List of Rwanda articles
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Burundian soldiers walk near a burning barricade erected by protesters as people demonstrate against the president's bid for a third term in power in Musaga, in the outskirts of Bujumbura, on April 27, 2015. Police in Burundi battled protestors on April 27 in a second day of demonstrations over a bid by the central African nation's president for a third term in office. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images) More Than 21 Years Later, Washington Faces Another Problem From Hell
The U.S. and its allies failed to stop Rwanda from descending into genocide. With Burundi teetering on the brink, they are facing a new and very dangerous test.
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Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguessou casts his ballot on October 25, 2015 in Brazzaville. People in the Republic of Congo began voting in a referendum today on whether longtime President Denis Sassou Nguesso can seek a third term in office that has sparked clashes in the oil-producing country. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images) Africa’s Softer, Gentler Coups d’Etat
Across the continent, military takeovers are out and nasty legal maneuvering is in.
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FP_podcast_article_artwork-1-globalthinkers Global Thinkers: Understanding Genocide’s Perpetrators
From Indonesia to Syria, just how different are victims from victimizers?
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DSC_0182 cropped My Friend Fred
Rwanda's persecution of a key reformer shows what it really thinks about freedom of the press.
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_WBP2841-Edit Burundi Votes, and Violence Looms
Residents are scrambling to leave Burundi as voting in parliamentary and local elections threatens to turn ugly fast.
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RTR2H3M6 cropped Can Rwanda Imagine Another President?
The constitution prohibits Paul Kagame from running again. But many Rwandans want him to stay.
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Gayle Smith cropped From Quarantine To Appeasement
President Obama’s nominee for a key post reveals the bankruptcy of Washington’s thinking on Africa.
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We know a lot about genocide. So why do we keep letting it happen?
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A man stands in a pool of water in a gold mine on February 23, 2009 in Chudja, near Bunia, north eastern Congo. The conflict in Congo has often been linked to a struggle for control over its resources. Congo is rich in mineral resources such as gold, diamonds, tin, and cobalt. The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the main former rebel group reached preliminary agreement on a wider peace deal for the east of the country on February 22, sources on both sides said. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL HEALING (Photo credit should read LIONEL HEALING/AFP/Getty Images) Clear as Mud
NGOs criticize companies’ transparency on “conflict minerals” as firms prepare to file their second annual report on the use of gold, tin, tungsten, or tantalum from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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a482935745(1) Genocide Under Our Watch
Newly declassified White House documents place Richard Clarke and Susan Rice at the forefront of U.S. efforts to limit a robust U.N. peacekeeping operation before and during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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a482720457(1) Exclusive: Rwanda Revisited
Former President Clinton said he never knew the extent of suffering during Rwanda's genocide. But America's diplomats on the ground knew exactly what was happening -- and they told Washington.
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Why Rwanda's president styles himself as the heir to Lee Kuan Yew.
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484180505 cropped Room for Debate in Rwanda
The first post-genocide generation is growing up. One remarkable organization is teaching them how to argue about politics.
