Key Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in Uganda, officials say

September 30th, 2009 Suspect pleads not guilty to Rwanda church deathsARUSHA, Tanzania — One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide pleaded not guilty on Monday to crimes against humanity at a U.N. tribunal trying the alleged masterminds of the slaughter.

September 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.

September 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.

August 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.

July 20th, 2009 KAMPALA - Hundreds of animals, including rare mountain gorillas, are fleeing Uganda and Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of Congo following raging bush fires over the weekend, The New Vision newspaper reported Monday quoting wildlife officials. The fires started Sunday on the Rwandan side of the mountainous bamboo-forested enclave straddling the three states.

July 14th, 2009 ARUSHA, Tanzania — A U.N. war crimes tribunal sentenced a former governor in Rwanda to life in prison Tuesday after finding that he was one of the main perpetrators of genocide in the African country in 1994.

July 13th, 2009 Uganda willing to arrest al-Bashir for war crimesKAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda said Monday it would arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he enters the country, an unusual stance after a summit of African leaders denounced the international arrest warrant against al-Bashir. Henry Oryem Okello, Uganda's minister for international affairs, spoke after meeting with the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, in Kampala.

July 9th, 2009 Sweden to extradite Rwanda genocide suspectSTOCKHOLM — Sweden will extradite a man accused of taking part in mass slaughter in Rwanda to his homeland, marking the first time an EU nation has sent back a suspect to face charges in the 1994 genocide, officials said Thursday. The Swedish government will expel 53-year-old Sylvere Ahorugeze within three weeks, fulfilling a request from authorities in the African country, Justice Minister Beatrice Ask said.

June 22nd, 2009 Ex-minister gets 30 years in Rwanda genocideARUSHA, Tanzania — A U.N. court trying alleged masterminds of Rwanda's genocide sentenced a former interior minister to 30 years in prison Monday for tricking thousands of people to hide on a hill, only to watch them get slaughtered by militias.

June 5th, 2009 Obama says nations must stop genocideDRESDEN, Germany — President Barack Obama says the international community has an obligation to stop genocide, even when it's inconvenient. Obama on Friday was asked how the Holocaust mantra of "never again" might apply to current crises in the Darfur region of Sudan or in Sri Lanka, where the government is accused of shelling hospitals during a quarter-century civil war.

May 11th, 2009 Conservationists hope to move and breed rare rhinoNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya and Tanzania could relocate black rhinos to neighboring countries under a plan to increase the endangered species and boost tourism in the region, wildlife officials said Monday. Kenya has 603 of the 709 rhinos in eastern Africa and hopes to move some of them to Burundi, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda.

April 30th, 2009 Immigrant accused in Rwanda genocide granted bondWICHITA, Kan. — An 82-year-old immigrant accused of participating in Rwanda's 1994 genocide pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he lied about his past to obtain U.S.

April 28th, 2009 Baby gorilla saved from trafficker in CongoGOMA, Congo — Authorities in eastern Congo have saved a baby gorilla from an animal trafficker who took it inside a plane hidden in a bag. Officials at Virunga National Park said Tuesday the gorilla suffered from dehydration after being put in the bottom of the bag for more than six hours.

April 24th, 2009 Family of Rwanda genocide suspect: He's innocentWICHITA, Kan. — The family of an 82-year-old immigrant suspected of participating in Rwanda's 1994 genocide says he's innocent, contending he was too old and sick to commit atrocities.

March 9th, 2009 KAMPALA - A medium sized plane crashed at the international airport near Uganda's capital, a radio station said Monday. According to reports, it was a cargo plane which crashed at the Entebbe international airport in Uganda.