
Rwanda ex-combatants repatriated from DRC
Many of the Rwandan returnees are ethnic Hutu fighters who have completed a rehabilitation and reintegration programme.
More than 700 former Rwandan fighters and their families have been repatriated, mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and are now resettled in their home country.
After heavy rains and flooding in Ghana, what is being done to help those who have been badly affected? We hear from the National Disaster Management Organisation on the mobilisation of resources.
And top virologist Dr. John Nkengasong says his new role as co-ordinator of the US initiative on HIV/Aids does not mean he is abandoning Africa.
Photo: A French soldier watches Rwandan government army Hutu recruits train in June 1994 in Gisenye. Credit: Getty Images.
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