ARTICLES RELATING TO PAUL KAGAME

Kagame seeking 3rd term – opposition

2013-02-25 12:17

Two main Rwanda opposition parties in exile have accused President Paul Kagame of seeking to amend the constitution to have a third term in office.

Kagame: No issue with UN drones in DRC

2013-01-21 15:20

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he has no problem with the United Nations plan to use surveillance drones in DRC.

End support for DRC rebels – Clinton

2012-11-29 09:41

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on all regional African leaders to halt any support for the M23 rebels in the DRC.

'Foreign meddling brings DRC chaos'

2012-11-23 09:06

A corrupt and disappearing army, alleged meddling from neighbouring Rwanda and a UN force with its wrist tied are creating a chaotic mix in the DRC, analysts say.

Kabila must go, DRC rebels say

2012-11-21 15:21

Rebels in the DRC have demanded that President Joseph Kabila leave power, warning that they have the entire country in their sights after seizing the key eastern city of Goma.

DRC rebels plan to 'liberate' country

2012-11-21 12:36

Rebel forces in eastern DRC say they plan to take control of the whole of the vast central African country after they captured the eastern town of Goma.

UN puts sanctions on DRC rebels

2012-11-21 07:48

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to sanction the leaders of DRC’s M23 rebel force, which hours earlier occupied the eastern Congolese city of Goma.

Hollande blasts DRC's rights record

2012-10-15 12:03

France's president Francois Hollande has denounced the DRC's rights record, calling for an end to the conflict in the east as leaders of French-speaking nations met.

No breakthrough after DRC unrest summit

2012-10-09 12:27

Regional leaders meeting to end the chronic violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have failed to find a breakthrough.

Regional leaders meet on DRC unrest

2012-10-08 10:39

Regional heads of state have gathered ahead of a summit on the chronic unrest in the east of the DRC, the latest attempt to end the violence there.

Kabila must help end crisis - US

2012-10-01 22:19

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila must eradicate armed groups operating in his country and protect all citizens irrespective of ethnicity, a top US official says.

DRC rebels form 'mini state'

2012-09-19 10:16

Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have set up their own mini-state, even imposing their own taxes, a top United Nations official says.

DRC, Rwanda leaders set to meet

2012-08-07 11:36

The president of Rwanda and DRC will take part in a regional summit in Uganda to agree on a neutral force tasked with policing their border and neutralising rebel groups, officials say.

UN seeks protection of civilians in DRC

2012-07-27 14:44

The UN refugee agency has urged the protection of civilians in eastern DRC where government forces and rebels have clashed for four months.

Dlamini-Zuma pledges to build unity

2012-07-17 09:02

The first woman elected to head the African Union Commission has committed to building unity on the continent after a controversial vote in which she unseated the incumbent chair.

Exiled Rwandan says Kagame hunted him

2012-07-12 19:15

A prominent Rwandan exile who was shot in Johannesburg alleges his president was behind a plot to kill him, and that the leader has tried to kill other dissidents around the world.

Rwanda urged to stop fuelling DRC conflict

2012-06-28 21:04

The Democratic Republic of Congo has urged Rwanda to stop fuelling conflict in the east, after a UN report found that Kigali officers had assisted a mutiny there.

I was shot for defying Kagame, says Nyamwasa

2012-06-21 21:31

Rwanda's former army chief, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, has told the court he was shot two years ago for defying President Paul Kagame, as he testified in the trial of six men accused of attempting to kill him.

Rwanda closes community genocide courts

2012-06-19 20:49

Rwanda has officially closed the "gacaca" community courts, the controversial tribunals both credited with easing tensions and criticised for possible miscarriages of justice.

Rwandan charged with plotting genocide

2012-02-03 13:51

A Rwanda sought by the authorities in Kigali over the 1994 genocide and deported by Canada after a long legal battle, has been charged with plotting genocide, incitement and distribution of arms.

Leaders left high and dry at ANC bash

2012-01-11 10:16
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Several African heads of state are apparently deeply upset after they had to buy their own food and bedding for the accommodation provided for them during the ANC's centenary celebrations.

Rwanda's Kagame keen on 3rd term talk

2011-12-12 21:23

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame says he has no problem with calls for the constitution to be changed to allow him to run for a third term.

Exiled Rwandan journalist killed in Uganda

2011-12-02 19:21

A Rwandan journalist, who was living as a political refugee in Uganda's capital, has been shot dead in a bar, police say

Rwandans protest at Johannesburg court

2011-10-24 19:05

Rwandan refugees have protested outside the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court in support of Rwanda's ex-army chief Lieutenant General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa.

 

Kagame says he won't seek a 3rd term

2013-02-27 15:24

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he is not interested in running for a third term when his term ends in 2017.

