Rwanda

Rwanda Silverbacks thrilled over debut at Hong Kong Tens

27 Jan 2013

For the first time in the 28-year history of the tournament, a national team will take part alongside the traditional select outfits, which this year includes defending champions BGC Asia-Pacific...

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UN says Rwanda and Uganda backed rebel takeover of Goma

23 Nov 2012

The Rwandan military is commanding and supporting the rebel force that overtook a provincial capital in eastern Congo earlier this week, a United Nations report said.

Uganda is also...

2:56AM

Kabila, Kagame to attend DR Congo conflict summit

22 Nov 2012

The leaders of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda will attend a regional summit in Uganda on Saturday after rebels seized the main eastern Congolese city of Goma, Ugandan officials said on...

4:32PM

Rwanda's drive into Congo has grim ring of familiarity

22 Nov 2012

History is repeating itself yet again in eastern Congo. Rebels supported by Rwanda are on the march. Civilians are fleeing. And higher powers appear to be taking sides.

4:08AM

DR Congo, Rwanda leaders meet after rebels take Goma

21 Nov 2012

Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila and his Rwandan rival Paul Kagame have met for face-to-face talks over conflict in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized the key city of...

8:33PM

Congo rebels claim control of city as Rwanda tensions rise

20 Nov 2012

Rebels widely believed to be backed by Rwanda claimed control of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, walking through the frontier city of one million people past UN...

9:40PM

Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

5:20AM

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

Congo rebels clash with army on outskirts of Goma

Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda resumed mortar and machine gun fire on Monday at a village just 3 kilometres outside of the crucial, provincial capital of Goma, hours after saying they were...

11:09PM

Rwanda wins seat on Security Council despite reservations

Rwanda has won a seat on the UN Security Council despite accusations by a UN panel that Rwanda's defence minister commands a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

3:58AM

The Force is strong in this one

The triumph of good over evil was shining though the South Stand when Darth Vader, aka Dave Hughes, stood with his mates from the Rwanda rugby team, dressed as storm troopers.

11:15AM

Mountain to climb

I'm taking an early morning stroll through vivid, peridot-coloured tea plants to have a dip in an infinity pool with uninterrupted rainforest views. A sunbird is hopping along the path beside me,...

6:25PM

Talking points

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

Gillard suffers the first anniversary blues

1:09PM

Africa's Deng

If I had to pick a black political genius on the world stage today, I would not choose Barack Obama. The US president clearly has the stuff for greatness.

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