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Peacekeepers killed in Darfur
Five peacekeepers from a UN-African Union force have reportedly been killed after their patrol was ambushed in Sudan's northern Darfur region.
The Suna news agency quoted an unidentified official from the joint force as saying the peacekeepers were attacked by a huge convoy of gunmen riding in 40 sport utility vehicles.
Another 17 peacekeepers remain missing, 18 others were wounded and 10 UN-AU vehicles were destroyed, the report said.
Among those killed, three were from Rwanda, one from Ghana and one from Uganda, Suna said. It did not give details about the gunmen.
The joint force took over peacekeeping duties in Darfur earlier this year with about 9,000 soldiers and police officers.
It is authorised to have 26,000 members, but has contended with chronic shortages of staff and equipment and less-than-adequate cooperation from the Sudanese government.
The peacekeeping force has been unable to persuade the US and other governments to supply attack and transport helicopters, surveillance aircraft, military engineers and logistical support it needs to safely navigate the remote western Darfur region.
Last month, four UN-AU staffers were assaulted and held at gunpoint in Darfur.
One of the staffers was stripped of his belongings, kidnapped briefly and then released by Arab militiamen on horseback, according to a statement from the joint force
The UN has warned of rising banditry and insecurity in Darfur. Attackers killed an Ugandan peacekeeper in May. Five peacekeepers from a UN-African Union force have reportedly been killed after their patrol was ambushed in Sudan's northern Darfur... more -
UN envoys back Congo's Kabila against Rwandan rebels
"U.N. envoys met Congo President Joseph Kabila on Saturday and backed his plans to disarm and expel Rwandan rebels behind years of strife, and to refocus the biggest U.N. peace force on rebuilding his shattered nation.
The ambassadors reassured Kabila the peacekeepers who have backed his army's efforts to control almost daily clashes with local militias and Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern areas since a 1998-2003 war would not simply pack their bags and leave."It will not happen very soon," French U.N. Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert, who is leading the Security Council delegation on what has become an annual trip around Africa's trouble spots, said after the meeting.
"It should not happen abruptly. There should be of course a transition, in which to pass from security re-establishment to the development of the country and that the U.N. could do something else than only sending troops for security purposes."
He said Kabila wanted the peacekeeping mission, known by its French acronym MONUC, to shift its priorities from security to development as Congo tries to rebuild an economy ruined by decades of kleptocracy and violence.
An estimated 5.4 million people have been killed as a result of conflict since 1998, mostly through hunger and disease.
Fighting has been concentrated in the east of the vast country where Rwandan Hutu rebels known as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) fled after their country's 1994 genocide of some 800,000 Tutsis and Hutu moderates.
Their presence has triggered invasions in 1996, when Rwanda and Uganda helped Kabila's father Laurent march across the country to oust late dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, and again two years later, when those countries fell out with their protege.
Joseph Kabila became president after his father was assassinated in 2001 and five years later he won the country's first free elections in more than 40 years."
By Louis Charbonneau "U.N. envoys met Congo President Joseph Kabila on Saturday and backed his plans to disarm and expel Rwandan rebels behind years of str... more -
Genocide being undermined in Rwanda
Rwanda's justice minister has denied the transfer of a man being accused of contributing to the genocides in the racial torn country. The genocide consisted of 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus murdered in 1994. The ethnic cleanse has been one of the major atrocities in current events and continues to this day. Rwanda's justice minister has denied the transfer of a man being accused of contributing to the genocides in the racial torn country. ... more
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Rwanda: U.S. Renews Search for Fugitives of Genocide
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi E. Frazer and Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson this week announced the renewal of the "Rewards for Justice" (RFJ) War Crimes program to bring to justice those responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
This campaign aims to secure the arrest of 13 individuals indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), who remain at-large for perpetrating, financing and providing supporting for the 1994 genocide and crimes against humanity. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi E. Frazer and Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson this... more -
"We must kill all Tutsis"
Thousands of people were massacred during the genocide of 1994 in Rwanda. Now, in the crucible of the ensuing war in neighbouring Congo, the fugitive killers are training their children to carry on the Hutu mission of extermination. Thousands of people were massacred during the genocide of 1994 in Rwanda. Now, in the crucible of the ensuing war in neighbouring Cong... more
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Gacaca: The Trials of Rwanda
How does a country recover from a genocide? In Rwanda, the government has implemented a traditional system of justice and reconciliation known as the Gacaca courts. The courts are expected to deal with the hundreds of thousands of people accused of participating in the 1994 genocide and promote reconciliation between genocide perpetrators and survivors. Jonathan Jones and Anna Sussman were granted rare access to videotape the proceedings. They also traveled to other parts of the country to investigate underlying ethnic tensions. How does a country recover from a genocide? In Rwanda, the government has implemented a traditional system of justice and reconciliat... more
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George W. Bush has "quadrupled aid to the poorest people on the planet"
Bob Geldof has praised President Bush's humanitarian work in Africa and says the press has mostly ignored the positive reception that Mr. Bush has repeatedly received during his five-nation tour.
