to Rwanda...

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