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The number of Rwandans ready to cast their votes in the forthcoming 2010 Presidential elections has hiked by over half a million compared to last year's figures for the parliamentary polls.
Rwanda's draft law that would make compulsory HIV testing and require the sterilisation of all people with intellectual disabilities, has been contested by the Human Rights Watch.
As part of events to commemorate the 15th liberation anniversary of the country, President Paul Kagame conferred upon foreign leaders medals for their support to Rwanda during the liberation struggle.
It was the RPF under the leadership of Paul Kagame that liberarated Rwanda. End of the story.
A campaign organised by Rwandans in the diaspora to raise money for genocide orphans has failed in meeting its target as the 15th anniversary of the 1994 mass killings in Kigali this week.
A July 1 press release from the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC) indicates that 10, 045 Rwandans - including former FDLR combatants and dependants, were repatriated between January 1 and June 29, this year.
As part of events to commemorate the 15th liberation anniversary of the country, President Paul Kagame paid tribute to foreign leaders, one of them was former President Nyerere of Tanzania:
Thousands of people yesterday thronged Amahoro National Stadium to celebrate 15 years of liberation. The colourful ceremony to mark 15 years after the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) stopped the Genocide and established a unity and reconciliation government will arguably be the most memorable since the end of the struggle.
The Government of Rwanda has condemned the refusal by Switzerland to extradite Gaspard Ruhumuliza, a top Genocide suspect, to Rwanda to face genocide charges in the country.
As part of events to commemorate the 15th liberation anniversary of the country, President Paul Kagame conferred upon foreign leaders medals for their support to Rwanda during the liberation struggle. One was President Museveni of Uganda:
Two Presidents, with fond memories of the struggle. That briefly sums up what President Paul Kagame and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda highlighted in the epic tale of a struggle that led the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) to power in Rwanda 15 years ago.
Yesterday, President Paul Kagame, decorated Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, Ethiopian Premier Meles Zenawi, and Tanzania's former leader Mwalimu Nyerere (RIP).
As part of events to commemorate the 15th liberation anniversary of the country, President Paul Kagame conferred upon foreign leaders medals for their support to Rwanda during the liberation struggle. One was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia:
With misery written all over her face, 19 year old Uwera Uwase's eyes are filled with tears. She is burdened by an abnormal pregnancy that has been denied by the supposed father.
NYANZA are looking to go top of Group B with a win over Interforce today.
AMAVUBI Stars' skipper Olivier Karekezi claims that the team is ready to give Egypt a good run for their money in today's 2010 World/Africa Nations Cup qualifier.
THE Secretary General of the Council for East and Central African Football Association (Cecafa) Nicolas Musonye has conceded that Rwanda President Paul Kagame is central to the regional body.
TP Mazembe ran amok with a mega 8-1 win over Somalia's Benadir FC on Friday to revive their hopes of a quarter-finals slot at the on-going Kagame Cup/Cecafa Club Championships in Sudan.
THE National University of Rwandan, NUR have missed out on the going World University Games in Belgrade-Serbia.
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni on Friday arrived in Rwanda to join the nation in celebrating its 15th liberation anniversary.
RWANDA yesterday awarded President Yoweri Museveni two medals in recognition of his contribution to the liberation struggle of the country and his campaign against genocide.
Atraco registered their first win of the 2009 Cecafa-Kagame Club Championships in Khartoum after Saturday's 5-0 mauling of Djibouti's Kartileh FC to brighten their chances of squeezing through to the quarter finals.
For the first time, there will be three Rwandan contestants in the East African Breweries talent search show "Tusker Project Fame".
Addyl Rusanganwa, Miss Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has urged all former refugee students to wake up and show their support in the country's programmes of unity and reconciliation and the fight against Genocide ideology.
The Former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity now African Union (AU), Dr Salim Ahmed Salim described as "remarkable" progress attained by Rwanda 15 years since the 1994 genocide against Tutsi.
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