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afrol News, 18 November - The United Nations court has acquitted Former Catholic priest, Father Hormisdas Nsengimana, who was facing charges of the infamous Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Father Nsengimana, had been imprisoned for seven years since his 2002 arrest in Cameroon.

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afrol News, 11 November - The UN Refugee agency says the number of civilians fleeing tribal violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into neighbouring Republic of Congo has topped 21,800 since last week.

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Rwandan tea baron jailed over genocide

afrol News, 5 November - The former head of the government office that controlled the Rwandan tea industry was today sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty by a UN tribunal over his role in the country's 1994 genocide. He is to have assisted slaughtering more than 1,000 Tutsis.

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afrol News, 30 October - The last batch of some 400 Burundian refugees returned to their homeland after 37 years, ending one of the world’s longest-running refugee sagas, the United Nations has announced.

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» 29.10.2009 - UN steps in to help in Angola/DRC refugee saga
» 28.10.2009 - SA racism case back in court
» 16.10.2009 - HRW calls on Burundi to halt deportation of refugees
» 15.10.2009 - Nizeyimana pleads not guilty before ICTR
» 14.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor invited for talks in Kenya
» 06.10.2009 - Former Rwandan intelligence officer handed to ICTR
» 24.09.2009 - ICTR's trial of Ngirabatware commences
» 23.09.2009 - Rwandan fugutive handed to ICTR
» 17.09.2009 - Former Rwanda official pleads guilty to war crimes
» 11.09.2009 - Uganda tribal clashes continue into second day
» 07.09.2009 - Fresh talks expected next month in Sudan
» 24.08.2009 - Kenyan census kicks-off
» 10.08.2009 - Indigenous community must be celebrated with honour, Ban
» 07.08.2009 - San communities in Botswana get USADF funding
» 06.08.2009 - British funding to secure land peace in Rwanda
» 28.07.2009 - Yar’Adua assures clean sweep of militants
» 21.07.2009 - Prosecute officers responsible for Jos killings – HRW
» 29.05.2009 - Tribal clashes claim over 240 lives
» 14.05.2009 - Over 200 political prisoners in Burundi released
» 14.05.2009 - Rwanda refugees in Uganda flee repatriation
» 12.05.2009 - Authorities ready for BBC suspension talks
» 12.05.2009 - Comprehensive strategies critical for Kivu peace, ICG says
» 11.05.2009 - RSF condemns suspension of local station in DRC
» 11.05.2009 - UN envoy condemns rebels attacks in DRC
» 06.05.2009 - Rwanda seeks neutral country trial for Nkunda
» 30.04.2009 - SA accused of continued deportation of Zims despite moratorium
» 27.04.2009 - Rwanda suspends BBC broadcast for being bias
» 21.04.2009 - Nkunda not illegally detained - court
» 30.03.2009 - Congo and Rwanda to continue discussions on Nkunda’s extradition
» 25.03.2009 - ICC should be a last resort, HRW urges Kenya
» 24.03.2009 - DRC to release rebels in the new peace deal
» 19.03.2009 - Bin Laden urges Somalis to oust the president
» 09.03.2009 - Rwanda tribunal takes Kenya to Security Council
» 05.03.2009 - UN demobilises 880 children in DRC
» 03.03.2009 - Nkunda under house arrest - Kagame
» 02.03.2009 - MP sentenced to life for genocide
» 26.02.2009 - Cult clashes kill 15 in Benin
» 25.02.2009 - Rwandan troops pull out in DRC
» 17.02.2009 - British missionary in court again
» 10.02.2009 - Govt and rebels seek peace agreement for Darfur
» 03.02.2009 - Court upholds sentence for genocide perpetrator
» 27.01.2009 - 4 killed in Rwanda-Congo joint operation
» 23.01.2009 - Congo rebel leader arrested
» 20.01.2009 - 2,000 Rwandan troops advance into Congolese borders
» 08.01.2009 - Algerians donate blood of solidarity with Gaza victims
» 18.12.2008 - Rwandan former army colonel gets life
» 15.12.2008 - British discuses UN accusations on Rwanda-DRC
» 02.12.2008 - Egypt revokes ban on doctor's visas
» 02.12.2008 - Family protests 15 years sentence for musician
» 01.12.2008 - Zimbabwe rejects regional court ruling
» 17.11.2008 - Kagame calls for rebel leader imprisonment
» 17.11.2008 - UN mission in DRC ready to respond to rebels' ceasefire violation
» 10.11.2008 - Italian nuns kidnapped in Kenya
» 30.10.2008 - DR Congo rebel leader announce ceasefire
» 29.10.2008 - Victory for Botswana bushmen as mining company withdraws
» 22.10.2008 - Rwandan reporter released after 14 years detention
» 09.10.2008 - Former Rwandan official and genocide suspect transferred to Tanzania
» 03.10.2008 - Nigerian military quell clashes in south-east region
» 01.10.2008 - SA refugee camps' closure criticised
» 24.09.2008 - Former Rwandan lawyer gets life imprisonment
» 19.09.2008 - Ethiopian rebels demand food aid in Ogaden
» 10.09.2008 - Mass graves discovered in Namibia
» 02.09.2008 - Kagame furious over general's indictment
» 27.08.2008 - SA shelved land reform bill
» 25.08.2008 - SA relief workers detained in Uganda
» 22.08.2008 - Niger extends state of alert
» 22.08.2008 - Biya to protect Nigerians in Bakassi peninsula
» 21.08.2008 - Burundi census invites row
» 21.08.2008 - Sudan's constitutional court dismisses anti-terror appeal
» 21.08.2008 - Niger rebels deny ceasefire
» 18.08.2008 - Sudan’s president risks Turkey arrest
» 15.08.2008 - SA extends deadline for closure of camps
» 14.08.2008 - ICC updates Wade on activities
» 06.08.2008 - Sudan appoints Darfur prosecutor
» 05.08.2008 - OIC slams Sudan leader's indictment
» 23.07.2008 - 60 injured after Moroccan-Sahrawi clashes in Dakhla
» 22.07.2008 - Hope for Burundi peace
» 18.07.2008 - SA's and Namibians fish illegally in West Sahara
» 17.07.2008 - Rwanda ex-leaders granted life immunity
» 16.07.2008 - Niger delta residents flee militants
» 20.06.2008 - Sudan opens fresh row with ICC
» 12.06.2008 - Kenya's ODM wins 3 parliamentary seats
» 10.06.2008 - Ethiopia separatist rebels launch major operations
» 10.06.2008 - Kenya set for crucial by-elections
» 09.06.2008 - Somalis threaten mass suicides to get UN attention
» 02.06.2008 - Genocide tribunal triggers fury in Rwanda
» 28.05.2008 - 'We have learnt our lessons'
» 27.05.2008 - Uganda establishes war crimes tribunal
» 27.05.2008 - Bemba's arrest spurs protest
» 26.05.2008 - Burundi's rebels sign truce
» 23.05.2008 - UNAMID suffers horseback ambush
» 22.05.2008 - CFA 18 billion needed for Habré trial
» 22.05.2008 - Mali attacks claim 27 lives
» 21.05.2008 - Burundi peace still fragile
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