Geldof, a tireless campaigner for alleviating poverty in Africa, bagged an exclusive interview with the president for the latest issue of Time magazine, out Friday, in which he described Dubya as an unexpectedly witty and emotional man who has "quadrupled aid to the poorest people on the planet".
He also referred to a number of little-reported initiatives the president has set up in Africa. These have included funding HIV anti-retroviral drugs for 1.3 million people, a $350m project to stop the spread of tropical diseases and the awarding of $1.2bn in contracts in Tanzania and Ghana through the Millennium Challenge Account. Bush claims the US public doesn't know about many of these because the press "weren't much interested".
Geldof's piece is reported to humanise the man who recently scored his lowest ever approval ratings in the polls but the former Boomtown Rats man also writes: "Some of these thoughts, were they applied to Iraq, would have profound implications on the man's understanding of how the world functions: 'US solutions should not be imposed on African leaders'."
Bob Geldof has praised President Bush's humanitarian work in Africa and says the press has mostly ignored the positive reception that ... more -
Ride For Rwanda
You have heard of the Rwanda genocide, but what is happening now? Santa Barbara Middle School had a "Ride For Rwanda" fundraiser today starting at Goleta Beach. With a nice 9 mile bike ride, this gathering is in support of Rwandan Coffee farmers. The students, faculty, and alumni are raising funds and awareness to help purchase the tools necessary for these farmers. Check out the hot bike designed and built by Tom Ritchey!
Interviewees in order of appearance:
Ralph Fertig (Pres. Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition), Dan Seachord (SBMS), Jacob Seigel Boettner (Event Creator), and Tom Ritchey (Bike Maker).
School Rep. Dick Davidson (SBMS)
Thanks to Gillian Christie, (ChristieCommunications)
You have heard of the Rwanda genocide, but what is happening now? Santa Barbara Middle School had a "Ride For Rwanda" fundraiser today... more -
ON OUR WATCH / Frontline
The world vowed "never again" after the genocide in Rwanda and the atrocities in Srebrenica, Bosnia. Then came Darfur. Over the past four years, at least 200,000 people have been killed, 2.5 million driven from their homes, and mass rapes have been used as a weapon in a brutal campaign - supported by the Sudanese government - against civilians in Darfur. In On Our Watch, FRONTLINE asks why the United Nations and its members once again failed to stop the slaughter.
The world vowed "never again" after the genocide in Rwanda and the atrocities in Srebrenica, Bosnia. Then came Darfur. Over the past f... more -
Back Home Rwanda
Back Home is a documentary about JB's journey back home to Rwanda - he left there in 1994 during the genocide, and the journalists that he aided adopted him. Moving to England, then the US, he went to college when he heard that some of his family survived. It's his story about returning to home to find his mother. Back Home is a documentary about JB's journey back home to Rwanda - he left there in 1994 during the genocide, and the journalists tha... more
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The Last Gorillas
Bumpy dirt roads, a bit of rain, a lot of mud, some guys with machine guns and bush-whacking doesnt stop us on our quest to track the Mountain Gorillas. Check out what it takes to get up close and personal with these fascinating animals in the mountains of Central Africa. Bumpy dirt roads, a bit of rain, a lot of mud, some guys with machine guns and bush-whacking doesnt stop us on our quest to track the... more
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Paris Hilton: 'I Want to Leave a Mark on the World'
Hilton says she is now committed to using her celebrity status for the greater good. Next month, she plans to pack her bags for Rwanda to bring attention to the African country. Hilton says she is now committed to using her celebrity status for the greater good. Next month, she plans to pack her bags for Rwanda... more
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Paris Wants to Leave a Mark on the World
Hilton says she is now committed to using her celebrity status for the greater good. Next month, she plans to pack her bags for Rwanda to bring attention to the African country. Hilton says she is now committed to using her celebrity status for the greater good. Next month, she plans to pack her bags for Rwanda... more
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GOOD Magazine: Bikes to Rwanda
Portland coffee shop brings bicycles to Rwandan coffee workers. Awesome publication BTW. I am a subscriber and I highly recommend it to anyone. Portland coffee shop brings bicycles to Rwandan coffee workers. Awesome publication BTW. I am a subscriber and I highly recommend it t... more
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Rwanda calls for end to death penalty
I don't think that's gonna happen. It would be awesome. However, to get the whole world to stop, would mean some how ending murder. In some countries that's all the death penalty is. "Rwanda joined other countries Friday in appealing for a global moratorium on executions, stressing that if it could abolish the death penalty while perpetrators of the 1994 genocide still await sentencing, no country should use it." I don't think that's gonna happen. It would be awesome. However, to get the whole world to stop, would mean some how ending murder. ... more
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A Duty to Protect
For over a decade, Eastern D.R.C. has been in conflict. With over 10 militia groups operating in the region, children make up the majority of soldiers within all of the armed forces. Since 1996, more than 10,000 children have been recruited for use in active combat, use as spies and porters and for sexual exploitation. To learn more, visit http://www.witness.org For over a decade, Eastern D.R.C. has been in conflict. With over 10 militia groups operating in the region, children make up the ma... more
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Rawley and the Gorillas
Rawley Valverde tells the story of his hair-raising encounter with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda.
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