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[RwandaLibre] Embassy: JK has never met with rebels

  Embassy: JK has never met with rebels By David Kisanga 31st January 2014  News of Rwanda story fabricated, malicious` The government has said that it is saddened by the malicious and false reports published over the weekend by a Rwandan government owned newspaper- 'News of Rwanda' that President Jakaya Kikwete is supporting and holding meetings with members of the rebel group opposed by the Rwandan government. In a statement from the Directorate of Presidential Communication written by Tanzania's Ambassador to Rwanda, Francis Mwaipaja said the reports are nothing but fabrications by editors of the said publication with malicious intention to attack the Tanzanian President and create an impression that Tanzania is working with enemies and groups opposed to the government of Rwanda. The statement said 'News of Rwanda' which has gained unenviable notoriety for reporting and publi...

[RwandaLibre] Strong ‘NO’ to Rwandan paper claims

  Strong 'NO' to Rwandan paper claims  Details Published on Friday, 31 January 2014 04:58 Written by DAILY NEWS Reporter Hits: 1001 President Jakaya Kikwete. THE Tanzanian mission in Rwanda has expressed shock and displeasure over reports published by the 'News of Rwanda' that accuse President Jakaya Kikwete of supporting and holding meetings with members of rebel groups opposed to the administration in Kigali. It has described the reports as 'untrue and malicious.' A statement issued by the Tanzania Embassy in Rwanda through the Directorate of Presidential Communications in Dar es Salaam said the reports are ''nothing but a bunch of dangerous lies fabricated with obvious malicious intent to create an impression that Tanzania is working with enemies and groups opposed to the government of Rwanda.'' The statement said that the report and other similar reports publ...

[RwandaLibre] Viktor Bout trained Rwandan soldiers in gas masks.

  Tiré de "Documentary Shows Softer Side of Russia's 'Merchant of Death'" "Bout had a vague idea of making a movie about his life. In one bit of footage, his associates train Rwandan soldiers in gas masks. "These will be the funniest shots in the whole movie," Bout says with relish. Other moments show him with figures such as Jean-Pierre Bemba, the Congolese politician who has been tried in The Hague for war crimes. But even when Bout is in the middle of the world's most violent conflicts, he unfailingly acts like a tourist, merrily taking snapshots of the locals and suggesting the home of a deposed leader be turned into honeymoon suites." Documentary Shows Softer Side of Russia's 'Merchant of Death'  Viktor Bout © AFP 2013/ Christophe Archambault18:11 29/01/2014 Tags: US Sundance Film Festival, documentary, Viktor Bout, United States MOSCOW, Ja...

[RwandaLibre] Jobs and Scholarships

  ·       Senior Associate Advisor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) – RWANDA. SNV Rwanda is looking for a Senior Associate Advisor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Based in Kigali, Rwanda   ·       Scholarships for graduate study at the London School of Economics and Political Science.   More at :   http://amakurunamateka.blogspot.co.uk/     __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) ...

Rwanda calls Congo 'crybaby' at U.N., Congo says Rwanda's 'arrogant' behavior must stop

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBREA0T1NS20140130?irpc=932 Rwanda calls Congo 'crybaby' at U.N., Congo says Rwanda 'arrogant' By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS  |  Thu Jan 30, 2014 2:09pm EST SHARE THIS ARTICLE Email Facebook Twitter By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council stressed on Thursday that M23 rebels must be stopped from regrouping in Democratic Republic of Congo and expressed concern at Congolese soldiers aiding Rwandan Hutu militia, sparking a verbal clash between the countries' envoys. Rwanda's U.N. ambassador, Eugene Gasana - a temporary member of the 15-member Security Council - accused Congo of "crying like small babies," while his Congolese counterpart, Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta, said Rwanda's "arrogant behavior must stop." Rwanda has repeatedly intervened in Congo, saying it had to hunt down Hutu militia, the Democratic Forces for the L...

[AfricaWatch] Rwanda calls Congo 'crybaby' at U.N., Congo says Rwanda's 'arrogant' behavior must stop

  http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBREA0T1NS20140130?irpc=932 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Email Facebook Twitter By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council stressed on Thursday that M23 rebels must be stopped from regrouping in Democratic Republic of Congo and expressed concern at Congolese soldiers aiding Rwandan Hutu militia, sparking a verbal clash between the countries' envoys. Rwanda's U.N. ambassador, Eugene Gasana - a temporary member of the 15-member Security Council - accused Congo of "crying like small babies," while his Congolese counterpart, Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta, said Rwanda's "arrogant behavior must stop." Rwanda has repeatedly intervened in Congo, saying it had to hunt down Hutu militia, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which fled after Rwanda's 1994 genocide. Congo and Rwanda have fought two wars in two decades ...

[RwandaLibre] Rwanda calls Congo 'crybaby' at U.N., Congo says Rwanda's 'arrogant' behavior must stop

  http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBREA0T1NS20140130?irpc=932 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Email Facebook Twitter By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council stressed on Thursday that M23 rebels must be stopped from regrouping in Democratic Republic of Congo and expressed concern at Congolese soldiers aiding Rwandan Hutu militia, sparking a verbal clash between the countries' envoys. Rwanda's U.N. ambassador, Eugene Gasana - a temporary member of the 15-member Security Council - accused Congo of "crying like small babies," while his Congolese counterpart, Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta, said Rwanda's "arrogant behavior must stop." Rwanda has repeatedly intervened in Congo, saying it had to hunt down Hutu militia, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which fled after Rwanda's 1994 genocide. Congo and Rwanda have fought two wars in two decades ...

Rwanda calls Congo 'crybaby' at U.N., Congo says Rwanda's 'arrogant' behavior must stop

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBREA0T1NS20140130?irpc=932 Rwanda calls Congo 'crybaby' at U.N., Congo says Rwanda 'arrogant' By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS  |  Thu Jan 30, 2014 2:09pm EST SHARE THIS ARTICLE Email Facebook Twitter By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council stressed on Thursday that M23 rebels must be stopped from regrouping in Democratic Republic of Congo and expressed concern at Congolese soldiers aiding Rwandan Hutu militia, sparking a verbal clash between the countries' envoys. Rwanda's U.N. ambassador, Eugene Gasana - a temporary member of the 15-member Security Council - accused Congo of "crying like small babies," while his Congolese counterpart, Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta, said Rwanda's "arrogant behavior must stop." Rwanda has repeatedly intervened in Congo, saying it had to hunt down Hutu militia, the Democratic Forces for the L...