Genocide

A Rwandan former gynaecologist went on trial in France on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 massacres in his home country, in an investigation stretching back nearly three decades. It is one of France's…

A Rwandan former police officer, Fulgence Kayishema, accused of playing a major role in the genocide in Rwanda and arrested last month near Cape Town after 22 years on the run, is to seek asylum in South Africa, his lawyer announced. "My…

Fulgence Kayishema appeared for a second time before a court, in Cape Town, South Africa. The former police officer is one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's genocide and is suspected of orchestrating the killing of some 2,000…

Rwanda commemorates the the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. This morning, as every year, an official ceremony, organized at the Gisozi National Memorial in Kigali, marks the beginning of the 100 days of…

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged countries to take concrete steps to protect minorities and other communities at risk of genocide, in wake of rising hate speech and discrimination worldwide. 

Namibia wants Germany back at the negotiating table to discuss the genocide agreement reached last year between the two governments. "Technical committees of Namibia and Germany discussed the issue and proposed that amendments be made to…

28 years ago, the civil war in Rwanda erupted, a conflict that caused the death of more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in just 100 days. This year, the African Union chose the theme 'Remember-Unite-Renew' and reaffirmed its…

Theoneste Bagosora was nicknamed the "Himmler of Rwanda" or the "Colonel of the Apocalypse". After reaching the highest circles of power thanks to a brilliant military career, he became the "mastermind" of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.…

Namibian opposition lawmakers during a heated parliamentary debate on Wednesday criticised a 1.1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) compensation offer from Germany for its 1904-1908 genocide in the southwest African country and called on the…

The Trump administration has determined that China has committed “genocide and crimes against humanity” by repressing Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, in an embarrassing blow to…