ICC halts Thomas Lubanga’s trial at the Hague
An immediate halt has been placed on the trial of accused Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, saying the Office of the Prosecutor refused to turn over information to his defence. The ICC said in a statement that the trial judges ordered the stay in the first case to come before the ICC because “the fair trial [...]
Rwandan Genocide Pastor Arrested in Uganda
Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi, a pastor in the Kigali-Rural prefecture, accused of leading and coordinating attacks on his country’s minority Tutsis during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, has been arrested in Uganda, a police spokeswoman said on Friday. Uwinkindi was taken into custody on Wednesday in Isingiro district, southwest Uganda. He is accused by the International Criminal Tribunal for [...]
Assassination Attempt on Rwanda’s Former Army Chief in South Africa
Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, a former Rwandan army chief of staff, has been shot in South Africa and taken to hospital in a critical condition. According to reports filed by the BBC, Nyamwasa’s wife said the couple had been returning from shopping when a gunman opened fire on the car. She said it was an assassination [...]
49 Civilians Reportedly Killed by the DR Congo Army in Mbandaka
According to the BBC, the Democratic Republic of Congo army had killed 49 civilians after retaking the airport in Mbandaka from rebels earlier this month. A human rights group the Asadho campaign group, reported that witnesses told them that nine people arrested three months earlier were accused of being rebels and killed in cold blood. [...]
LRA on the Attack in Central Africa as 26 People are Massacred
The Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army has launched new attacks in Central Africa that has left 26 fighters and civilians dead. Those killed include a woman who was burnt alive. And at least 40 people were abducted. The attacks came to light after Human Rights Watch claimed Sunday the rebel group massacred 321 people in December [...]
Former Rwandan President’s Wife Arrested and Released on Bail in France
Just hours after her arrest in France, Agathe Kanziga Habyarimana, widow of former president Juvénal Habyarimana was released on bail. Her arrest on an international warrant, issued by the Rwandan government came barely a week after French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Rwanda, in the first visit by a French president in over a quarter decade. [...]
Rwandan Opposition Parties Join Forces
Rwandan opposition parties have decided to consolidate their efforts in a bid to end what they term as “tactical and procedural problems” as well as end harassment and intimidation by the government. A joint statement issued this morning by the three parties namely; United Democratic Forces-FDU Inkingi, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and Parti Social [...]
Victoire Ingabire Calls for Reconciliation and Equal Distribution of Wealth for all in Rwanda
President Paul Kagame affirmed last week that the “honeymoon” of hard-talking opposition politician Ms. Ingabire Victoire will come to an end at some point with the law taking its course. Just day after the Monday 8th press conference, Ms. Ingabire was summoned by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), a meeting whose details remain sketchy. The [...]
New Constitution Set To Give Angolan President More Powers
A new constitution that expands the powers of the presidency in Angola is set to be approved by the country’s parliament. But the main opposition party in the country has walked out of parliament in protest as the assembly approved the first reading of the new document. Some parliament members of the opposition UNITA (Union [...]
