Canada's first war crimes convict sentenced to life for his role in Rwandan slaughterOctober 29th, 2009 Life sentence for Rwandan convicted of war crimesMONTREAL — A Rwandan man who was the first person convicted under a law allowing people in Canada to be tried for war crimes committed abroad has been sentenced to life in prison. Desire Munyaneza, 42, was found guilty in May of seven charges, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role in the 1994 rape and slaughter of at least 500,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda.
Officials in Congo and Angola agree to suspend deportations of each other's citizensOctober 14th, 2009 Congo and Angola officials to suspend deportationsKINSHASA, Congo — An Angolan official says his country and neighboring Congo have agreed to suspend thousands of deportations. Angolan Deputy Foreign Minister Georges Chicoty said Tuesday that the countries will let Congolese refugees remain in Angola, and Angolan refugees remain in Congo.
Key Rwandan genocide suspect pleads not guilty to orchestrating the killings of thousandsOctober 14th, 2009 Key Rwandan genocide suspect pleads not guiltyARUSHA, Tanzania — A top suspect accused of forming secret death squads and orchestrating the killings of thousands during Rwanda's 1994 genocide pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to war crimes charges. Idelphonse Nizeyimana, Rwanda's former deputy intelligence chief, entered his plea at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda after being captured in Uganda earlier this month.
Human rights groups: More than 1,000 killed and 900,000 displaced in eastern CongoOctober 13th, 2009 Report: More than 1,000 killed in eastern CongoJOHANNESBURG — More than 1,000 civilians have been killed and nearly 900,000 displaced in eastern Congo by Rwandan Hutu militiamen and Congolese forces since January, humanitarian groups said Tuesday. The report released by a coalition of 84 organizations said that many of the killings were carried out by Rwandan Hutu militiamen.
Uganda wants to claim $5 million reward for arrest of Rwandan genocide suspectOctober 8th, 2009 Uganda wants $5m for arrest of genocide suspectKAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan official says the country wants to claim a $5 million reward offered by the United States for the capture of a Rwandan genocide suspect. Ugandan minister Isaac Musumba said Thursday the east African nation would welcome any payment for Monday's arrest of Idelphonse Nizeyimana in the Ugandan capital.
Key genocide suspect accused of sending soldiers to execute Rwandan queen arrested in UgandaOctober 6th, 2009 Key Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in UgandaKAMPALA, Uganda — Interpol agents have arrested one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide, a former top intelligence official accused of sending soldiers to execute the Rwandan queen, officials said Tuesday. Officers of the Lyon, France-based global police agency arrested former Rwandan deputy intelligence chief, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, on Monday in Kampala, said Uganda's government spokesman Fred Opolot.
Rwandan accused of diverting international donations to genocide militiaSeptember 23rd, 2009 Rwandan accused of using donor funds for genocideARUSHA, Tanzania — A former Rwandan minister is accused of diverting funds from international donors to murderous militias during the 1994 genocide that killed more than 500,000 people, a prosecutor at a U.N.-backed court said Wednesday. Augustin Ngirabatware was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity in October 2008 and has pleaded not guilty.
Kagame: Rwanda and Congo are making very good progress toward peace in conflict-wracked regionSeptember 21st, 2009 Rwanda and Congo making progress toward peaceNEW YORK — Rwanda's president said Monday his country and neighboring Congo are making "very good progress" in restoring peace to war-torn central Africa. Paul Kagame said a January offensive by forces from both countries aimed at disarming Rwandan Hutu fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo achieved a "major breakthrough" by drastically decreasing fighting and seriously weakening the command of the Hutu rebels.
Trial begins for man accused of bulldozing church with 2,000 Rwandans insideAugust 31st, 2009 Trial of suspect in Rwandan church massacre beginsARUSHA, Tanzania — A Rwandan businessman went on trial Monday for allegedly ordering bulldozers to demolish a church where 2,000 Tutsis had sought shelter, and watching as they were crushed or hunted down by armed gangs. More than half a million members of the Tutsi ethnic minority and moderates from the Hutu majority were slaughtered during the 100-day Rwandan genocide in 1994, and justice is still being meted out.
UN: Ugandan rebels this year killed 1,200 Congolese civilians, abducted 1,500June 26th, 2009 UN: 1,200 Congolese killed by Ugandan rebels in 09GENEVA — Ugandan rebels this year have killed around 1,200 Congolese civilians and abducted 1,500, mostly children, in a remote region of northeast Congo, a U.N. official said Friday.
Remains of Rwandan genocide victims used for witchcraft: ReportMarch 24th, 2009 NAIROBI/KIGALI - A report by Rwanda's parliament has found that the remains of genocide victims buried in mass graves in Uganda have been exhumed to be used in witchcraft ceremonies, Rwandan media reported. The New Times, citing a copy of the report, said that one mass grave in Masaka district in central Uganda was tampered with and many bodies washed away downriver.
Over 40 Congolese rebels killed in air raidFebruary 12th, 2009 NAIROBI/GOMA - More than 40 Hutu rebels have been killed in an air raid in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Rwandan and Congolese military said Friday. The armies, which launched a joint operation against the Hutu Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in late January, said the raid targeted a meeting of the group's leaders in the Masisi region.
DR Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda arrestedJanuary 22nd, 2009 KINSHASA - Laurent Nkunda, Tutsi rebel leader of the National Council for the Defence of the People (CNDP) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), has been arrested, a statement from a joint Rwandan-DR Congo military operation said Friday. The statement said Nkunda was captured Thursday evening when he was fleeing to neighbouring Rwanda.
Ugandan rebels massacre 45 Congolese civiliansDecember 28th, 2008 KAMPALA - The Ugandan rebel group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has massacred 45 people in a church in the north-east Congo, Uganda's government-backed New Vision
newspaper reported Monday. The newspaper quoted witnesses as saying the LRA used machetes, swords and clubs to kill the people - amongst them women and children - who had taken refuge in a Catholic church near the border with the Central African Republic.
Ugandan rebels kill more than 40 Congolese civiliansDecember 26th, 2008 KAMPALA - Ugandan rebel outfit the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), currently facing a regional military offensive in the north-east of Congo, killed 43 civilians and abducted others in deadly attacks around Christmas, military officials said Saturday. '(LRA leader Joseph) Kony is killing the Congolese,' Ugandan army spokesman Major Paddy Ankunda told DPA.
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