DRC, Mali conflicts overshadow AU summit

2013-01-28 14:51

The collapse of a peace deal for troubled eastern DRC has overshadowed a summit meeting of AU leaders, as efforts continue to drum up support for military intervention in war-torn Mali.

Obama tells Rwanda to end DRC rebel support

2012-12-19 08:06

US President Barack Obama has called on Rwandan President Paul Kagame to end all support for rebels in the conflict-wracked DRC, the White House says.

Kagame skipping key summit on DRC

2012-11-24 12:36

Rwandan President Paul Kagame will not attend the summit in Uganda seeking a solution to the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a Ugandan official says.

Kabila, Kagame to attend DRC summit

2012-11-22 11:00

The leaders of DRC and Rwanda will attend a regional summit in Uganda after rebels seized the main eastern Congolese city of Goma, Ugandan officials say.

DRC, Rwanda presidents meet for talks

2012-11-21 14:04

The presidents of DRC and Rwanda are meeting in Uganda for emergency talks to stem growing tensions between the leaders and their nations.

US 'alarmed' by DRC security deterioration

2012-11-21 08:56

The US State Department says Washington is "gravely alarmed" by the speed at which security is deteriorating in the DRC.

General's refugee status challenged

2012-10-29 21:04

A former Rwandan army chief should never have been granted refugee status in South Africa because he is suspected of being a war criminal, the North Gauteng High Court has heard.

New neutral DRC force planned

2012-10-09 20:24

Plans to set up a neutral force in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have made progress and the operational concept should be made public in the next two weeks.

Rwandan military 'tortured' civilians

2012-10-08 10:39

Amnesty International has accused Rwandan military intelligence services of engaging in torture, unlawful detention and enforced disappearances of civilians.

Court postpones Ingabire verdict

2012-10-05 13:55

Rwanda’s Supreme Court has postponed a ruling on a suit filed by a leading opposition figure challenging one of the laws under which she is being prosecuted.

Clinton urges DRC, Rwanda dialogue

2012-09-27 13:06

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seeking ways to bring together the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to end a brutal rebel conflict, says a US official.

Investigate Paul Kagame – groups

2012-08-17 13:30

Rwandan and Congolese groups opposed to Rwanda President Paul Kagame's rule have asked the ICC to investigate him for alleged war crimes for backing rebel groups in eastern DRC.

We aren't backing DRC rebels – Uganda

2012-08-03 12:55

Uganda has denied backing insurgents in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after the UN Security Council called for "outside countries" to halt support for the rebellion.

Rwandan gets 9-yr jail sentence

2012-07-27 10:52

A Rwandan military court has jailed a brother of an exiled former army chief to 9 years in prison for threatening state security, the defence ministry says.

Congo, Rwanda agree to fight rebels

2012-07-16 15:46

The presidents of the DRC and Rwanda have agreed to back a neutral international armed force to combat Congo's newest rebellion and other rebels terrorising eastern Congo.

UN reinforcing troops in DRC's east

2012-07-12 12:16

The UN is sending more peacekeepers to cities in DRC's North Kivu province to help combat rebel attacks in the country’s east, an official says.

Rwanda officals backing DRC rebels - UN

2012-06-22 15:02

UN experts have evidence Rwanda's top officials have been backing an army mutiny in the DRC, according to notes of their briefing to a closed-door UN committee.

Rwandan general feared being a political prisoner

2012-06-20 18:54

Exiled Rwandan general, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, has described fearing he would become a political prisoner in his homeland and fleeing to Johannesburg, where he was shot.

Rwanda leader slams West over genocide

2012-04-07 22:29

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused unspecified Western countries of failing to stop genocide suspects on their territory.

Kagame 'not excited' by genocide report

2012-01-16 07:56

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he’s “not very excited” by a report released by a French commission that found that the 1994 downing of Rwandan leader Juvenal Habyarimana's jet came from a military camp and not Tutsi rebels.

Rwanda president shot down by own forces

2012-01-11 07:40

Experts mandated by a French inquiry to probe the 1994 downing of Rwandan leader Juvenal Habyarimana's jet have cleared now-President Paul Kagame's aides of involvement.

Kagame denies link to reporter murder

2011-12-12 20:18

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has rejected allegations that his government was behind the killing in Kampala earlier this month of a journalist critical of his government.

Rwanda joins 'clean' African states

2011-12-01 09:05

Rwanda has joined the thin ranks of African nations seen as fairly free of graft, in a closely watched global list of countries perceived to be the most corrupt.

Rwandan opposition official disappears

2011-10-21 14:19

A top official from Rwanda’s main opposition party has vanished after being attacked by security forces, the party says.

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