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Rwandan fugitive's wife contests Kenya court ruling

NAIROBI, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - The wife of Rwanda's most wanted war crimes suspect Felicien Kabuga sought Tuesday to overturn a Kenyan court order giving the state control of the fugitive's luxury Nairobi estate.

Rwandan courts not ready for genocide trials: rights group

NAIROBI, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Countries should not extradite or transfer suspects accused over Rwanda's 1994 genocide back to that country as they are not guaranteed a fair trial, a rights group said Friday.

Rwanda genocide suspect remanded in custody in Sweden

STOCKHOLM, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - A Swedish court on Friday ordered a Rwandan man suspected of taking part in the 1994 genocide remanded in custody pending a possible extradition request from Kigali, the judge said.

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Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in Sweden

STOCKHOLM, July 16, 2008 (AFP) - A Rwandan man suspected of taking part in the Rwanda genocide in 1994 was arrested in the Stockholm suburb of Solna on Wednesday, police said.

The man was at the Rwandan embassy in Solna on an errand with wife on Wednesday when embassy staff allegedly recognised him as having been involved in the genocide, police spokesman Mats Eriksson told AFP.

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UN Security Council lifts arms embargo on Rwanda

NAIROBI, July 11, 2008 (AFP) - The UN Security Council has lifted an arms embargo on Rwanda, around 13 years since it was imposed after the 1994 genocide that killed 800,000 people, a statement said Friday.

The council lifted the embargo on Thursday and dissolved a committee tasked with monitoring compliance with the sanctions, it added.

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Five Rwandans among killed Darfur peacekeepers: report

KIGALI, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Five Rwandan soldiers were among the seven killed in Sudan's Darfur region when suspected militiamen ambushed a convoy of the joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force, a report said Thursday.

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Rwanda welcomes arrest of genocide suspect in Germany prosecutor

KIGALI, July 9, 2008 (AFP) - Rwanda hailed Wednesday the arrest in Germany of rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana, a former UN employee wanted over his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in the African country.

'It is a very positive development,' Rwandan Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama was quoted as saying by the pro-government New Times newspaper.

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Four Rwandan Hutu rebels killed in DR Congo clashes

KINSHASA, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - Clashes between government troops and Rwandan Hutu fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo saw four rebels die on Tuesdau, local authorities said.

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Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in Germany: prosecutor

BERLIN, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - Rwandan war crimes suspect Callixte Mbarushimana, a former UN employee wanted for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, has been arrested in Frankfurt, a prosecutor in the German city said Tuesday.

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Kagame threatens charges for French nationals over genocide

LONDON, July 4, 2008 (AFP) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame threatened to charge French nationals over the 1994 genocide in his country if European courts did not reverse indictments on Rwandan officials, in an interview published Friday.

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