Africa Rwanda Former senior Rwandan official Laurent Bucyibaruta has gone on trial in Paris accused of complicity in the African nation's genocide, the highest figure yet to face justice in France over the 1994 massacres
Africa Rwanda The Alliance Building, located in Kigali, has been officially handed over by the Ministry of Health; it will serve as the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency that aims to harmonise medical regulations across the continent
Africa Rwanda Thousands of citizens participated in a mass tree planting campaign in eastern Rwanda, advancing the nation's goal of planting 65 million trees by the end of the fiscal year
Africa Rwanda Testing of the vaccine against the Marburg virus has begun and priority will be given to health workers currently on the front line of efforts to prevent the spread of the disease in the country, where a small epidemic is underway
Africa Rwanda The confirmation of over 20 cases of Marburg virus disease in a coupe of days and the reporting of several deaths led the Rwandan health authorities to step up their efforts to control the epidemic and the WHO to send medical aid