Emmanuel Niyonkuru was on his way home when he was shot Emmanuel Niyonkuru, 54, was killed at about 00:45 local time (22:45 GMT) by “a criminal with a gun”, a police spokesman tweeted. Tweets from Pierre Nkurikiye said a woman who was with Mr Niyonkuru had been detained for questioning, following the “assassination”. Burundi’s President … Read more
Africa or African states largely have reasonable cause to reconsider their membership of the International Criminal Court, even if it means reversal of their Rome Statute ratification. My stance is not against the backdrop of the supposed unfair treatment by the ICC of African personalities. Personally, I believe the ICC often gets it right with … Read more
President Paul Kagame was angered when France reopened an inquiry into events leading up to the kill Rwanda has opened a formal investigation into 20 French officials it says are suspected of involvement in the genocide of 1994. Chief prosecutor Richard Muhumuza said French authorities had been contacted and full co-operation was expected. Relations between … Read more
Willy Nyamitwe is one of the key figures in Mr NKurunziza’s government A top adviser to Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza has survived an assassination attempt in the capital, Bujumbura. Willy Nyamitwe was attacked near his home on Monday night. The AFP news agency reports that he was ambushed by gunmen who were hiding in a … Read more
The Government of Rwanda has demanded an apology from the Vatican for the role played by members of the Catholic Church in the 1994 genocide against Tutsi,according a government statement released on Wednesday. The demand comes days after Rwanda’s nine Catholic bishops apologized – in a general manner – for some of the acts committed … Read more
Pascal Simbikangwa, the first person to be found guilty in France in connection with the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, has returned to court to appeal his 25-year jail sentence, BBC Afrique reports. In 2014, a French court found Simbikangwa guilty of genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity. The sentence came at a time that … Read more
When it comes to plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) the focus today has been on South Africa. But, in fact, it is the second African country to announce that it is pulling out of the Rome Treaty that established the ICC. Earlier this week, Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza signed into law … Read more
Burundi has been gripped by political strife since Pierre Nkurunziza sought and won France’s foreign ministry has said that Burundi is losing credibility over promises to respect human rights and has taken the wrong decision in banning UN investigators from its territory. The investigators are linked to a report which identified Burundian officials suspected of … Read more
The government of Burundi has announced that it’s suspending every form of co-operation with the UN’s office for human rights. The announcement was made by the government spokesperson Philipe Nzobonariba on the state broadcaster. Mr Nzobonariba said the UN office will now need to discuss with the government any activities before it deploys any staff. … Read more
Mr Kagame was a rebel leader when the plane was shot down Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has warned of a showdown with France following an announcement by French investigators that they would reopen a probe into the assassination of ex-leader Juvenal Habyarimana. The shooting down of Mr Habyarimana’s French-crewed plane in 1994 helped trigger the … Read more
Burundi plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, a deputy to President Pierre Nkurunziza said on Thursday, six months after the court’s prosecutor said it will investigate violence which killed hundreds of people. Burundi slid into political crisis last year when Nkurunziza announced his intention to seek a third term in office, which he … Read more
Burundi plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, a deputy to President Pierre Nkurunziza said on Thursday, six months after the court’s prosecutor said it will investigate violence which killed hundreds of people. Burundi slid into political crisis last year when Nkurunziza announced his intention to seek a third term in office, which he … Read more
People close to the activist, Illuminée Iragena, have not seen her since March 26, 2016 A Rwandan opposition activist has been missing for six months and is feared to have been forcibly disappeared, Human Rights Watch said today. People close to the activist, Illuminée Iragena, have not seen her since March 26, 2016, and fear … Read more
A former army officer and his family were killed in a grenade attack on their home in Burundi, a government official said on Thursday, the latest episode in political violence that has plagued the central African country for more than a year. Burundi’s crisis has broadly followed political lines, but experts fear the violence could … Read more
11 Burundian students were detained and charged on Friday for damaging pictures of President Pierre Nkurunziza in their textbooks, while three other people were injured as police fired bullets during a protest against the arrest of the students. This comes a day after it was reported that more than 300 Grade 8 students (between 14 … Read more