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A soldier stands between demonstrators and riot police facing off in the Musaga district of Bujumbura, Burundi, on May 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame (L) and First Lady Janet Kagame light a flame that will burn for 100 days at the the Gizosi Genocide Memorial in Kigalia on April 7,2014. (AFP Photo/ Simon Maina)
Rwanda marks 20 years since genocide
Kigali, AP—Sorrowful wails and uncontrollable sobs resounded Monday as thousands of Rwandans packed the country’s main sports stadium to mark the 20th anniversary of the beginning of a devastating 100-day genocide. President Paul Kagame and UN Secretary-General...Caption:
Rwandan President Paul Kagame (2-L) in Pretoria, South Africa, 13 December 2013 (EPA/ALEXANDER JOE / POOL).
Opposition: Ex-Rwandan intelligence chief killed
Johannesburg, AP—Rwanda’s former spy chief has been found dead in a hotel in South Africa, and police said on Thursday they had opened a murder investigation. Opposition leaders immediately accused President Paul Kagame of ordering his assassination. The...Caption:
In this August 2, 2010, file photo, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda shakes hands with Rwandans at a rally in Gicumbi, Rwanda. (AP Photo/Margaret Cappa, File)
Rwanda allows opposition party to operate
Kigali, Rwanda, AP—Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s government has legalized an opposition political party that spent four years trying to get registered. The Democratic Green Party, led by Frank Habineza, said late Friday it received a certificate of...Caption:
Vitaly Churkin (L), President of the Security Council for March, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in New York, March 28, 2013 (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine)