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Rwanda court delays verdict in ‘attack plot’ officer trial
Joel Mutabazi, was indicted on charges of "terrorism, setting up an armed group, spreading rumours with the intention of inciting the public to rise up against the state, murder, crimes…
Four found guilty of shooting Rwandan exile
Johannesburg - A Pretoria court on Friday found four men guilty of trying to kill an exiled critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, in a case that had strained diplomatic…
Kagame’s former top security guard in court
By Ignatius Ssuuna IN SUMMARY Col. Byabagamba appeared in Nyamirambo military court together with Brig. Frank Rusagara and a driver Sgt (rtd) Francois Kabayiza who face similar charges. Kigali- Col Tom…
Meet the Genocide survivor who lives caring for mentally ill
Umurazawase set out to help the mentally disabled and says she is not about to give up . Jean Pierre Bucyensenge. AS MACHETE-WIELDING militiamen rummaged swamps and bushes, houses and…
Chinese involved in all of Africa’s ivory smuggling: Report
A KWS warden inspects an ivory haul seized at the Mombasa port. A report by wildlife charity BornFree USA indicates that the ports of Mombasa, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar…
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Escort Car Stolen
One of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s official vehicles was on Wednesday night stolen from his police driver in Ruai, Nairobi. The bulletproof car, a BMW model was allegedly carjacked at about…
Japan’s ‘Golden Bolt’: 103-year-old challenges world’s fastest man
Hidekichi Miyazaki who holds the 100 metres world record for centenarians at seconds and is dubbed 'Golden Bolt' after the Jamaican flyer By AFP IN SUMMARY Hidekichi Miyazaki -- who holds…
Shs190bn Uganda National Census Starts
The national housing and population census that will cost sh190b, up from sh186b budgeted for in 2012 counting has started today countrywide. The 2014 Census will be conducted for 10…
Increasing arrests and disappearances rattle Rwandans
Fear is growing in Rwanda as top members of the military are arrested and ordinary people disappear. President Kagame appears to be determined to stifle all opposition. Human rights organizations…
The Untold Stories: Maina Kiai, Mantains the Status quo on Rwanda Human Rights.
The UN Special independent Rapporteur on Human Rights and Political Freedoms Mr. Maina Kiai has continued to express his dissatisfaction on the Rwandan Human Rights record. In his last report…