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Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group seeks local power in DRC, not just control over mining operations

The violence wrought by the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 Movement is often narrowly framed as intended to control eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s resource-rich mining sites. The rebel group launched its most recent offensive in 2021 and currently controls vast territories in the south-east of North Kivu province, surrounding and…

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Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial

Rwandan genocide survivors have told their testimonies at a Paris court where a former doctor is on trial for his alleged role in the 1994 mass killings of more than 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus who tried to protect them

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How Tigray war rape victims turned to Rwandan genocide survivors to heal

Women-to-women listening circles help heal trauma after brutal war left many with deep physical and psychological scars.

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Rwanda Orphans Build Hope From Horror 30 Years After Genocide

Jeanne Allaire Kayigirwa was sure she was going to die three times during the Rwandan genocide in which most of her friends and family were massacred.

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Unsung Heroes Who Saved 1,000 Children From Rwanda Genocide

The untold story of how around 1,000 children were rescued from Rwanda during the bloodiest and most chaotic days of its genocide is finally coming to light three decades after they were saved from the slaughter.

International Business Times

James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering – while asylum seekers receive £49 a week

It is staggering that the then home secretary racked up such a massive bill. But perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised, given the £700m cost of the Rwanda scheme, writes Zoe Williams

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James Cleverly spent £650 per person on in-flight catering for one-day trip to Rwanda

The then home secretary made the trip alongside officials and a TV crew in December 2023

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James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering for one-day trip to Rwanda

FOI request reveals then home secretary spent £9,803.20 on catering for flight to Kigali to sign deportation deal that never deported a single person

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda shrugs off 'sportswashing' criticism in pursuit of a winning development formula

He may be the president of a small, landlocked state in central Africa, but Paul Kagame has always had outsize dreams

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US limits Rwanda flight arrivals to New York, Chicago or Washington as Marburg virus fears grow

Exclusive: A flight to the US might be ordered to divert if a passenger is identified as having been in Rwanda in the past three weeks

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Does Starmer believe in anything, people ask, and now we know: his credo is the rule of law

Rwanda, the Chagos Islands, arms to Israel – all fit a pattern. Look to the speech his attorney general made this week; all the clues are there, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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UK asylum backlog lower since Rwanda plan scrapped, figures show

Refugee Council says nearly 120,000 people await case processing with 63,000 set to be granted asylum by Labour government

The Guardian - UK

Marburg Outbreak In Rwanda Under Control, Travel Bans Unnecessary

Marburg fever outbreak in Rwanda controlled with trial vaccine, preventive measures in place. Africa CDC commends response, US CDC updates travel advisory.

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Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says

The head of Africa’s top public health agency says that an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg fever in Rwanda is under control and that travel bans to the East African country are unnecessary

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FIA Prize Gala in Rwanda set to go ahead despite Marburg virus outbreak

The FIA still plans to go ahead with its annual Prize Gala in Rwanda in December, despite the World Health Organization (WHO) advising against travel to the country because of a Marburg virus outbreak.

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FIA prize-giving in Rwanda set to go ahead despite Marburg virus outbreak

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Marburg virus: Should UK travellers be worried about the disease?

All passengers departing Rwanda will be asked to complete a symptom screening questionnaire

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Rwanda starts vaccine trials for Marburg virus as death toll climbs

In Rwanda, the Marburg virus has already killed 12 people in two weeks. The country has started distributing 700 doses of a vaccine that's still in the testing phase. This is the first time it will be deployed during an outbreak in Africa. Meanwhile, more than 17 million people in…

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Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda – what you need to know

Rwanda is in the midst of its first outbreak of Marburg virus – an often fatal disease with symptoms similar to Ebola. So far, 46 cases have been recorded and 12 deaths. The source of the outbreak is still not known.

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Marburg virus: Rwanda begins vaccine trials amid fears of outbreak of deadly disease

Virus kills around half of people it infects

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Rwanda Launches Marburg Vaccine Study Amid Outbreak

Rwandan health authorities launch Marburg vaccine study amid outbreak, targeting high-risk groups. Learn about symptoms, preventive measures, and the histo...

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Rwanda to start virus study for ‘deadly’ Marburg virus as death toll rises to 12

Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people

The Guardian - UK

‘What is it that keeps you wanting to survive?’ Giles Duley and Rwandan genocide survivor Olive Musetsamfura on resilience and forgiveness

The photographer, who lost his legs and an arm in Afghanistan, says the genocide survivor is the ‘most resilient woman I know’. The pair have teamed up, 30 years after the atrocity, to tell her extraordinary story

Al Jazeera

What is the deadly Marburg virus and where has it spread?

World Health Organization warns outbreak risk is ‘very high at the national level’ in Rwanda, but low globally.

The Independent UK

Suspected Marburg virus cases in Hamburg test negative amid fears of outbreak

Rwanda is currently experiencing an outbreak of Marburg virus with 36 cases confirmed as of Wednesday

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