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PM Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea’s Afwerki were dragged into the Tigray genocide

PM Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea's Afwerki were dragged into the Tigray genocide ADDIS ABEBA - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki should take full responsibility for the ongoing massacre in the Tigray region, a doctor working in the war-torn area has suggested amid the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. . Goitom Aregawi, also known as activist…

Germany admits to committing “genocide”

Berlin has admitted for the first time, on Friday 28 May, that it committed a "genocide" in Namibia against the Herero and Nama peoples during the colonial period between 1884 and 1915. The Germans differ from other former colonizing countries, unwilling to admit their mistakes and sometimes their crime. This announcement is the result of long negotiations between the two states.…

Germany admits genocide for the first time

Germany acknowledged for the first time on Friday that it committed genocide during the colonization of Namibia and promised more than one billion euros for projects in the African country. German colonial settlers killed tens of thousands of indigenous Herero and Nama peoples during the massacres of 1904-1908 - marked the first genocide of the 20th century by historians - poisoning relations between Namibia and Germany for several years. While Berlin had previously acknowledged that atrocities had…

Germany admits to having committed genocide in Namibia

Germany acknowledged for the first time on Friday that it had committed genocide during the colonization of Namibia and promised more than one billion euros ($ 1.2 billion) for projects in the African country. German colonial settlers killed tens of thousands of indigenous Herero and Nama peoples during the massacres of 1904-1908 - which historians called the first genocide of the 20th century - poisoned relations between Namibia and Germany for several years. While Berlin had previously acknowledged…

The United States is targeting Eritrean and Ethiopian officials over the Tigray genocide

The United States is targeting Eritrean and Ethiopian officials over the Tigray genocide ADDIS ABEBA - The Foreign Ministry is targeting an unknown number of officials in Eritrea and Ethiopia for sanctions, foreign policy reports, in connection with the massacre in several parts of the Tigray region, following reports of civilian deaths. Troops from the two countries have been pitching tents in…

France opens its archives on the genocide in

This Wednesday, Rwanda marked the 27th anniversary of the Tutsi genocide on April 7, 1994. On Thursday, France will open its archives. The documents will be made available to the public from Thursday 8 April by the National Archives. They provide a better understanding of the position of the French authorities at the time, which until a few days ago was an explosive subject between Paris and Kigali.…

Headlines: the genocide in Rwanda, 27 years later

It is that this Wednesday, April 7, that memorials to the 1994 genocide start in Rwanda. Occasions that may final for 3 months and that happen a number of days after the publication of the Duclert report, in France, based on which Paris has "heavy obligations" and "overwhelming" on this tragedy, with out acknowledging any involvement with the genocides.Just lately Rwandan day by day The New Occasionswelcomed the publication…

The alleged Rwandan genocide Félicien Kabuga imprisoned in The Hague

Arrested in mid-May after 26 years on the run, the Rwandan businessman faces seven counts of genocide and crimes against humanity. In late September, the Court of Cassation validated the arrest warrant issued against him and ordered his transfer to the mechanism, a UN body responsible for the latest cases at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which closed its doors in 2014. The…