training the Hutu Interahamwe militia, whichwas responsible for leading mass killings that resulted in

Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda( FDLR), founded by Hutus who fled Rwanda after the

then-President Hafez al-Assad.... She also helped guide U.S. foreign policy during the Hutu-Tutsi

His sentence had been reduced from life in prison." It is confirmed.... He was hospitalised several times and had three surgeries.... Canadian General Romeo Dallaire, head of United Nations peacekeepers during the genocide, described Bagosora as the" kingpin" behind the killings and said the former colonel had threatened to kill him....

KIGALI( Reuters)-A Rwandan prosecutor on Monday sought a life sentence for Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the movie" Hotel Rwanda" sheltering hundreds of people during the 1994 genocide, instead of an existing 25-year term. Rusesabagina, 67, was convicted in September on eight terrorism charges related to the activities of an organisation opposed to President Paul Kagame's rule and is being held in a Rwandan prison.He has denied all the charges and refused to take part in the trial, whi

KIGALI, Jan.... 24( Xinhua)--The remains of nearly 120 victims of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi have been retrieved from mass graves in a village in southern Rwanda's Huye District, roughly 30 years after the genocide, an official of the association of genocide survivors group( IBUKA) said Wednesday. Over the past few days, the remains of 119 victims of genocide against Tutsi have so far been dug out of mass graves in a family compound of a resident of Ngoma village, according to Napthali Ahi

They were expected to pronounce sentence later on Monday. Rusesabagina, 67, who was feted around the world after being portrayed by actor Don Cheadle in the film" Hotel Rwanda", is a vocal critic of President Paul Kagame.... The judges said the two groups were indistinguishable, referring to them as the MRCD-FLN.... He became a Belgian citizen after the genocide and lived in exile in the United States until last year.In a video posted on YouTube in 2018, Rusesabagina called for armed resistanc

By Reuters Staff3 Min ReadFILE PHOTO: Paul Rusesabagina( C), portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, walks among suspects outside the courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda February 26, 2021.... He should be given life imprisonment, ” he said. Rusesabagina has acknowledged having a leadership role in the Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change( MRCD), but denied responsibility for attacks carried out by its armed wing, the National Liberation Front( FLN).... However, human ri

DAKAR( Reuters)-Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past week between the army and M23 rebel group has forced more than 72, 000 people from their homes, the United Nations said on Friday. The M23, a rebellion claiming to represent the interests of ethnic Tutsis in eastern Congo, is staging its largest offensive since a 2012-2013 insurrection that captured vast swathes of the countryside. There has been heavy fighting as near as 20 km( 12 miles) to eastern Congo's main city

We remember our dead and are also grateful for what Rwanda has become," Kagame said.... " Rwanda's tragedy is a warning, the process of division and extremism which leads to genocide can happen anywhere if left unchecked," he said.He commended Rwanda's partners from around the world for their contributions to the country's rebirth.... The choice of forgiveness and reconciliation, however, made it possible to repair the social fabric.".....