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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) claims that 500 disguised members of the Rwandan special forces have intruded into the DRC.
2022-06-9

Rwandan humanitarian and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Paul Rusesabagina is shown off in handcuffs at the Rwanda Investigation Bureau headquarters in Kigali. The Bureau says he is detained on charges of terrorism, but does not say where or when he was arrested.
2020-08-31

The leaders of 44 African Union states sign an agreement in Kigali, Rwanda, to create the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).
2018-03-21

Foreign human rights groups accuse Rwandan and Congolese rebels of gang-raping nearly 200 women and some baby boys over four days within miles of a U.N. peacekeepers' base in the village of Bunangiri, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2010-08-24

A grenade attack occurs during rush hour in Kigali, Rwanda, two days after the country's presidential election.
2010-08-11

Rwanda's incumbent President Paul Kagame wins the country's presidential election with 95% of the vote.
2010-08-11

Rwanda prepares for a presidential election, its second since the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
2010-08-8

Human Rights Watch calls for an independent investigation in Rwanda into the death of Andre Kagwa Rwisereka, vice president of the opposition Democratic Green Party, who was killed weeks before a presidential election.
2010-07-21

Campaigning begins ahead of the presidential election in Rwanda.
2010-07-20

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls for a full investigation into allegations that recent killings of opposition figures in Rwanda were politically motivated ahead of the country's election next month.
2010-07-18