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U.N. chopper crashes in eastern Congo, 8 peacekeepers killed, army blames rebels
By Stanis Bujakera and Fiston Mahamba KINSHASA (Reuters) - Eight peacekeepers were killed when a U.N. helicopter crashed in eastern...
Read moreEight aboard U.N. helicopter that crashed in east Congo, mission says
DAKAR (Reuters) - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo said that eight people were aboard a...
Read moreUgandan military kills 14 of Congo M23 rebels, one soldier dead in border fighting
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's military killed 14 of the Democratic Republic of Congo M23 rebel fighters on Tuesday and one...
Read moreUN loses contact with helicopter in east Congo amid rebel and army fighting
DAKAR (Reuters) - The United Nation's peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo lost contact with a helicopter on...
Read moreM23 rebels attack military positions in eastern Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Heavy fighting erupted overnight and continued on Monday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
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France’s highest court upholds decision to drop Rwanda investigation
PARIS (Reuters) - France's highest court, the Cour de Cassation, on Tuesday upheld a decision by investigative magistrates in 2018...
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Rwanda re-opens border with Uganda but says grievances remain
KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda on Monday re-opened a border crossing with Uganda closed three years ago when the government accused...
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Rwanda to re-open border with Uganda as relations thaw
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda will re-open on Monday a border crossing with Uganda that was shuttered nearly...
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UAE to lift entry, transit ban on passengers from 12 African countries
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will lift an entry and transit ban on on Saturday on travellers who...
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Prosecutor seeks life sentence for convicted ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero
KIGALI (Reuters) - A Rwandan prosecutor on Monday sought a life sentence for Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the...
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Appeal in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s case can proceed without him, judge rules
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - A Rwandan court ruled on Tuesday that an appeal by prosecutors in a case...
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Rwanda reinstates 24-hour quarantine for all foreign visitors over COVID-19 variant
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rwanda will reinstate a mandatory 24-hour quarantine for all visitors arriving from Nov. 28 after the discovery...
Read moreCongo army says it has driven rebels out of eastern villages
By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo's army said on Monday it had...
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Only 5 African countries may fully vaccinate 40% of population by year-end – WHO Africa
By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) - Only five African countries will meet the target of fully vaccinating 40% of their...
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Rwandan prosecutors to appeal verdict for ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwandan prosecutors said on Wednesday they would appeal against a 25-year jail sentence handed...
Read moreSix people arrested in Rwanda, accused of spreading rumours
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwandan authorities have arrested six people including a journalist and members of an opposition...
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Rwandan genocide ‘kingpin’ Bagosora dies in Mali prison – sources
BAMAKO (Reuters) - A former Rwandan army colonel who was accused of masterminding the slaughter of 800,000 people during the...
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Rwandan troops cannot stay in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado forever, Kagame says
By Baz Ratner and Shafiek Tassiem PEMBA, Mozambique (Reuters) -Rwandan President Paul Kagame said the country cannot stay forever in...
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Mozambicans return to uncertain future after Islamists pushed back
(Corrects to make clear Kagame said troops would stay as long as Mozambique requests, not until Oct. 9, paragraph 5)...
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Zambian president to meet IMF, World Bank in Washington
LUSAKA (Reuters) -Zambia's president is due to meet officials at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, his...
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