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ALPHONSE NTEZIRYAYO

Niger expels eight Rwandans linked to 1994 genocide

Of the eight names listed, four were convicted of crimes during the genocide by the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

  • Agence France Presse
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Hutu leaders: Évariste Ndayishimiye (centre), became president of Burundi after the sudden death of Pierre Nkurunziza (right) in 2020. The international community did not consider the election free and fair and Ndayishimiye, despite making some overtures of peace , is continuing his exclusionary practices. Photo: AFP
AFRICAN UNION

Burundi’s peace hangs by a thread

Burundi has not yet dealt with its violent past, and successive leaders have failed to stop state repression. A political dialogue is urgently needed

  • Thierry Uwamahoro
6 min read
July 1994 Kigali: Then Rwandan vice-president Paul Kagame, the Tutsi-led RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) commander. (Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty Images)
CARLA DEL PONTE
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Exclusive: Top-secret testimonies implicate Rwanda’s president in war crimes

Explosive witness testimony from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda implicates Paul Kagame and the RPF in mass killings before, during and after the 1994 genocide.

  • Benedict Moran
  • Judi Rever
21 min read
On this terrible anniversary, we stand in solidarity with the victims, their families and the survivors of the genocide in their sorrow. (Reuters/Finbarr O’Reilly)
AGENCY

Swede jailed for life over Rwanda genocide

Theodore Tabaro, 49, was sentenced by the Stockholm district court for ‘genocide’ after he was convicted of murder, attempted murder, and kidnappings

  • Agency
2 min read
Battles between the army and a rebel militia in East DRC have left at least dozens dead and thousands have sought refuge at a UN base
DEMOCRATIC FORCES FOR THE LIBERATION

DRC planning attack on ‘irregular’ Rwandan rebels

The Democratic Republic of Congo army plans an "imminent" attack on Rwandan Hutu rebels based in the powder keg east of the country.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
HUTU

Dozens of civilians killed in DRC rebel attacks

Several dozen civilians were killed last weekend in eastern DRC during attacks blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
BOSCO NTAGANDA

UN denies working with alleged DRC war criminal

The UN peacekeeping force in the DRC on Wednesday dismissed media reports it was working with a former rebel leader facing war crimes charges.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
CONGO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

Joint operation destroys Hutu rebel bases

Rwandan government radio reported on Wednesday that Rwandan and Congolese troops have destroyed the main bases of Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern DRC.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read