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Point of view: The Boss
A Monitor photographer’s encounter with one of Rwanda’s rare mountain gorillas.
04/14/2009 01:00 am -
A texting entrepreneur embodies spirit of a new Rwanda
Jeff Gasana's goal is to make his award-winning company the leading cellphone-banking service in East Africa.
04/10/2009 01:00 am -
Ex-combatants find their way back to a changed Rwanda
A former 'big man' deserts his Congo-based militia after learning more about the country he left
04/08/2009 01:00 am -
Rwandans: a reeducation in how to live together
The effort plays out in local courts as well as camps that teach the culture of a 'new' Rwanda.
04/08/2009 01:00 am -
Why the US didn't intervene in the Rwandan genocide
After a disastrous peacekeeping mission in Somalia, the US vowed to stay away from conflicts it didn't understand.
04/07/2009 01:00 am -
Legacy of Rwanda's genocide: more assertive international justice
Out of 800,000 deaths emerged a new system of justice and more peacekeepers. But will either prove effective or enduring?
04/07/2009 01:00 am -
A Tutsi family is caught off guard on a cold, rainy night
Vestina Mubamugeo was the sole survivor in her family of nine.
04/07/2009 01:00 am -
Monitor writers celebrate ‘unique’ moments
From crawling on the carpet with Ronald Reagan to sipping tea with the Che Guevara of Afghanistan, former staffers recount stories as the Monitor transitions to new formats.
03/26/2009 01:00 am -
Hutu rebels in Congo strike back against joint offensive
FDLR militia targets civilians, aid workers, and officials who supported the Congo-Rwanda effort.
03/23/2009 01:00 am -
Holbrooke: western Pakistan key to resolving Afghanistan war
The US special envoy told allies at the Brussels Forum that the Talibanization of the region was a top concern.
03/23/2009 01:00 am -
Lubanga's neighbors split over war crimes trial
The Congolese ex-militia leader is the first man to stand trial at the International Criminal Court. Back home, some defend their native son as simply protecting his people.
03/11/2009 01:00 am -
The emerging Obama doctrine
The president’s pragmatic worldview is likely to temper military engagement overseas.
03/10/2009 01:00 am -
Briefing: A rocky start for war crimes world court
The arrest warrant for Sudan's president is indicative of the mounting pressure on the International Criminal Court to show results.
03/06/2009 12:00 am -
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03/03/2009 12:00 am -
Hutu rebels drop guns, return to Rwanda
Rwanda's Army is flushing FDLR fighters out of Congo.
02/20/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog Has the ICC decided to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan's Bashir?
02/12/2009 12:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about giving FERC more authority to site electrical power lines, why curbing population growth will lead to less greenhouse gas pollution, and the UN's efforts to aid in the Rwanda-Congo crisis.
02/03/2009 12:00 am -
Funds tighten for fighting AIDS and malaria worldwide
Global health leaders are urging the Obama administration to make up a deepening shortfall.
02/02/2009 12:00 am -
Global court starts with a fumble. Warlord grins.
Witness recants testimony during start of Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga's trial.
01/30/2009 12:00 am -
Rwanda-Congo move isolates UN mission
Last week's deployment of Rwandan troops to fight rebels in Congo caught the 17,000-strong UN mission by surprise.
01/27/2009 12:00 am -
Congo's risky push to crush rebels
Rwanda's Army moved deeper into neighboring Congo Sunday as part of a surprise deal last week to root out Hutu rebels. But when will Rwanda's troops leave?
01/26/2009 12:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader Nkunda
Human rights groups accuse Gen. Laurent Nkunda of involvement in several massacres in Democratic Republic of Congo.
01/23/2009 12:00 am -
Will Rwandan troops help in Congo?
More than 2,000 Rwandan troops entered Congo Tuesday to help hunt down Hutu rebels who are blamed for the 1994 genocide of about 800,000 Rwandan Tutsis.
01/22/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog International news roundup – Jan. 22
01/22/2009 12:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Rwandan troops enter Democratic Republic of Congo
About 2,000 troops crossed the border to hunt a Rwandan Hutu militia accused of inciting conflict in eastern Congo.
01/20/2009 12:00 am
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