Rwanda Wins UN Seat Despite Damning Report

Rwanda has won its bid to occupy a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council despite a leaked report accusing it of supporting rebels in eastern Congo.

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right,meets with Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda (file photo): The country garnered 148 votes out of a possible 193.

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