rwanda
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WTF? Man Who Inspired Hotel Rwanda Found Guilty of Terror Charges
Paul Rusesabagina was convicted of several charges, including membership in a terrorist group.
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Live to Tell: 25 Years After Genocide, Miracle in Rwanda Sheds Light on a Tragic Legacy
It’s been 25 years since the civil war that resulted in genocide against the Tutsi tribe of the East African nation of Rwanda. During a three-month period in 1994, as many as one million Rwandans were killed, including approximately 70 percent of the Tutsi population. Among those who lived to tell the massacre was Immaculée…
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Fashion News From the Continent: Rwanda Rising
Africa wants to be a player in the luxury fashion world, and it’s coming into the game strong. Last week alone, Lagos, Nigeria, was host to two separate fashion weeks featuring African designers. Rwanda is now the latest nation to get behind the creative talent in the design and textile industries, with government subsidies like…
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4 Reasons Rwandan President Paul Kagame Is Not ‘Papa Africa’ Saving Slaves
On Nov. 14, CNN shocked the world with its video news report of black African migrants being sold into slavery in Libya. Eight days later, the Rwandan government issued a press release headlined, “Rwanda’s Door Is Open for Migrants Held Captive in Libya.” The day after that, the New York Times reported that Rwanda would…