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Rwanda Commemorates 1994 Genocide Amid Tensions Over Alleged Support for M23 Rebels

April 7, 2025 Geraldine Boechat 0

Rwanda is marking the anniversary of the 1994 genocide, a tragic chapter in its history that saw 800,000 people, primarily from the Tutsi ethnic group, […]

Rwanda: Abandonment of prosecutions in France against Callixte Mbarushimana

October 14, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

According to Agence France-Presse, the French judiciary has dropped its investigation into Callixte Mbarushimana, a former UN employee accused of participating in the 1994 Rwandan […]

Resilience and Faith: Rwandan Genocide Survivors’ 30-Year Journey

July 31, 2024 Pawla Nibramich 0

Thirty years after the Rwandan genocide, survivors continue grappling with its aftermath. The 1994 massacre saw 800,000 Tutsis killed by Hutu extremists in 100 days, […]

Halt Port Expansion: Genocide Remains Discovered on Namibia’s Shark Island Prompt Urgent Call

May 8, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

Calls are growing for Namibian authorities to halt plans to expand a port on the Shark Island peninsula following the discovery of unmarked graves and […]

BRICS Summit: Pretoria accuses Israel of “genocide” in Gaza

November 22, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday November 21 accused Israel of “war crimes” and “genocide” in Gaza and called for an “immediate and complete […]

HRW accuses Rwanda of murdering and kidnapping dissidents abroad

October 11, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

On Tuesday October 10, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the Rwandan authorities of being responsible for the murders, beatings and abductions of dissidents […]

Two Rwandans on trial in Brussels for genocide

October 10, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

The trial of two former Rwandan officials on charges of “war crimes” and “genocide” committed in 1994 opened in Brussels on Monday October 9 without […]

Extradition treaty between Rwanda and Mozambique worries diaspora

March 2, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

Rwandan refugees and asylum seekers in Mozambique voiced concern Wednesday over the upcoming ratification of an extradition treaty between the two African countries, fearing it […]