Report: UN-backed Congolese troops deliberately killing civilians in east Congo;
Report: UN-backed Congo troops killing civilians French presidency: France, Rwanda agree to restore diplomatic relations
France and Rwanda agree to restore ties PARIS — France and Rwanda have agreed to restore diplomatic ties, the French president’s office said Sunday, three years after relations were severed when a Paris judge accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame of ordering his predecessor’s assassination. Rwandan genocide court acquits priest of genocide charges and orders his release from jail
Rwandan priest acquitted of genocide charges Prosecutors: Rwandan Hutu extremist group leaders arrested in Germany
Hutu extremist group leaders arrested in Germany Rwandan genocide court overturns conviction of brother-in-law of former Rwandan president
Judge frees Rwandan, overturns genocide conviction Rwandan plane crashes into lounge at airport during emergency landing, kills 1 person
Rwandan plane crashes at airport, kills 1 person Prosecutor at UN tribunal says Rwanda genocide suspect ‘killed kids too weak to walk’
Prosecutor: Rwanda genocide suspect ‘killed kids’ Former Rwandan tea authority boss given 8-year sentence for role in 1994 Rwandan genocide
Former senior Rwandan executive jailed for 8 years Congolese military accused of killing hundreds of civilians, Human Rights Watch says
Group: Congo military killed hundreds of civilians Congolese president says his campaign against Rwandan extremists in the east is succeeding
Congolese president says he’s winning in east Canada’s first war crimes convict sentenced to life for his role in Rwandan slaughter
Life sentence for Rwandan convicted of war crimes Key Rwandan genocide suspect pleads not guilty to orchestrating the killings of thousandsARUSHA, Tanzania — A top suspect accused of forming secret death squads and orchestrating the killings of thousands during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to war crimes charges. Human rights groups: More than 1,000 killed and 900,000 displaced in eastern CongoJOHANNESBURG — More than 1,000 civilians have been killed and nearly 900,000 displaced in eastern Congo by Rwandan Hutu militiamen and Congolese forces since January, humanitarian groups said Tuesday. Uganda wants to claim $5 million reward for arrest of Rwandan genocide suspectKAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan official says the country wants to claim a $5 million reward offered by the United States for the capture of a Rwandan genocide suspect. Suspect accused of orchestrating killings of thousands in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide is arrestedKAMPALA, Uganda — A top suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of thousands of people in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide — including children, hospital patients, priests and even an elderly and revered African queen — has been captured, police said Tuesday. A look at key suspects in Rwanda’s genocideA look at some of the top suspects and convicts in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide: Key genocide suspect accused of sending soldiers to execute Rwandan queen arrested in UgandaKAMPALA, Uganda — Interpol agents have arrested one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, a former top intelligence official accused of sending soldiers to execute the Rwandan queen, officials said Tuesday. Key Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in Uganda, officials sayKAMPALA, Uganda — Interpol agents have arrested one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide who is accused of sending soldiers to execute the Rwandan queen, officials said Tuesday. Key Rwandan genocide suspect pleads not guilty to church massacre chargeARUSHA, Tanzania — One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide pleaded not guilty on Monday to crimes against humanity at a U.N. tribunal trying the alleged masterminds of the slaughter. World leaders seek global solutions to confront multiple crisesUNITED NATIONS — Global leaders on Thursday warned colleagues that coordinated international action to end the worldwide recession and reverse climate change must not fall victim to routine political divisions and pitfalls. Rwandan accused of diverting international donations to genocide militiaARUSHA, Tanzania — A former Rwandan minister is accused of diverting funds from international donors to murderous militias during the 1994 genocide that killed more than 500,000 people, a prosecutor at a U.N.-backed court said Wednesday. Kagame: Rwanda and Congo are making very good progress toward peace in conflict-wracked regionNEW YORK — Rwanda’s president said Monday his country and neighboring Congo are making “very good progress” in restoring peace to war-torn central Africa. Trial begins for man accused of bulldozing church with 2,000 Rwandans insideARUSHA, Tanzania — A Rwandan businessman went on trial Monday for allegedly ordering bulldozers to demolish a church where 2,000 Tutsis had sought shelter, and watching as they were crushed or hunted down by armed gangs. UN debate over how to prevent genocide raises question whether to protect or interveneUNITED NATIONS — Out of genocides past and Africa’s tumult a controversial but seldom-used diplomatic tool is emerging: The concept that the world has a “responsibility to protect” civilians against their own brutal governments. Former Rwanda governor sentenced to life for 1994 genocide in the country
Text of President Barack Obama’s news conference on FridayText of President Barack Obama’s news conference on Friday in L’Aquila, Italy, as provided by the White House: Sweden to extradite Rwanda genocide suspect; to stand trial at homeSTOCKHOLM — Sweden will extradite a man accused of taking part in mass slaughter in Rwanda to his homeland, marking the first time an EU nation has sent back a suspect to face charges in the 1994 genocide, officials said Thursday. UN tribunal sentences former Rwanda interior minister to 30 years for genocideARUSHA, Tanzania — A U.N. court trying alleged masterminds of Rwanda’s genocide sentenced a former interior minister to 30 years in prison Monday for tricking thousands of people to hide on a hill, only to watch them get slaughtered by militias. Survivor: Teen’s tale of escape from Rwandan genocide to high school graduation in AmericaSEATTLE — Two years ago, Candide Uwizeyimana could not speak a word of English. A survivor of the Rwandan genocide, she lost her family and later was separated from those who rescued her from an orphanage, fed and housed her and paid for her education. AP News in Brief |
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ARUSHA, Tanzania — A U.N. war crimes tribunal sentenced a former governor in Rwanda to life in prison Tuesday after finding that he was one of the main perpetrators of genocide in the African country in 1994.
