Rwanda: Genocide Convict Munyagishari Enters Guilty Plea During Appeal

'Matchet man' in Rwandan genocide wants French trial

One of the most wanted fugitives in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, Felicien Kabuga, appeared before a French court Wednesday (May 20), days after his arrest but a decision on his fate was delayed until next

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Truck drivers decry long border wait

Past studies conducted in Kenya found that truck drivers face a higher risk of contracting and spreading viruses, like HIV/Aids, because they are a highly mobile vulnerable group that traverses the country and often spends nights stopped in temporary locations, where exposure is high and testing

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Marshall, Thurgood (1908-1993)

Thurgood Marshall was an American civil rights activist with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. He is remembered as a lawyer who had one of the highest rates of success before the

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Rwandan Genocide Fugitive, Felicien Kabuga, Arrested After 25 Years On the Run

French police arrested one of the last key suspects sought over the Rwandan genocide on Saturday, prosecutors and police

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Rwanda: Kwibuka26 - Sports Fraternity Starts Week of Commemoration

The Ministry of Sports, Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee and different sports federations on Monday, June 1, began a week to commemorate the athletes who were killed during the 1994 Genocide against the

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Uganda to Ease Lockdown Restrictions With Resumption of Public Transport on June 6

Nairobi — Public transport in Uganda will resume on June 6 in new measures outlined by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday to relax a lockdown imposed in the country in coronavirus containment

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Felicien Kabuga's lawyers fight extradition

The court on Thursday May 21, decided to delay until next week the hearing on whether to hand Kabuga to the UN’s International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals based at The

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Don Cheadle

Donald Frank “Don” Cheadle, Jr., most famously known as simply Don Cheadle, is a popular American actor, born on the 29th of November, 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri. Ever since his early teen years, Cheadle was known to exhibit a stark interest in the liberal arts, preferring lead roles

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UN prosecutor hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect

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Kenya

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Rwanda: Ladislas Ntaganzwa Gets Life Sentence for Genocide Crimes

The High Court Chamber for International Crimes in Nyanza on Thursday, May 28, 2020, sentenced Ladislas Ntaganzwa to life in prison for Genocide crimes he committed during the 1994 genocide against the

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Murky arrest of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero an 'enforced disappearance': HRW | News24

Human Rights Watch has said that the shadowy arrest of the hero of the "Hotel Rwanda" film amounted to an "enforced disappearance", demanding a full account of how he returned to the country.

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Why Are There Two Congos in Africa?

The larger of the two Congos is the Democratic Republic of Congo, or Congo-Kinshasa (Kinshasa is the capital and largest city). The DRC was formerly known as Zaire and earlier known as the Belgian Congo. The smaller of the two Congos, on the western edge of the DRC, is the Republic of the Congo, or

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Burundi

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Burundi's Nkurunziza leaves a mixed legacy

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died of a heart attack aged 55 according to an official statement released on Tuesday, has left behind a mixed

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Court throws out appeal by ‘victims of police brutality’

Five women seeking compensation for torture and police brutality meted on them during the 1992 “Mothers of Political Prisoners” demonstrations in Nairobi have suffered a blow after the Court of Appeal threw out their

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Rwanda: After 26 Years On the Run - What to Expect When Kabuga Faces Justice

Mr Kabuga, 84, was initially indicted by the Arusha-based United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in

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Kabuga lawyers fighting extradition

The court on Thursday May 21, decided to delay until next week the hearing on whether to hand Kabuga to the UN’s International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals based at The

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DRC - Zambia border re-opens

The Democratic Republic of Congo announced Thursday the partial reopening for pedestrians, a border post with Zambia.This followed a day’s demonstration against this preventive measure taken in response to the Covid-19

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Malcolm X (39) assassinated in Audubon Ballroom at

Malcolm X (39) assassinated in Audubon Ballroom at a rally of his organization. Three Blacks were later convicted of the crime and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Bring Kabuga home to face trial, say survivors

Masengo sentiments represent those of survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, through the Umbrella lobby Ibuka, who want France and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), to extradite Felicien Kabuga to

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Malawi: Top Court's Ruling Sets New Poll Standards

In its 142-page decision the seven judges in Malawi's Supreme Court of Appeal, among them the Chief Justice, Andrew Nyirenda, are unanimous in upholding the finding of the Constitutional Court: the May 2019 elections failed in their aim of 'duly electing' a new

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LSK cancels senior counsel honour for Kalonzo, Karua

The drastic decision by the new LSK council comes almost a year after the Committee on Senior Counsel chaired by Supreme Court judge Justice Mohamed Ibrahim completed the process of identifying the

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South Sudan: First War, Now COVID-19 Threatens South Sudanese in Crowded Camp

Nairobi — Two people have tested positive in a crowded South Sudanese camp housing 30,000 people

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Render, Arlene (1943- )

Arlene Render became a Foreign Service officer in 1970 and has since served in many influential positions in the U.S. Department of State, including as Director of the Office of Central African Affairs, and ambassador to Gambia, Zambia, and Ivory Coast. In 1994-1995, Render played a significant

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Rwanda jails ex-politician for genocide role

A Rwandan court on Thursday handed a life sentence to a former politician found guilty of orchestrating the killing of tens of thousands of people during the 1994 genocide, a court spokesman

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Rwandan Genocide (1994)

Beginning on April 7, 1994 and lasting until mid-July of the same year, the Rwandan Genocide was the government-mandated killing of Tutsis and Hutu political moderates. Having commenced in the capital city of Kigali, the violence spread rapidly throughout the Rwandan countryside where, in less

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Rwanda's Most-Wanted Genocide Suspect Felicien Kabuga Arrested in France

He was wanted for alleged crimes during the Rwandan

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Tanzania: Phillip Mangula Makes First Public Appearance Months After Poisoning Claims

Dar es Salaam — The CCM National Vice Chairman (Mainland), Philip Mangula was among national figures who attended a high profile event in Dodoma where President John Magufuli laid a foundation stone for the construction of State House

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Kenya: Govt's Repeated Denials of Complicity in High Places Under Scrutiny

Earlier in June 2001, the International Crisis Group (ICG) released a report titled "International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Delayed Justice," implicating government officials in the hiding of Mr

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