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28/04/2012 - Report: Rwanda

Rwandan opposition leader loses appeal against four-year prison sentence

Rwanda's Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by opposition politician, Bernard Ntaganda, against a four-year prison sentence

06/04/2012 - Report: Rwanda

Rwandan journalists' sentences reduced ahead of media law reform

Rwanda's Supreme Court Thursday reduced the sentences being served by two journalists, whose case drew international attention form media and human rights groups.

21/02/2012

African press review 21 February 2012

The diplomatic row - or not - between France and Rwanda, transport corruption on the roads in eastern Africa and the real cost of South Africa's President Zuma's trip to the US last year are the ...

20/02/2012 - France - Rwanda

France recalls Rwanda ambassador from Kigali

France has recalled its ambassador to Rwanda Laurent Contini after the authorities in Kigali refused to accept Paris's choice of a new envoy.

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame cleared by French court
12/01/2012 - African news explained

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame cleared by French court

Mixed reactions greeted the French report that cleared Rwandan President Paul Kagame of involvement in the shooting down of a plane that sparked the 1994 genocide.

17/10/2011

African press review 17 October 2011

The economic effect of the Somali pirates, a call for censure for some ministers in Uganda and the possible doubling of the cost of printing Kenya's currency are the stories making the headlines ...

04/10/2011

African press review 4 October 2011

Storm warning in South Africa after tornadoes kill two at the weekend. Are Joburg bosses too numerous and too costly? Who will captain South Africa's cricketers in AB de Villiers's absence.

12/09/2011 - France - Rwanda

Juppé stays away as Rwandan leader visits France for reconciliation

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda is holding talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, as the two men continue efforts to rebuild the Franco-Rwandan relationship, which collapsed amid ...

12/09/2011

French press review 12 September 2011

If the Paris daily newspapers are showing more resiliance than the rest of us, still pounding out deadly boring stories on the imminent collapse of the euro, the European Central Bank, and most ...

Is there a free press in Rwanda?
03/09/2011 - African Media

Is there a free press in Rwanda?

RFI's William Niba discusses with Ambroise Pierre, Africa Director at Reporters Without Borders, why a Rwandan newspaper closed its offices in the face of threats following the publication of an ...

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