Topic: Rwanda

Difference Maker People Making a Difference: Lyndon Harris

During 9/11, this New York clergyman experienced true heroism. But he still had to find his own path to forgiveness.

What would Harry (Potter) do?

The Monitor's View: Africa awaits Obama's turn on leadership

The president's trip to Ghana challenges him to build on the work of his predecessors.

Poverty tours travel a fine line

Does peeking at how the other five-sixths lives preserve culture – or commodify it?

Global reach of Spain's courts curtailed

Spanish parliament passes law to limit judges from taking cases of torture or war crimes in other countries. Is this a blow for universal justice?

Transcript of Rahm Emanuel Monitor Breakfast

Rahm Emanuel says Obama’s job much tougher than Clinton’s

Breakaway Episcopalians install a new archbishop

Pittsburgh's Robert Duncan heads new Anglican body, seeks to move past culture-war schism

Second guessing Twitter's effect on post-election Iran

After 16 years of war, Burundi rebels start new lives

The last rebel group has laid down its guns, but land disputes are complicating their reintegration.

Gabon leader's death revives debate over France's cozy ties with former colonies

Omar Bongo represented Paris's last old-style dictator in Africa. Two French presidents attended his funeral Tuesday.

The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Does Not Forget

The stunning story of a Ugandan man’s quest for the truth about the murder of his father, who was killed during the reign of dictator Idi Amin. 

TeacherMate: This classroom tool only looks like a toy

Cheap and rugged, the device takes a gaming approach to elementary reading and math.

Pakistan can clear Taliban territory, but can it hold it?

The 1.5 million displaced Pakistanis displaced are waiting in squalid camps to go home. The US offered $110 million in new aid on Tuesday.

Left to Tell

Standing up for Congo’s rare mountain gorillas

While dodging bullets and spears of poachers and rebels, Virunga National Park ranger Innocent Mburanumwe can put a 700-pound gorilla at ease with a few strategic grunts.

In Colombia, rape now being prosecuted as weapon of war

In May 2007, only 12 cases of sexual violence were filed with prosecutors appointed to carry out Colombia's special Justice and Peace Law. Today that number stands at 228.

Soldier pay threatens to undo Congo's progress against rebels

Many soldiers haven't seen wages for months. Meanwhile, a Hutu militia is increasing attacks on civilians in response to the military offensive.

Video: The last mountain gorillas, and their protectors

Opinion: Stop your gadget greed from fueling tragedy in Congo

As consumers, we can use buying power to end this deadly war driven by "conflict minerals."

Is South Africa about to become more 'African'?

Populist Jacob Zuma's expected victory in Wednesday's presidential poll unnerves some well-to-do South Africans, but others are drawn to his commitment to the traditional value of 'ubuntu.'

The Antelope’s Strategy

After the genocide, ordinary Rwandans wonder: Can survivors and killers share hilltops again?

Where they rebuild nature

Six case studies – from Vancouver’s otters to Congo’s gorillas

Thai protest leader's attempted assassination shatters hope for calm

The prime minister Friday extended the state of emergency he declared last week after rival protesters descended on the capital.

Point of view: The Boss

A Monitor photographer's encounter with one of Rwanda's rare mountain gorillas.