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France to open Mitterrand’s Rwanda archives

PARIS (Reuters) - France will open the Rwanda archives of former French president Francois Mitterrand, President Emmanuel Macron's office said in a statement on Wednesday. Macron's office said the decision…

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First Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Africa under COVAX go to Rwanda

The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 shots to be dispatched to Africa under the global COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme were to arrive in Rwanda on Wednesday, as efforts to inoculate…

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Fugitive alleged Rwanda’s genocide leading figure arrested in France

One of the world’s most wanted fugitives Félicien Kabuga, who is alleged to have been a leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda – was arrested…

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Rwanda finds genocide grave that could contain 30,000 bodies

A valley dam that authorities in Rwanda say could contain about 30,000 bodies has been discovered more than a quarter-century after the country’s genocide in which 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and…

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Rwandan official convicted on charges of genocide

Rwandan official Fabien Neretse became the first person to be convicted on charges of genocide, a Brussels court ruled on Thursday. According to Belgian newspaper De Standaard, the 71-year-old, who…

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Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo

Rwanda has reopened its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the past year. The border was closed for several hours after…

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Rwanda shuts border with DR Congo to stop spread of Ebola

Rwanda has closed its border with DR Congo in response to the Ebola crisis. At least two people have died from the virus in the eastern Congolese city of Goma,…

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Second Ebola case confirmed on border with Rwanda

A second case of Ebola has been detected on Democratic Republic of Congo's border with Rwanda, raising fears the deadly illness could spread. The case was confirmed in the city…

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Rwanda mourns the dead on the 25th anniversary of the genocide that shocked the world

Rwanda on Sunday begins one hundred days of mourning for over 800,000 people slaughtered in a genocide that shocked the world, a quarter of a century on from the day…

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Slovakia suspends use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a recipient dies

lovakia's Health Ministry said on Tuesday it was suspending the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vacci...

Iran has enriched uranium to up to 63% purity, IAEA report says

Iran has enriched uranium to up to 63% purity at its above-ground Natanz enrichment plant, even hig...

Analysis – Israel-Palestinian violence: why East Jerusalem has become a flashpoint in a decades-old conflict

Weeks of tensions between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem have...

UK calls on EU to show pragmatism over N.Ireland trade

Britain called on Tuesday for the European Union to show pragmatism over the issue of Northern Iris...

US deeply concerned by escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence

The United States said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned by the escalation between Israel and thos...

U.N. Security council to meet Wednesday over Mideast violence

NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will meet privately on Wednesday, ...

Italian PM’s office denies Rome wants EU to pay Libya to block migrants

Prime Minister Mario Draghi's office denied a media report on Tuesday that Italy was proposing that...

Israeli energy pipeline hit in Gaza rocket attack, sources say

JERUSALEM, May 11 (Reuters) - A pipeline belonging to an Israeli state-owned energy company was hit...

Gaza’s Hamas militants fire 130 rockets towards Tel Aviv – Hamas statement

Gaza's Islamist ruler Hamas said it had fired over 130 rockets towards Tel Aviv on Tuesday night in...

Nine killed, many wounded in Russian school shooting

Nine people, including seven children, were killed on Tuesday and many more badly wounded after a l...