The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Rwanda Defence Forces and senior military officials over their involvement in ongoing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Washington has also called for an immediate withdrawal of Rwandan forces from the mineral-rich region. The U.S. said Rwanda’s military actions undermine…
Paris, France – The appeal trial of Claude Muhayimana, a Franco-Rwandan man convicted of complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity, opened on Tuesday at the Paris Court of Assize. Muhayimana, a former driver, was sentenced to 14 years in prison at his first trial in 2021. He is accused…
The Rwandan government announced on Tuesday plans to construct 296 new homes for vulnerable survivors of the 1994 genocide. During that tragic 100-day period, extremist Hutus killed an estimated 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus, with up to 10,000 people killed daily and sexual violence systematically employed as a weapon…