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In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. The children of these exiles later formed a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, and began a civil war in 1990. The war, along with several political and economic upheavals, exacerbated ethnic tensions, culminating in April 1994 in the genocide of roughly 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The Tutsi rebels defeated the Hutu regime and ended the killing in July 1994, but approximately 2 million Hutu refugees - many fearing Tutsi retribution - fled to neighboring Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zaire. Since then, most of the refugees have returned to Rwanda. Despite substantial international assistance and political reforms - including Rwanda's first local elections in March 1999 - the country continues to struggle to boost investment and agricultural output and to foster reconciliation. A series of massive population displacements, a nagging Hutu extremist insurgency, and Rwandan involvement in two wars over the past four years in the neighboring DROC continue to hinder Rwanda's efforts.

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Tue. February 09, 2010

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More than 1 million people were displaced by fighting in the provinces last year because of battles between the Congolese army and a Rwandan Hutu rebel ...
... of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the Frankfurt-based government-owned development bank will advance two loans of Euros 26.5m and Euros 12m to Rwanda. ...
Yesterday the Rwanda OTC market was quiet as no transactions were recorded. The KCB shares remained at Rwf 165. At the end of the session, there were no ...

The move comes barely two years after Rwanda saw the collapse of some Microfinance institutions (MFIs). According to the Governor, government also injected ...
He added that Rwanda is on the verge of harmonizing its laws, policies and system of operation with the Commonwealth, which is why some of the amendments ...
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame accepts one of the Clinton global Citizen Awards at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 24, 2009. ...
Much of the world came to learn of Rwanda in 1994, when the majority Hutu people went on a three-month killing spree against the minority Tutsi. ...
In an interview with The sunday Times, Rosette Rugamba, Rwanda Development Board Deputy CEO in charge of Tourism and conservation, observed that there has ...
"I think Rwanda has a unique advantage in the field of tourism and hospitality, the economy is opening up and setting off in terms of development. ...
All the seven districts of Eastern Rwanda presented their achievements. In his speech, the premier lauded the leaders for their great performance. ...
Whereas Rwanda is doing it's best to enable sustainable development, it is unfortunately a battle it cannot fight alone as a nation, but has to strive in ...
Bryan Kimenyi of the Sunday Times caught up with an eminent scholar in the field of law to get an insight into how legal aid clinics operate in Rwanda. ...
"By supporting our budget or boosting various sectors, Rwanda will quickly attain the key development objectives," the minister noted. ...
KIGALI Rwanda - Rwanda's hopes of having a free trade zone where operators import and process products for re-export has delayed. ...
KIGALI, Rwanda - MTN Rwanda has introduced the mobile money service, which will now enable Rwandans transfer money easily via users' mobile telephones. ...
Eleven thousand new jobs have been created in Rwanda as a consequence of the creative investment activities in the country, in 2009. ...
Mukandutiye is also the current chairperson of the Forum for Rwanda Women Parliamentarians (FFRP). Desire Nyandwi a longtime colleague of the deceased said ...
Rwandan politician Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, aspiring to run for president in 2010, was attacked by a mob in front of the government office ...
OCHA raised concern on Friday after reports on series of armed attacks by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), on camps of Internally ...
By KITSEPILE NYATHI NATION CorrespondentPosted Sunday, February 7 2010 at 17:00 Zimbabwe has pledged to assist Rwanda locate one of the most wanted genocide ...
Tension around Rwanda's disputed genocide history is increasing as three opposition parties attempt to register and field candidates to challenge the ruling ...
Last October, Africas largest mobile operator MTN said that it would be launching its revolutionary Mobile money service in Rwanda by the end of the year. ...
It was written in KinyaRwanda, the language 30-year-old Elias Sanvura had learned as a boy in neighboring Rwanda. It asked a simple question: What's keeping ...
Journalist and nonfiction writer Philip Gourevitch first visited Rwanda in 1995, a little under a year after the genocide that ...
By Agency Reporter, Published: Saturday, 6 Feb 2010 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that his mission to broker peace between Rwanda and the ...
That discussion led to them deciding to adopt two children from the troubled African nation of Rwanda. Rwanda is a poor rural country with about 85 percent ...
This collection complements Macy's existing partnership with Fairwinds including the Rwanda Path To peace collection which features baskets handcrafted by ...
It was written in KinyaRwanda, the language 30-year-old Elias Sanvura had learned as a boy in neighboring Rwanda. It asked a simple question: What's keeping ...
KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda's economy grew at 3.5-5 percent in 2009, down from a forecast 7-8 percent, but is expected to fare better this ...
MTN Rwanda has announced that it will cut total annual investment in 2010 by 55% to USD45 million, Rwandan daily The New Times reports. ...
The launch was conducted in conjunction with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB IT), the institution behind the new initiative. "The e-Soko product is the ...
Speaking to The New Times, the law professor said; "the judicial system in Rwanda is still young and has all the energy, enthusiasm and intelligence of ...
What happened at Kinyinya Sector should be condemned; Violence, whatever its form, origin or purpose, should have no place in Rwanda today. ...
The retail subsidiary of Kenya's Nakumatt Supermarket says that at least one shoplifting case is registered everyday. "On average we register 25-30 cases of ...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that his mission to broker peace between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo has ended, as peace returns ...
Zimbabwe's Ministry of Home Affairs has engaged cooperation with Rwandan security services looking for Protais Mpiranya, sought for arrest in connection ...
However, he said that despite improvement in the conservation following the formation of Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) some sections of the ...
Yesterday the Rwanda OTC market was quiet as no transactions were recorded. The KCB shares remained at Rwf 172. At the end of the session, 1015 shares were ...
... has been dragged to court for allegedly neglecting his parental duties of caring for the child he allegedly fathered with a Rwandan woman. ...


 


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