Rwandan Genocide: French Bank BNP Paribas under investigation
Judges in France have opened a judicial investigation against BNP Paribas for ‘complicity in genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity,’ AFP reports on Monday. […]
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Pope apologizes for Catholics’ role in Rwandan genocide
Pope Francis on Monday apologized and begged forgiveness for the “sins and failings of the church and its members” during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. […]
Rwanda: green party leader to challenge Kagame in August polls
Rwanda’s opposition leader Frank Habineza this weekend said he would challenge incumbent President Paul Kagame in the August-scheduled presidential election. Rwandans have voted in a […]
Genocide: Kigali opens a formal investigation on French officials
Rwandan prosecutor general on Wednesday said the government has launched an inquiry into the possible role of at least 20 French military and civil officials […]
Morocco-Rwanda: King Mohammed VI Pays Homage to Victims of 1994 Genocide
King Mohammed VI Thursday added color to his current visit in Rwanda by sharing the sorrow of the Rwandan people as he visited the 1994 […]
Rwanda Genocide: Two ex-mayors get life sentence in France
Two former Rwandan mayors were sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday by a Paris court on charges of orchestrating the massacre of hundreds of Tutsis […]
Burundi: AU to dispatches 5,000 troops to avert looming war
The African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council has proposed sending 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi, invoking a rule which allows it to deploy a force […]
Congolese warlord sentenced to 14 years in prison
The Hague-based International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in prison for recruiting child soldiers and turning them into […]