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Arrest of Sylvere Ahorugeze
(July 25): The United States welcomes the July 16 arrest in Stockholm of Sylvere Ahorugeze, indicted by the Government of Rwanda for genocide and would welcome further steps to bring Ahorugeze to justice that are consistent with Swedish law. Full text
U.S. Leads Ministerial Conference on Transboundary Conservation with Rwanda, DROC, and Uganda
(July 10): Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment and Science Claudia A. McMurray, in conjunction with the Central Albertine Rift Transboundary Core Secretariat will convene a ministerial conference in Gisenyi, Rwanda from July 14-15. Full text
Meeting in Kisangani with Rwandan Armed Factions
(May 26): The United States welcomes efforts by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to advance the momentum for peace generated by the Nairobi Communiqué and the Goma Agreement. Full text
Fact Sheet: President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Rwanda (Feb. 19)
Additional U.S. Contribution to Refugees and Conflict Victims in the World
(Jan. 31): The U.S. Emergency Relief and Migration Assistance (ERMA) Fund is a no-year appropriation that is drawn upon to meet unanticipated refugee and migration emergency needs whenever the President determines that it is important to the national interest to do so. ERMA provides critical flexibility to respond on a timely basis to emergency refugee and migration crises around the world. Full text
President and Mrs. Bush Traveling to Africa
(Jan. 25): The President and Mrs. Bush will travel to Africa in February (15-21) to Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Full Text | 
