Palestinian genocide Stories

Pro-Palestinian Cornell student to leave US after officials asked for surrender
Reuters  |  Apr 01, 2025

President Donald Trump has pledged to deport foreign pro-Palestinian protesters and accused them of supporting Hamas, being antisemitic and posing for...

Nairobi symposium calls for peace ahead of 31st Rwandan Genocide commemoration
Amina Wako  |  Apr 01, 2025

Throughout the commemoration period, various activities are held to honour the victims, with the recurring message being a commitment to peace and tol...

Two years of brutal war: Could Sudan be split into two countries?
DW News  |  Mar 17, 2025

Military strikes, famine and disease have killed tens of thousands of civilians and millions have been displaced.

DR Congo says it will join peace talks with M23 rebels in Angola on Tuesday
Reuters  |  Mar 16, 2025

President Felix Tshisekedi, who has long ruled out dialogue with M23, had been considering changing his position after a string of defeats.

EU to sanction nine people over Congo violence, diplomats say
Reuters  |  Mar 14, 2025

Rebels of the M23 group have seized east Congo's two biggest cities since January in an escalation of a long-running conflict rooted in the spillover...

Rwanda receives genocide fugitive deported from US
XINHUA  |  Mar 05, 2025

About 1 million people, mostly of the Tutsi community and moderate Hutus, were killed in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi by Hutu extremists in a s...

Rwanda genocide survivors’ group warns of ethnic cleansing against Tutsi in eastern DRC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 04, 2025

Human rights organisations have reported increasing instances of hate speech and incitement against Tutsi communities, particularly in regions affecte...

US determines members of Sudan's RSF committed genocide, imposes sanctions on leader Hemedti
Reuters  |  Jan 09, 2025

Sudan's army and RSF have been fighting for almost two years, creating a humanitarian crisis in which UN agencies struggle to deliver relief.

Israeli army has killed more journalists than any other military force in a single year
Gelle Dheere  |  Dec 27, 2024

On December 26, five journalists from Al-Quds Today TV were killed when an Israeli airstrike struck their broadcasting van while they were covering ev...

The moral bankruptcy of the West
John Mearsheimer  |  Dec 27, 2024

Almost all of the many human rights advocates in those countries, and the West more generally, have stayed silent while Israel executed its genocide.

How Rwanda's capital Kigali became Africa's cleanest city
DW News  |  Dec 14, 2024

Unlike Kigali, many cities on the continent grapple with waste management challenges.

French court convicts writer, publisher for denying Rwandan Genocide
Amina Wako  |  Dec 11, 2024

The court ordered them to pay nearly $15,000 in fines and an additional $11,000 in damages to the three human rights organisations that brought the ca...

Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza
Reuters  |  Nov 17, 2024

Francis has not previously described the situation in Gaza as a genocide in public. But last year he was at the centre of a messy dispute after a meet...

UN Adviser on Genocide Prevention welcomes verdict against ex-Rwandan doctor Eugène Rwamucyo
Amina Wako  |  Nov 06, 2024

The conviction of Rwamucyo is particularly significant as it highlights a broader concern: despite numerous indictments and international arrest warra...

Rwanda's Museum for Campaign Against Genocide preserves legacy of resilience
Amina Wako  |  Nov 05, 2024

The museum stands as a warning to future generations about the perils of hatred and the importance of vigilance against such atrocities.

From destruction to thriving wildlife sanctuary: Rebirth of Rwanda's Akagera National Park
Amina Wako  |  Nov 02, 2024

The transformation of Akagera National Park speaks to the power of collective action, strategic partnerships, and innovative conservation.

Palestinians in Khan Younis hold Eid ul-Adha prayers
Reuters  |  Jun 16, 2024

People sat on prayer mats that they placed among the rubble of surrounding destroyed buildings, while few children wore the traditional jalabiya on th...

OPINION: African media mustn’t allow Western media to dictate, distort African narratives
Joseph Rwagatare  |  Jun 13, 2024

Why is it that it is Western journalists and their media houses that decided to “investigate” an African country that by any measure is doing well?

Spain announces it will join South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Reuters  |  Jun 06, 2024

Spain follows Ireland, which also announced it would intervene in the case.

Algeria proposes UN action to 'stop killing in Rafah'
Reuters  |  May 29, 2024

It also cites a ruling by the International Court of Justice last week that ordered Israel to immediately halt its military assault on Rafah, in a lan...

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