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Home Office says UK is no 'refuge for war criminals' after 100 suspects rejected by border officials since 2012
Tuesday 30 July 2013
In total, 800 applicants were investigated as possible suspects
US citizen Beatrice Munyenyezi jailed for role in Rwandan genocide
Tuesday 16 July 2013
A US citizen has been sentenced to a decade behind bars for lying about her role in the genocide that killed more than 500,000 people in her native Rwanda.
Rebels 'disguised as women' launch attack near Goma in Congo
Monday 15 July 2013
Fresh fighting has erupted in eastern Congo, following the arrival of armed men disguised in women’s clothing, say residents.
Men facing extradition over Rwandan genocide face 'most serious charges'
Wednesday 05 June 2013
Date for the full extradition hearing set for October
Five Rwandans arrested by Met police over 1994 genocide
Thursday 30 May 2013
Move over men from across England comes after a request from prosecutors in the central African nation
UN warns DR Congo rebels it will intervene
Thursday 23 May 2013
The United Nations Secretary General has warned armed rebels in Eastern Congo that the organisation's new “intervention brigade” would prevent any repeat of the fighting which has driven thousands of refugees out of camps this week. In a visit to the embattled lakeside city of Goma, Ban Ki-moon said the 3,000-strong force which has begun deployment will “enforce the peace”.
Oxford University's business school faces protests over visit by Rwanda president Paul Kagame
Friday 17 May 2013
There are plans to present him with a student award despite continuing controversy over his regime's human rights record
Voices in Danger: Break-ins and family interrogation fail to silence Tanzanian reporter
Wednesday 08 May 2013
The troubles started after an appearance as key witness in the trial of a powerful media owner
Elle Macpherson adviser gives kidney to newsman she met over hacking
Wednesday 01 May 2013
One of the first people to launch a legal action against News International over phone hacking has donated a kidney to a journalist she met while he was covering the case.
Bosco Ntaganda begins a new life in The Hague
Friday 22 March 2013
Bosco Ntaganda, one of central Africa's most notorious warlords, begins his new life in the Netherlands tomorrow after surrendering to the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
Congolese war criminal Bosco 'The Terminator' Ntaganda unexpectedly turns himself in at US embassy in Rwanda
Monday 18 March 2013
One of Africa's most wanted war criminals walked into the United States embassy in Rwanda today and asked to be transferred to the International Criminal Court at The Hague. The US said it was “considering his request” after Bosco Ntaganda, nicknamed the “Terminator” appeared on their doorstep in Rwanda's capital, Kigali.
Aloisea Inyumba: Politician who played a key role in the rebuilding of Rwanda
Friday 08 March 2013
She believed the key to Rwanda's reconstruction lay in involving women at the grassroots level
Britain to give £16m Rwanda aid direct to humanitarian agencies
Friday 01 March 2013
Britain is to give £16m in aid to Rwanda after support for the country was suspended amid claims that its rulers were linked to militias accused of rape and murder.
UN wants drones over Congo to keep the peace
Thursday 10 January 2013
African mission plea for more firepower after being humiliated by rebel advance in DRC
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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