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Rwanda
- iso alpha2: RW
- isoalpha :: RWA
- iso numeric:: 646
- fips code: RW
- Capital: Kigali
- Area: 26338
- Population: 12301939
Rwanda
Escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to embroil Rwanda after Rwandan woman is killed and her baby wounded in shelling; Rwandan officials accuse Congolese military of deliberately shelling Rwandan territory.|
There are 20 high education institutes (6 Public / 14 Private). The first university in Rwanda (National University of Rwanda – NUR) was opened by the government in 1963. 49 students enrolled initially at NUR. but by the 99/00 this had risen to 4550. In 1997/98 Rwanda had a total of 5,571 students in higher education. Today this stands at 26,796, 39% of students are female.|
Editorial contends it is time to confront legacy of unanswered questions and uncorrected failures left by genocide in Rwanda 20 years ago; calls for international community to set up contingency plans to deal with mass atrocities; urges France to open its records related to Rwandan atrocities to public examination; contends that Rwanda's Pres Kagame must be held accountable for abuses in and outside its borders.|
Netherlands is suspending $6.1 million in aid to Rwanda over what it says is the government’s support of a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo.|
Op-Ed article by architect John Cary and author Courtney E Martin singles out Butaro Hospital in Rwanda as example of way in which architecture and design can be used to further public interest.|
United Nations says Rwanda’s defense minister is commanding a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is being armed by Rwanda and Uganda, who sent troops to aid the insurgents in a deadly attack on United Nations peacekeepers; Uganda and Rwanda deny accusations.|
Team from International Criminal Court is en route to Rwanda to collect war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda, who unexpectedly surrendered at American embassy there; Ntaganda stands accused of massacring villagers and recruiting child soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo.|
Op-Ed article by architect John Cary and author Courtney E Martin singles out Butaro Hospital in Rwanda as example of way in which architecture and design can be used to further public interest.|
Norwegian court convicts Sadi Bugingo, Rwandan man living in Norway, for participating in 1994 genocide in Rwanda and sentences him to 21 years in prison.|
United Nations says Rwanda’s defense minister is commanding a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is being armed by Rwanda and Uganda, who sent troops to aid the insurgents in a deadly attack on United Nations peacekeepers; Uganda and Rwanda deny accusations.|
East African states of Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda agree to send troops to South Sudan by mid-April to help enforce cease-fire deal between government forces and rebels.|
Democratic Republic of Congo’s army shells rebel positions in second day of fierce fighting, and Rwanda and Congo trade accusations of aggression.|
Rwanda is a small, landlocked country with a population density that is among the highest in Africa. Rwanda is one of the world’s poorest countries but much has changed since the 1994 genocide that killed over 800,000 people.|