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02/04/2013 - France - Rwanda

France orders first trial of former Rwandan army captain on genocide charges

For the first time, a French court has ordered a Rwanda to face to trial over the country’s 1994 genocide, a judicial source told AFP.

France rejects appeal by Habyarimana's widow

21/03/2013 - France- Rwanda

French court rejects an appeal by Habyarimana's widow

The Paris Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by the widow of the late former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana to disallow the results of a ballistics report in connection with her ...

04/03/2013 - France - Rwanda

French prosecutors call for genocide trial of former Rwandan army captain

French prosecutors have called for a former captain in the Rwandan army to be put on trial for his alleged role in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide.

Innocent Musabyimana est recherché pour génocide et crimes contre l'humanité.

24/01/2013 - France - Rwa

Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in France

A Rwandan suspected of genocide and crimes against humanity has been arrested in France.

30/11/2012 - African news explained

Dutch-Rwandan citizen on trial in The Hague

A Dutch prosecutor has asked for a Dutch-Rwandan citizen to be sentenced to life in connection with the genocide in Rwanda.

07/11/2012 - France - Rwanda

Rwandan author's genocide novel wins France's Renaudot prize

A Rwandan author, whose family was massacred in 1994, has won France’s prestigious Renaudot prize, even though her book had not made the shortlist.

09/07/2012 - France - Turkey - Armenia

Hollande keeps Sarkozy's promise to ban denial of Armenian genocide

French President François Hollande has phoned representatives of France’s Armenian community to reassure them that he plans a new law which would criminalise denial of the Armenian ...

20/06/2012 - African news explained

Rwanda's gacaca courts close

Rwanda's gacaca trials officially wound up this week at a well-attended ceremony at the parliamentary Buildings in Kimihurura, Kigali.

24/05/2012 - African news explained

Back to Darfur

Macram Max Gassis, a Catholic bishop from Sudan, went into self-imposed exile after speaking out against killings in Darfur.

01/05/2012

African press review 1 May 2012

Criticism of the police in Uganda over human rights abuses, the alleged plot to kill Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga, South Africa upping Iranian oil imports despite pressure from the US and ...