Rwandan genocide ‘financier’ arrested in France The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | A top UN prosecutor said on Saturday that the arrest of a key Rwanda genocide fugitive in France showed that suspects would be brought to justice for crimes in the 1994 bloodshed. “The arrest of Felicien Kabuga today …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One hundred and eighty of the 833 prisoners recently pardoned by President Yoweri Museveni were Rwandans. The release of the 180 Rwandans is a sign that despite the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda is continuing to implement measures agreed in the Luanda Peace …
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Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than fifty cargo truck drivers and their turn-boys are stranded at Mirama hills border post in Ntungamo district. Most of the truck drivers say they have spent between two to three weeks at the border after being denied entry into Rwanda. Umar Jamal, …
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Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda has announced the partial opening of its economy for some services to resume. While hotels, public and private business will resume activities on May 4, churches , bars, gyms and recreational centers will remain closed. Schools will also remain closed until September 2020. …
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Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Paul Kagame has fired his foreign affairs state minister Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe. A statement from the office of the Rwanda Prime Minister said Nduhungirehe was fired “for consistently acting based on personal opinions over government policies, while serving as Minister of State in …
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Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | Politicians and top civil servants in Rwanda will have their salaries this month redirected to welfare programmes to help the poor cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente said the salary sacrifice would show “solidarity” with the people, who have been under a tough lockdown …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Metropolitan Innocentious Byakatonda, the Orthodox Archbishop in Charge of Burundi and Rwanda is among the 95 travelers quarantined at Kirigime Guest house in Kabale district. The 95 were traveling in two Jaguar buses from Rwanda to Uganda. They were initially confined at the no …
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Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | Rwanda went into shutdown on Sunday, imposing some of the strictest coronavirus measures in Africa where infections are rising fast and hospitals ill-equipped to cope. The central African nation banned all “unnecessary movements”, mirroring steps by governments from the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius to …
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Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighty eight passengers who were crossing to Uganda from Rwanda are stranded at Katuna border after health officials failed to quarantine them. The passengers among them four Kenyans, one Eritrean and 83 Ugandans were confined at Uganda’s no man’s land on Sunday at around …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Aviation Authority-CAA on Friday blocked 10 South Korean nationals from entering the country. According to Vianney Luggya, the CAA spokesperson, RwandaAir had jetted in over 10 South Koreans and other nationals. He said that since South Korea is among the countries …
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