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The United Nations has welcomed the recent arrest in Germany of top leaders of the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR), and urged other nations to follow suit. (AllAfrica)

A UN court, the ICTR has acquitted a Catholic priest charged with genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. (AllAfrica)

ANGOLA versus Mali will be the opening game of the tournament. Group A will be based in Luanda, Group B will be in Cabinda in the north of the country, Group C will play in Benguela, and Group D will be based in Lubango. (AllAfrica)

Following yesterday's arrest of FDLR leader Ignace Murwanashyaka and his deputy, Straton Musoni, in Germany, government has welcomed the move, saying the two are part of a terrorist group that has not only committed crimes in Rwanda, but also in the DRC. (AllAfrica)

A UN court, the ICTR has acquitted a Catholic priest charged with genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Survivor groups from Rwanda's 1994 genocide say they may stop sending witnesses to the U.N. tribunal in Tanzania, in protest at the court's recent acquittals of two genocide suspects.

The head of Rwanda's national airline says one person has died after a passenger plane crashed into the airport's VIP lounge.

Kigali A Rwandair plane to Uganda crashed into the VIP lounge after taking off from the international airport in Rwanda's capital Kigali on Thursday, killing one passenger, officials said.

The group refugee status of tens of thousands of Rwandans who fled their country in the wake of the 1994 genocide could be lifted by the end of 2011, according to UN and Rwandan officials.

The Mounties have arrested a 37-year-old Rwandan man in southwestern Ontario and charged him with war crimes related to the 1994 genocide in his home country.

President Paul Kagame yesterday arrived in Arusha, Tanzania for the 11th Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) but it was not clear who would take over from him as Chairman of the regional bloc. (AllAfrica)

Hardly a year since Tigo Rwanda was issued a licence to run as a third mobile operator, the telecom company has announced that it's launching its services to the Rwandan people on Monday next week. (AllAfrica)

The former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Vincent Gatwabuyege, was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison for embezzling state funds. (AllAfrica)

The case of the two top leaders of FDLR who were arrested in Germany on Tuesday will be re-examined in three months. (AllAfrica)

President Paul Kagame yesterday met and held talks with a group of investors who are in the country on a two-day visit aimed at identifying different investment opportunities. (AllAfrica)

The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) that was launched on Wednesday in Kampala has called for a platform to promote and facilitate mutual cooperation among African tax administrations. (AllAfrica)

AMAVUBI Stars have been drawn against Cosafa champions Zimbabwe in Group B of this year's Orange Cecafa Challenge Cup slated for November 28-December 13 in Kenya. (AllAfrica)

The story of Rwanda is now well known. Fifteen years ago, genocide devastated the country, emptied the banks and decimated human capital. By the time the RPF captured Kigali in July 1994, half the population was either dead or in exile. Just across the border in DR Congo, a Hutu rebel army was training in UN refugee camps, while the international humanitarian community stood idly by. (AllAfrica)

City authorities on Wednesday ordered the demolition of part of a city hotel on reasons that it was built without an official construction permit. (AllAfrica)

The Ministry of Health has revealed Musanze the district most affected by Swine Flu. (AllAfrica)

RWANDA Revenue Authority (RRA) and Ministry of Sports and Culture (Minispoc) face off this afternoon in a top of the table clash at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. The corporate volleyball teams are separated by three points. (AllAfrica)

Prime Minister Bernard Makuza Wednesday toured and met residents of Nkombo Island in Rusizi district, an area whose residents have for years lagged behind in development. (AllAfrica)

It all started by a whistleblower. An insider in the Ministry of Public Service and Labour allegedly tipped his colleagues that Epimaque Kabanda, an accountant, had allegedly pocketed money meant for journalists. (AllAfrica)

DRC premier league side AS Vita has made an approach on Atraco's midfielder Johnson Bagoole and Kiyovu's defender Karim Nizigiyimana. (AllAfrica)

The Mayor of Kigali City, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kakira, has castigated former local government officials who resigned recently. (AllAfrica)

TEAM Rwanda's chances of winning their first yellow stage were crushed when Obed Ruvogera (Team Karisimbi) broke his pedal while in the lead. (AllAfrica)

Parliament yesterday gave a nod to the ratification of the African Union protocol on prevention and combating of terrorism which was adopted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July 2004. (AllAfrica)

The country's judicial sector is set to hold an accountability week which will involve open meetings all over the country as a strategy to reach out to the grass root level. (AllAfrica)

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, James Musoni, is back from a three-day visit in Washington DC where he held discussions aimed at increasing American investments in Rwanda with various officials. (AllAfrica)

OBRADOVIC Tomislav will stand in for besieged Amavubi head coach Branko Tucak at this year's Orange Challenge Cup which kicks off next Saturday in Kenya. (AllAfrica)

RWANDA's stand in U-19 cricket coach Robert Mugisha branded his side clear underdogs going into this year's Africa U-19 Girls tournament which bowls off on Monday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (AllAfrica)