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In Rwanda: Scientist discover gorillas engaging in lesbian sex

For the first time in recorded history, gorillas are found having sexual relations with  other female gorillas.

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Rwandan ex-mayors face trial in France over 1994 genocide

Two former Rwandan mayors go on trial in France on Tuesday facing charges of crimes against humanity and genocide over the 1994 massacres ...

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Rwanda: US commemorates 800, 000 genocide in Rwanda

The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, on Friday said his government was joining Rwandans in paying tribute to 800,000 people murder...

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Rwanda jails top military figures

A Rwandan military tribunal on Thursday condemned two senior army figures to 20 years in prison for inciting rebellion, an AFP correspondent...

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Ex-Rwanda minister Jacques Bihozagara dies in Burundi jail

A former Rwandan minister has died in jail in Burundi nearly four months after being arrested for espionage.

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Rwanda: Penal Code Review to Relax Law on Abortion

The Rwanda Law Reform Commission (RLRC) has proposed adding defilement as a fifth condition under which self-induced abortion is legal. ...

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Rwanda: Jolly Mutesi Crowned Miss Rwanda 2016

Jolly Mutesi, 19, has been crowned Miss Rwanda 2016 in a colourful ceremony held at Camp Kigali grounds on Saturday evening.

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Rwanda dismisses ‘childish’ Burundi spy claim

Rwanda on Sunday dismissed as “childish” and baseless a claim by neighbouring Burundi that a man arrested on the border was a spy. Buru...

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Burundi Accuse Rwanda Of Training Rebels and Hosting Failed Coup Leader

Burundi has accused neighbouring Rwanda of training rebels seeking to destabilise the country. According to BBC reports, Foreign Minister ...

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Rwandan Soldier Shoots and Kills 4 of His Colleagues

A Rwandan soldier serving as a peacekeeper in the Central African Republic (CAR) has shot dead four colleagues before killing himself, the...

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RWANDA: Parliament Give President Kagame "Go Ahead" For Third Term

The MPs from both chambers voted on Tuesday to confirm the legality of the 3.78 million petitions sent to Parliament by Rwandans request...

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UK Issues High-Level Warning To Citizens Who Want To Travel To Rwanda

The United Kingdom has issued a high-level alert for its citizens travelling to Rwanda following crowds of protesters around its High Com...

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Rwanda's Intelligence Chief Arrested In United Kingdom

British police arrested Rwanda's intelligence chief as he was about to leave the country at the weekend, London news organisations re...

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Rwanda Opposition Seeks To Block Third Term Change For Paul Kagame

Rwanda's Green Party, the country's tiny but main opposition, said on Thursday it was challenging moves to change the constitution t...

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Rwanda: AfDB Gets New President Today

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will today get a new President, to replace Rwanda's Dr Donald Kaberuka, who has been at the Bank...

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Rwanda: Genocide Tribunal to Hear Last Appeal

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will on Tuesday start hearing appeals in its last case, involving six personalit...

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Rwanda: France Declassifies Elysee Documents On Rwanda Genocide

France has decided to declassify documents relating to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Relations between the two countries remain strain...

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Rwanda Singer Kizito Mihigo Planned To Kill President Paul Kagame

A popular Rwandan singer has been jailed for 10 years after being convicted of planning to kill President Kagame and inciting hatred against...

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Four Killed In Rwanda Church Collapse

Four people were killed and 24 others injured when a church building collapsed in northern Rwanda’s Burera district on New Years Day. ...

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Rwanda Prayer Group Gets 5yrs For Sedition

Eight members of a Rwandan prayer group were jailed for five years on Monday for trying to start a divine uprising against President Paul Ka...

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