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Hundreds of Burundian refugees in Rwanda proceed to return to the nation

Greater than 3,000 Burundian refugees from the Mahama camp in Rwanda have returned to their nation since August final 12 months. 8,000 others have signed up for an upcoming departure as a part of an settlement between the UNHCR and the 2 neighboring nations. That is the most important wave of return from Rwanda to Burundi for the reason that political disaster of 2015 that pushed tens of hundreds of…

No breakthrough in sight in relations between Rwanda and Burundi

Last August, President Evariste Ndayishimiye opposed a rejection of Paul Kagame's outstretched hand, proposing to turn the page after five years of squabbling. And despite the recent meeting between military intelligence from the two countries and the return of more than a thousand Burundian refugees, a new incident took place in the border area.…

a major lawsuit filed against Paul Rusesabagina and members of the FLN

On Monday at a press conference, the attorney general announced that he wanted Paul Rusesabagina, the film Hotel Rwanda's hero, to file a lawsuit with members of the FLN, an armed group behind several attacks in Rwanda. as reported from Kigali, The prosecution finds that it is preferable to attach 19 files, all of which are directly or indirectly linked to attacks committed in 2018 in the Nyungwe region, and claimed by FLN. Aimable Havugiyaremye, Attorney General, said: “We are detaining 16 FLN fighters and we want…

Three Rwandan genocide suspects arrested in Belgium, prosecutors say

Three men suspected of being involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide have been arrested and charged in Belgium with serious human rights abuses, prosecutors said on Saturday. The office gave no details about the three, but said their identity had been established using testimony collected in Rwanda by a Belgian investigation. "Two were arrested on Tuesday in Brussels and the third on Wednesday in Hainault (province)," said Eric Van Duyse, a spokesman for the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office. "All three have been…

three Rwandans arrested in Belgium

Three Rwandans were arrested in Belgium. This information from the Belgian newspaper Le Vif was confirmed by the Federal Prosecutor's Office. Arrests in connection with the 1994 genocide investigation in Rwanda that had claimed 800,000 victims, mostly Tutsis. These arrests took place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Brussels and in the province of Hainaut. According to the federal prosecutor's office, these three people were wanted for "serious violations of international humanitarian law". These are two separate, but very…

President Tshisekedi is trying in vain to calm things down in the Karega affair

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi is calming things down. The Congolese head of state has commented on the case of Vincent Karega, the Rwandan ambassador accused of denying the Congolese massacres in Kasika in southern France. Kivu, in 1998. Vincent Karega had relativized the responsibility of the Rwandan soldiers and rejected the content of the Mapping report as published by the UN High Commissioner. No question of expelling this diplomat, the president said in front of Congolese journalists…

Rwandan opponent Paul Rusesabagina remains in prison

This Friday, October 2, Rwandan justice once again rejected the request for release on bail for Paul Rusesabagina, who is known to have saved many lives during the genocide of the Tutsis. This opponent of President Paul Kagame is targeting 13 charges, all linked to terrorist acts. The court ruled that Paul Rusesabagina could flee the country if he was released, and therefore rejected his application for bail on appeal. The referee also responded to some points raised by the defense as well as by Paul Rusesabagin's family,…

Paul Rusesabagina Trial: ‘Hotel Rwanda’ – Hero Under Terrorism Trial Denied Bail

In this issue, a court in Kigali rejected bail for Paul Rusesabagina a second time and he had requested bail for health reasons with reference to a cancer history. Our regional correspondent brings us the latest on the trial. There have also been allegations that WHO aid workers sexually assaulted locals in DR Congo during the Ebola crisis. The head of the organization says those involved will be fired…

Rwandan Kabuga trial: prosecutor Brammertz “hopes it will take place and will come to an end”

When will Félicien Kabuga be tried? France, where the alleged Rwandan genocide was arrested in May, gave the green light on Wednesday to define its surrender to the mechanism of international courts seeking to try him for war crimes and genocide. An important step has been taken, but the road to trial is still long. Serge Brammertz, lawyer for this mechanism, is our guest this morning. .

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