France blocks Rwanda extraditions

A Dutch court on Friday blocked the extradition of two Rwandan men accused of involvement in the central African country’s 1994 genocide, court papers and media reports said.

East African Legislative Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda, December 7, 2015:  The 6th Inter-Parliamentary Games have commenced in Kigali, Rwanda with tug-of-war and athletic disciplines taking off to a competitive start.
In athletics, Senator Isaac Melly of Kenya made a dash to the line in 11.67 seconds to win the 100 metres race with compatriot, Hon David Ochieng coming in second thirty seconds later.   Former Boston Marathon Champion, Hon Wesley Korir comfortably won the 800 meters race on 2...

The French government pulls out of 20th anniversary commemorations for the Rwandan genocide after comments by President Paul Kagame.

Former Rwandan intelligence chief Pascal Simbikangwa goes on trial on charges related to the 1994 Rwandan genocide in a landmark case in Paris.

>France has charged a Rwandan genocide suspect and is holding him without bail after a diplomatic row with Kigali during ceremonies to mark the 20th anniversary of the massacres.

France declassifies documents related to the 1994 Rwandan genocide which claimed at least 800,000 lives, the French president's office says.

A French court jails former Rwandan spy chief Pascal Simbikangwa for 25 years for complicity in the 1994 genocide.

Businessman Félicien Kabuga is alleged to have financed the groups that carried out the Rwandan genocide.

The UN refugee agency in Liberia expresses concern over the alleged "forced extradition" of Ivorian refugees suspected by Ivory Coast of being mercenaries.