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Rwanda:
Why Kagame and Rwanda Are Under Attack Over DRC
New Times, 31 July 2012
"We have finally got you' seems to be the gleeful cry of the foreign media and rights groups. They are extremely happy that Rwanda, and President Paul Kagame in particular, are… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Talk Is No Longer Cheap
New Times, 31 July 2012
Every once in awhile, donor nations remind recipient nations of the exact nature of their relationship. A relationship that could be loosely based on the English saying, 'he who… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Now Dutch Cut Aid Over Congo
RNW Africa, 27 July 2012
The Dutch government has suspended 5 million euros in aid for judicial support to Rwanda. Read more »
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Rwanda:
U.S. Cuts Military Aid Over Support for Congolese Rebels
allAfrica, 22 July 2012
The U.S. government is cancelling a small military assistance package that was to have been provided to Rwanda this year, citing "information that Rwanda is supporting armed groups… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Foreign Minister Reassures Development Partners
New Times, 27 July 2012
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louise Mushikiwabo, yesterday, expressed regret at "hasty decisions based on flimsy evidence" made by donor partners on Rwandan budget support. Read more »
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Rwanda:
U.S.A. Should Not Act Basing On Rumours - Mushikiwabo
News of Rwanda, 26 July 2012
Rwanda's foreign Minister and Regional Cooperation Louise Mushikiwabo has recently said, USA or other donor countries should not base on rumours for them to donate; saying they… Read more »
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Rwanda:
U.S. Aid Cut Based on Misinformation, Claims Govt
New Times, 23 July 2012
Following the decision by the United States to cut military aid to Rwanda on grounds that the latter allegedly supports rebel mutinies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Foreign… Read more »
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Rwanda:
It's Monusco's Fault
Focus, 30 July 2012
It all started mid last month. The Congolese Army supported by MONUSCO (the UN's "Stabilising Force" for the DRC) launched an operation with the purported intention to rout M23… Read more »
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East Africa:
M23's New Political Voice
Independent (Kampala), 22 July 2012
With the Eastern DRC town of Bunagana all but deserted, a bishop steps forward to speak for the rebels Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
UN Chief Calls Kagame, Kabila Over Crisis in East
UN News, 11 July 2012
In calls with the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed grave concern over reports that an armed group of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
DR Congo Conflict Sucks in Rwanda
Independent (Kampala), 8 July 2012
By the beginning of April 2012, tensions were mounting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between the government in Kinshasa and many of its erstwhile commanders in its… Read more »
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East Africa:
UN Report Links Rwanda to Congolese Violence
IPS, 4 July 2012
After weeks of delay, the United Nations released Monday its full annex by the U.N. Security Council condemning the Rwandan government for its support of Congolese rebels. Read more »
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Rwanda:
International Community Messed Up Congo, Says Kagame
New Times, 24 July 2012
President Paul Kagame yesterday lashed out at Western countries and International organisations, saying they are the cause of the ongoing crisis in the eastern part of the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
How Long Can Rwanda Deny Involvement in the East?
African Arguments, 17 July 2012
Questioned last week on the BBC's Hardtalk about the connection between Rwanda and the M23 rebel movement in eastern Congo, President Paul Kagame denied all involvement. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
New Evidence Points to Rwandan Backing of Rebels
ThinkAfricaPress, 2 July 2012
What began in April as a localised mutiny by soldiers in the eastern Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has escalated into a diplomatic fall-out between… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Govt Condemns Publication of UN Report
Focus, 28 June 2012
Rwanda's foreign minister and government spokesperson Louise Mushikiwabo has said that it was deeply regrettable that the media frenzy over Rwanda's alleged involvement in the DRC… Read more »