U.N. Accuses Eritrea’s Leaders of Crimes Against Humanity Nick Cumming-Bruce and Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times 9 June 2016 Image: Yemane Gebreab, an adviser to the president of Eritrea, arrived at a news conference in Geneva on Wednesday to respond to the report by the United Nations commission. GENEVA — The leaders of Eritrea are responsible for crimes against humanity, a United Nations commission of inquiry said Wednesday, calling for

U.N. to Investigate Peacekeepers Suspected of Killing Women and Children in Africa DIONNE SEARCEY, The New York Times JUNE 7 2016 DAKAR, Senegal — The peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic have been tainted by allegations that troops from several countries sexually abused children and adults. But on Tuesday, Human Rights Watchreleased a report providing new evidence that soldiers from the Republic of Congo had killed civilians.

Peacekeepers Linked to Grisly Murders in Central African Republic Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post 7 June 2016 Image: A 14 year old girl breastfeeds her three month old son outside her family's home in Bangui, Central African Republic on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. She says last year, a Burundian U.N. peacekeeper asked her to help carry water into their base located close to her home. Once inside, she was raped and impregnated later giving birth to

Hissène Habré, Ex-President of Chad, Is Convicted of War Crimes Dionne Searcy, The New York Times 7 June 2016 Image: Hissène Habré, the former president of Chad, during his trial on Monday by the Extraordinary African Chambers in Dakar, Senegal. DAKAR, Senegal — Hissène Habré, the former president of Chad, was sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of crimes against humanity, torture and sex crimes on Monday, more than 20

Political Violence Roils the Republic of Congo Margaux Benn and Caroline Chauvet, The New York Times 7 June 2016 Image: A burned police station in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on April 4. CreditAgence France-Presse — Getty Images PARIS — President Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s new term in office, a continuation of his decades in power after a murky re-election, has gotten off to a rocky start since violence in the Republic of Congo has left his

The International Embrace of Khartoum’s Genocidal Regime: A synopsis in Sudan Tribune Eric Reeves, Sudan Tribune  May 27 2016 What will it take to halt the hideous spectacle of an international community that now seems prepared to give an increasingly warm embrace to the Khartoum regime, guilty of serial genocides in the Nuba Mountains (1990s), in Darfur (for thirteen years), and again in the Nuba Mountains as well as in Blue Nile (2011 to the

Sweden: Refugee from Rwanda convicted in 1994 genocide Associated Press, The Washington Post May 16 2016 STOCKHOLM — A Swedish citizen originally from Rwanda was sentenced to life in prison Monday for his role in the 1994 genocide in the African country. Claver Berinkindi was found guilty of genocide and gross violation of international law. Some 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, were killed by Hutu extremists during the Rwandan genocide, according

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Nigerian Girl Abducted by Boko Haram from Chibok Is Found Chris Stein and Dionne Searcey, New York Times 18 May, 2016 LAGOS, Nigeria — One of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago during a mass abduction at a school in Nigeria has been found, community leaders in the area said on Wednesday. The girl, Amina Ali, was wandering in the forest when members of avigilante group lying in wait to ambush a Boko Haram camp came across

Chibok schoolgirl abducted and held by Boko Haram found after two years Brian Murphy, The Washington Post May 18 2016 Video: One of the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls missing for more than two years since their kidnapping by Boko Haram militants has reportedly been found alive near the Cameroon border. (Reuters) A young woman carrying a baby emerged Wednesday from the Ni­ger­ian bush with a story that began over two years ago: She was among