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Secretary of State Blinken held a joint news conference with Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta in Kigali.

Karen Sherman, former COO of Women for Women International, shared what she has learned from working with women in Rwanda who have survived war.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame delivered remarks at the United Nations in New York City. He was among the world leaders who spoke during the general debate portion of the U.N.'s 73rd General…

Flagler College Political Science Professor Arthur Vanden Houten and Flagler College History Professor John Young taught a class on the the Rwandan genocide and the response by the U.S. and the United Nations. The…

The panel talked about the degeneration of Zimbabwean social and political institutions, specifically the weak currency and failing medical and economic infrastructure. Other topics included the expansion of the…

Stephen Kinzer talked about his book, A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamt It, published by Wiley. The book is about the life of Paul Kagame, the Rwandan rebel leader…

Immaculee Ilibagiza talked about her book Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide (Hay House; September 16, 2008). Immaculee Ilibagiza was born in Rwanda and studied…

Author Philip Gourevitch talked about his book, We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He explained why the…

Michael Barnett talked about his book Eyewitness to a Genocide: The United Nations and Rwanda, published by Cornell University Press. As a political officer on the U.S. Mission to the U.N.…

Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire talked about his book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda, published by Carroll and Graf. He was the Force Commander of the…

Paul Rusesabagina talked about his book, written with Tom Zoellner, An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography, published by Viking. Mr. Rusesabagina was the first Rwandan manager of the Hotel…

On the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the genocide in Rwanda, panelists discussed the history of the genocide, the role of the media and the policies of the U.S. and the U.N., reconstruction of the country,…

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked about her recent travel to Africa with President Bush and her upcoming travel to Asia. She emphasized her discussions with Kofi Annan in regards…

Jendayi Frazer talked about an upcoming visit to Central Africa by Secretary of State Rice. She said that Secretary Rice would meet with leaders from Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, and the DR…

President Bush and President Kagame spoke to reporters about their meeting at the White House, relations between Rwanda and the U.S., and answered questions from the reporters. President Bush…

President Kagame reflected on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Between April and June of that year, approximately 800,000 people were killed. Governments and international organizations were…

Ms. Power talked about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Approximately 800,000 people were killed. Criticism was leveled against the United States, Britain, France, the United Nations, and…

Ambassador Wolpe introduced the program saying that, in conjunction with the Africa Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center, this event is part of an international commemoration of the tenth…

Rwandan President Paul Kagame talked about the prospects for peace in Rwanda and the great lakes region of Africa. Following prepared remarks, he responded to questions from the audience.

Mr. Boucher briefed reporters on a number of issues including the arrest of a Rwandan war crimes suspect and efforts to obtain a United Nations resolution authorizing action against Iraq.…