Hoping symbols can help heal, Rwanda unveiled a new flag, national anthem and coat of arms Monday at a gathering of national reconciliation 7 1/2 years after more than 800,000 people died in ...

But the green and the yellow stay, representing the light of the sun, hope and Rwanda's lush vegetation. The red and black were replaced by sky blue, with the yellow rays of the sun shining down from ...

Rwanda: Old Flag Continues to Be Flown At Functions Abroad. 26 March 2006. The New Times (Kigali) By BTH. ... the old flag that has red and an 'R' in the middle was raised.

Rwanda launches new flag, anthem. ... She says the government wants the new flag to represent Rwandan national unity, respect for work, heroism and confidence in the future, free of any echoes of the ...