Rwanda denies sterilisation plans
July 1, 2009
BBC News | Latest Published Stories | UK Edition
Rwanda says it has no plans to forcibly sterilise people who are mentally disabled, denying a Human Rights Watch report.
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Rwanda: Revise Reproductive Health Bill
July 1, 2009
Human Rights Watch News Releases / Human Rights Watch
(New York) - The Rwandan Parliament should remove provisions in a draft law that would mandate compulsory HIV testing and require the sterilization of all individuals with intellectual disabilities, ...
Rwanda: Water Rationing Warning as Drought Bites
July 3, 2009
AllAfrica News: Latest
Electrogaz, Rwanda's public utility, is considering water rationing due to shortages caused by a prolonged drought in parts of the country, officials said.
Rwanda: Parliament Denies Rights Group's Allegations
July 3, 2009
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Following allegations by rights watchdog Human Rights Watch and western media over a reproductive health bill that is currently before parliament, parliament has strongly denied the existence of ...
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East Africa: Rwanda Lauds EAC Customs Union
July 3, 2009
AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
Rwanda has officially begun the implementation of the East African Community's Customs Union, two years after her entry into the regional bloc.
Rwanda: OTC Market Quiet
July 3, 2009
AllAfrica News: Stock Markets
The Rwanda Over The Counter (OTC) market was quiet as no transactions were recorded.
Rwanda: Entrepreneurs Benefit from $1.5 Million USAID, Western Union Offer
July 3, 2009
AllAfrica News: United States, Canada and Africa
Rwanda entrepreneurs and others from the sub-Saharan Africa will benefit from a US aid agency and Western Union cash offer for Africans living in the US with business plans in Africa.
RWANDA: Water rationing warning as drought bites
July 3, 2009
United Nations - IRIN Africa Service
KIGALI, 3 July 2009 (IRIN) - Electrogaz, Rwanda's public utility, is considering water rationing due to shortages caused by a prolonged drought in parts of the country, officials said.
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Rwanda: Museveni, Zenawi, Nyerere to Receive National Honours
July 3, 2009
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere of Tanzania will be honoured for their contribution in ...
Return Home, Rwandan Refugees Urged
July 2, 2009
AllAfrica News: Zambia
RWANDA'S Minister of Local Government Protais Musoni has called on refugees from his country living in Zambia to return home.
Rwanda: Hutu Rebels Kill More DRC Soldiers - Monuc
June 30, 2009
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After killing several DRC soldiers including a Major and a Captain, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) have been blamed for killing two more Congolese soldiers.
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Rwanda: Vangold Seeks Oil Exploration Concessions
July 3, 2009
AllAfrica News: Petroleum
Canadian exploration cooperation, Vangold Resources Limited has agreed with the government of Rwanda to enter into talks for a special exploration license.
Rwanda to Decorate Museveni
July 2, 2009
AllAfrica News: Uganda
The Rwandan government will tomorrow honour President Museveni for backing the Rwandese Patriotic Front war that overthrew the Juvanel Habyarima regime in 1994.
RWANDA: Sugar daddies and mummies have bitter consequences
July 2, 2009
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KIGALI, 2 July 2009 (PLUSNEWS) - A new HIV prevention campaign in Rwanda "Sinigurisha" (I am not for sale) warns against cross-generational sex involving both older men and older women.
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