Rwanda

'Blind' France owes responsibility on Rwanda genocide

France was involved with regime that "encouraged racist massacres", remained blind to genocide preparation, and protected masterminds in safe zones, historical commission set up by President Macron concludes.

Diplomatic cable reveals direct French role in Rwandan genocide

French outlet Mediapart has revealed how Paris ordered Rwandan war criminals involved in the 1994 genocide to escape.

Erdogan: Islamophobia, xenophobia should stop

The international bodies should take action so that tragedies such as Holocaust, genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda do not recur, says Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his International Holocaust Remembrance Day message.

Russia sends 300 soldiers to CAR as rebels seize Bambari city

Moscow confirms sending hundreds of soldiers to the Central African Republic where a rebel group has seized a trading hub ahead of Sunday's controversial election.

Russia and Rwanda send hundreds of troops to Central African Republic

Rwanda’s defence ministry says the country deployed troops to Central African Republic where its soldiers in the UN peacekeeping force have been targeted by rebels.

Revisiting the UN Mapping Report on the DRC, a decade later

The UN Mapping Report on mass killings, rapes and displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo was a milestone in documenting crimes against humanity.

'Hotel Rwanda' movie hero Rusesabagina arrested on terror charges

Rwanda says it has arrested Paul Rusesabagina – the man who was hailed a hero in a Hollywood movie about the country's 1994 genocide – on terrorism charges and paraded him in front of the media in handcuffs.

French court allows UN trial for Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga in Tanzania

Paris appeals court approves transfer of Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga to a UN body to be tried in Tanzania. Kabuga, once one of Rwanda's richest men, was indicted by a tribunal in 1997 on seven counts, including genocide.

Rwandan medical workers deploy robots to minimise coronavirus risk

In a bid to minimise contact between patients infected with the coronavirus and health workers, Rwanda has deployed the three robots to carry out simple tasks.

Rwandan genocide figure Felicien Kabuga brought before French court

The 84-year-old is accused of funding and arming militias that massacred about 800,000 people. He was indicted in 1997 on seven criminal counts including genocide, all in relation to the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in France – French justice ministry

"The arrest of Felicien Kabuga today is a reminder that those responsible for genocide can be brought to account, even 26 years after their crimes," said Serge Brammertz, chief prosecutor of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals.

At least 65 killed in flooding, landslides in Rwanda

The East African nation has seen dozens of deaths caused by torrential rains in recent weeks but Wednesday night’s downpour was the worst in months, the Ministry of Emergency Management said.