Rwandan Farmer Charged with Genocide
A Rwandan farmer accused of killing thousands of Tutsis in southwest Rwanda , recently appeared for the first time before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha.
Munyakazi John Yusuf faces...
RPF-Inkotanyi Elects First Female Vice President
Consolée Uwimana Voted the First Female Vice President
The ruling RPF-Inkotanyi party in Rwanda has elected Consolée Uwimana as the vice president of its current leader, Paul Kagame. This marks the first...
Former Rwandan Civic Leader Jailed for Genocide & Rape
ARUSHA (Internews) -- The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on April 28, 2005 sentenced to imprisonment for remainder of his life former councilor of Gishyita sector, Kibuye, Western...
Rwanda is “BEST PLACE” for Women Politicians – Study Reveals
Are you a woman and thinking of a career in politics anywhere on earth? Rwanda is that single country where you have much chance of rising through the corridors of power,...
Like Father, Like Son – Appeal Dismissed
Elizaphan Ntakirutimana and his son Gerald Ntakirutimana in December 2005 lost their appeal against conviction handed to them by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda , based in Arusha, Tanzania.
Judges at...
UK Asylum Seekers To Cost £170k Per Person
UK Asylum Seekers To Rwanda to Cost Close to £170k Per Person
The Home Office has disclosed that the cost of sending an asylum seeker to Rwanda could reach approximately £170,000, reigniting...
China to build Rwanda’s $26, 5million administrative office complex
Rwanda’s Premier Anastase Murekezi and the Speaker of the Parliament of China, Zhang Dejiang have laid a foundation stone on a site where a six stored structure that will house ministerial...
Human Rights Conference Opens in Arusha on Friday
ARUSHA 21 May 2002 (Internews) A three-day human rights conference, organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in collaboration with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda...
Veterinary federation to step up better services
The Rwanda Veterinary Council of Veterinary Doctors (RCVD) has made new commitment to improve livestock services as a way of contributing to the country’s development especially in the agriculture sector.
The commitment...
Donald Kaberuka condemns violence against women
The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, has said that violence against women is an issue that concerns everyone and not women alone.
Kaberuka made the remarks in his statement...
