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Kenya
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ICC prosecutor submits 20 names

afrol News, 4 March - The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor has submitted a list of 20 names of top officials suspected of the 2007 political violence that killed close to 1 500 people in Kenya.

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Egypt | World
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UN deplores lethal force by Egyptian security

afrol News, 3 March - With dozens of unarmed migrants attempting to enter Israel via the Sinai Desert having been killed since mid-2007 by Egyptian security forces, the top United Nations human rights official today called on the nation’s Government to call an end to the “deplorable” use of “lethal force.”

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Rwanda
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Former Rwandan first lady arrested

afrol News, 2 March - The French officials have arrested the widow of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, who has long been on the list of people wanted for prosecution in relation to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

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Rwanda
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Rwandan officer sentenced to 25 years

afrol News, 26 February - The United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide has sentenced a former top officer in the country’s armed forces to 25 years of imprisonment after being found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity.

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Western Sahara | Morocco
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Morocco-Polisario revive talks

afrol News, 11 February - Morocco and the Polisario Front are back on the negotiations table to resolve the long dragging dispute over the Western Sahara.

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» 09.02.2010 - Khama accused of trampling on Bushmen’s rights
» 04.02.2010 - Rwandan politician attacked
» 03.02.2010 - New talks on Western Sahara in US
» 02.02.2010 - Nigeria names panel to probe religious killings
» 20.01.2010 - Nigerian religious clashes’ death toll up
» 20.01.2010 - Al Bashir to support 2011 referendum results
» 19.01.2010 - Banda to help Rwanda arrest genocide suspects
» 19.01.2010 - Nigeria forces patrol Jos city
» 11.01.2010 - Hutu extremists plotted Habyarimana’s assassination - Report
» 07.01.2010 - Ruling party protects Ashanti minister
» 17.12.2009 - Rwanda tribunal mandate extended to 2012
» 14.12.2009 - Rwandan journalist gets life over genocide charges
» 07.12.2009 - SA urged to improve health care for migrants
» 01.12.2009 - Annan expected in Kenya for talks
» 25.11.2009 - UN mission failing to root out rebels in DRC
» 24.11.2009 - French judges investigates Rwanda genocide charges
» 23.11.2009 - Two Congolese warlords trial resumes
» 18.11.2009 - Former priest acquitted on genocide
» 17.11.2009 - Unblock foreign visits to Sahrawi activists, HRW
» 11.11.2009 - Tribal clashes uproot over 21,000
» 05.11.2009 - Rwandan tea baron jailed over genocide
» 30.10.2009 - Last Burundian refugees repatriated
» 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

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