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POLITICS23h agoUS trial begins for Rwandan-American accused of role in genocideEric Nshimiye, a US citizen, says the evidence against him consists of unreliable eyewitness accounts.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoDoctor accused of 1994 Rwanda genocide offences to face trial in UKDr Vincent Brown was allegedly a "leader" or "supervisor" of violent acts carried out by others in the early days of the genocide.BBC World
POLITICSOct 4Rwandan genocide hunter Dafroza Gauthier dies after long battle for justiceDafroza Gauthier, who spent spent decades tracking down Rwandans in France accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide, has died from cancer at the age of 72. By filing a string of civil lawsuits against suspected fugitives, she and her husband Alain pushed the French legal system to hold them to account.RFI [en]
POLITICSSep 23East of the DRC: between Rwanda and Belgium, a reconciliation that comes from afarLe Rwanda avait rompu ses relations avec la Belgique le 17 mars 2025 après l’avoir accusée d’avoir pris le parti de Kinshasa dans le conflit à l’est de la RDC. Les deux pays privilégient désormais le dialogue.Jeune Afrique
POLITICSSep 23Belgium and Rwanda restore diplomatic ties after 18-month ruptureBelgium and Rwanda have restored diplomatic relations, 18 months after Kigali severed ties with Brussels over opposing positions on the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.RFI [en]
POLITICSSep 21First charges brought in UK for 1994 Rwanda genocideProsecutors said on Monday they had brought the first-ever charges in the UK against a man for his alleged role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, after a complex seven-year investigation. Vincent Brown, 65, was arrested and charged on Monday with one count of being an ancillary to genocide and six offences of aiding crimes against humanity in Rwanda, prosecutors and the London police said. “He is alleged to have directed and incited acts of murder and genocide carried out by others” against the...South China Morning Post