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Rwanda: US., UK Ruffle Kigali With Claims UN Resolution 'Not Representative'
After the United Nations passed a resolution setting April 7 as the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the US and the UK have raised concerns and sent their Positions of Explanations (PoE) to the UN over the words used in the
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Rwanda: French Court Rules Félicien Kabuga Be Tried in Tanzania
A French court on Wednesday, June 3, ruled that suspected genocide mastermind Félicien Kabuga be transferred, from France to the custody of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (RMICT), for
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Africa: What Kabuga's Arrest Means for International Criminal Justice - and Rwanda
Second, his arrest revisits the contested success of transitional justice in Rwanda, and showcases the mixed record of international justice more
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Burundi swears in Evariste Ndayishimiye as president
June 18: President Ndayishimiye sworn into office
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Kenya's COVID-19 Cases Exceed 1,300
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Kenya has reached 1,348, Health Ministry said on
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The 'risky business' of tracking Rwandan fugitive Felicien Kabuga
In 1997, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), an international court established by the United Nations Security Council to judge people responsible for the genocide, indicted Kabuga on seven criminal charges including
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Rwanda: 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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Rwanda: British Scholar Likens Kabuga to Nazi-Era Adolf Eichmann
A scholar on Monday, May 18, drew similarities between the expected trial of Genocidaire Felicien Kabuga and a historic event in the history of Israel, the trial of Nazi-era Adolf Eichmann, in the
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Rwanda: What Civil Society, Genocide Survivors Think of Kabuga's Arrest
After 26 years on the run, on May 16, French authorities revealed that genocide architect Felicien Kabuga had been arrested in
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Could relations between Rwanda and France bounce back? | Africanews
As Rwanda maks the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1994 Tutsi genocide, the recent publication of a report on the role France played in the tragedy could help normalise ties between the two countries.
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Rwanda: Report - 25 Community Mediators Convicted for Corruption
A report by the Senatorial Committee on Governance and Political Affairs has revealed that months to the end of their mandate, 25 members of community mediation committees locally known as Abunzi have so far been convicted of corruption related
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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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Africa: Telling the Story From Both Sides
It offers a set of plans, evaluation criteria and practical options to media professionals that can be used to develop critical analysis of war journalism, all derived from, or at least attentive to, proposals on conflict, violence and
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Rwanda: No Early Release for Rwanda Genocide Top Brass Bagosora, Says UN Tribunal
[RFI] An international tribunal for Rwanda has turned down a request for the early release of Theoneste Bagosora, a man some consider the mastermind behind the 1994 genocide that killed some 800,000 people.
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Malawi: Chakwera Reaches Out to Kagame As Kenya's Uhuru Pledges to Help Malawi President
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has disclosed that he has spoken to Rwanda President Paul Kagame and hopes to tap from his strategies to rebuild the nation and give it economic transformation.
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Tensions as DRC, Zambia border dispute escalate [Morning Call]
We start off by revisiting an issue that nearly put the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC and Zambia in conflict last
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East Africa Prepares Eight Airports for Return of Flights
Arusha — Training courses have commenced at East Africa's eight international airports on prevention of Covid-19 ahead of resumption of flight schedules as the region is cautiously easing travel
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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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Rwanda's Most-Wanted Genocide Suspect Felicien Kabuga Loses Extradition Appeal
[DW] Felicien Kabuga allegedly financed and helped orchestrate the murder of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis. He evaded justice for 25 years until he was caught outside Paris earlier this year. He will face a UN tribunal.
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Rwanda: Felicien Kabuga Finally in the Dock
[New Times] The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals on Wednesday, November 11 started the hearing of the case of Felicien Kabuga, a genocide mastermind who was arrested in France in May.
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Rwanda: What's at Stake in the Kabuga Trial
[JusticeInfo.net] What are the consequences of the arrest last May in France of Félicien Kabuga, considered to be one of the main perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide? French sociologist André Guichaoua, a former expert witness for the prosecution at the International Criminal Tribunal for
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'Hotel Rwanda' hero, not a true hero as the West would have us believe - Face2Face Africa
Paul Rusesabagina is heroized as the model Rwandan during the country's genocide. Often, his role in saving the lives of hundreds of people who took shelter from the 1994 genocide at a hotel he managed, Hôtel des Mille Collines (Mille Collines hotel), is highlighted and singled out for
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Rwanda: UN Report - Kayumba's P5 Militia Weakened but Still Operational
A militia group linked to Rwanda National Congress (RNC) in eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been "significantly weakened" by recent operations by Congolese forces, a new UN report
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Newswire : On the run, Rwanda genocide suspect, Felicien Kabuga, arrested in French hideout
May 25, 2020 (GIN) – Twenty-six years after financing the Rwandan genocide, wealthy businessman and most wanted fugitive, Felicien Kabuga, was nabbed in an upscale French
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Human rights group: Hungry Zimbabwe refugees forced out by Botswana
GABORONE—A human rights group said hundreds of refugees from Zimbabwe are being forced back home from neighboring Botswana and the refugees haven’t had access to food during COVID-19 restrictions in
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Overview of Belgian African Colonies
Belgium is a small country in northwest Europe that joined Europes race for colonies in the late 19th century. Many European countries wanted to colonize distant parts of the world in order to exploit the resources and civilize the inhabitants of these less-developed countries. Belgium gained
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Tanzania Expects Tourism Boom After Lifting Flight Ban
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania expects tourists from at least four countries to start arriving in the country anytime from this month to July, the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) announced
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Africa: One in Two Children Suffer Violence Each Year - Report
A new report has shown that one out of two children aged 2-17 years experience some form of violence globally each
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