Westgate hero Stephen Lelei leaves behind controversial legacy

France arrests fugitive Rwandan genocide 'financier'

Felicien Kabuga, once one of Rwanda's richest men, was living under a false identity in the Paris suburbs, the public prosecutor's office and police said in a joint

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Fugitive Félicien Kabuga arrested

Felicien Kabuga, once one of Rwanda's richest men, was living under a false identity in the Paris suburbs, the public prosecutor's office and police said in a joint

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Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmad al- (1944 - )

OmarHassan Ahmad al-Bashir (or Umar Hassan Ahmad el-Bashir) became president ofSudan in 1993 but first gained military power in 1989 during an Islamist-backedcoup. He was born in the northern Sudan village of Hosh Bonnaga in

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South Africa court cancels Zuma's arrest warrant in 1999 bribery case

A corruption trial involving South African former president Jacob Zuma, is due to resume this

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2 police officers charged over allegedly robbing fellow cop and his wife at gunpoint

Two police officers stationed in Limpopo, who are accused of robbing another police officer and his wife at gunpoint, were arrested on

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Africa's Court of Human Rights On the Brink of Collapse

"Individuals and NGOs are currently the only ones bringing cases to the African humans rights court," former deputy chairman of the ACHPR, Fatsah Ouguergouz, told

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LSK cancels senior counsel honour for Kalonzo, Karua

The drastic decision by the new LSK council comes almost a year after the Committee on Senior Counsel chaired by Supreme Court judge Justice Mohamed Ibrahim completed the process of identifying the

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Shooting of Jordan Davis

The shooting of Jordan Davis occurred on Friday, November 23, 2012, at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida, United States by Michael David Dunn, a 47-year-old software developer, following an argument over the loud music played by Davis and/or his three friends. Jordan Russell Davis was

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Kabuga likely to be tried in Tanzania

Felicien Kabuga, 84, one of the last key fugitives wanted over the genocide, was arrested at his home outside Paris on Saturday after living for years under a false

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Rwanda's Most-Wanted Genocide Suspect Felicien Kabuga Arrested in France

He was wanted for alleged crimes during the Rwandan

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Nigeria: International Criminal Court Hits Back At U.S. for Sanctions 'Threats'

The International Criminal Court (ICC) hit back at the United States this week for imposing financial and travel sanctions on court

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Burkina Faso must probe death of terror detainees - rights group

A Human Rights group, CISC, is calling on authorities in Burkina Faso to explain the death in detention of alleged terrorism

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A second-degree knee!

Last Monday, on Memorial Day, at 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis, four White police officers murdered George Floyd, a Black

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Former Missouri officer charged after hitting man with SUV

Former Florissant, MO police officer, Joshua Smith, has been charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and fourth-degree assault after hitting a man with his police

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Rwanda: After 26 Years On the Run - What to Expect When Kabuga Faces Justice

Mr Kabuga, 84, was initially indicted by the Arusha-based United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in

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Rwanda: Kabuga Lawyers Fighting Extradition

The court on Thursday May 21, decided to delay until next week the hearing on whether to hand Kabuga to the UN's International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals based at The

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5 Rappers Who Have Actually Killed People

Famous people of all stripes have knowingly or unknowingly killed other people at some point in their life. Don King stomped another man to death. Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge, leaving his passenger dead. J.R. Smith, Laura Bush and Brandy have all been involved in fatal car

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Newswire : The killing of George Floyd sparks continued protests, outrage across the nation

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Minneapolis Police Department Officer Derek Chauvin relaxed as he was suffocating George

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Snoop Dogg Thought His Criminal Record Kept Him from Voting But Learned He Was Wrong

“I ain’t never voted a day in my life, but this year I think I’ma get out and vote because I can’t stand to see this punk in office one more year,” said Snoop about Trump around the 11:50 mark of the June

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Egypt: No Pretense of Judicial Review for Hundreds

They said that Supreme State Security prosecutors and criminal court judges have renewed detentions, including for scores of their clients, without transporting detainees to hearings or giving lawyers the opportunity to enter

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Source: allAfrica.com

Texas Southern Parts with Coach McKinney - Forward Times

Texas Southern University is parting ways with head football coach Clarence McKinney. This move comes… The post Texas Southern Parts with Coach McKinney appeared first on Forward Times.

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Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was the son of Michael Johnson, a bookseller, and his wife, Sarah. From childhood he suffered from a number of physical afflictions. By his own account, he was born “almost dead,” and he early contracted scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands). Because of

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3 ex-Sudanese ministers test positive for coronavirus in jail

At least three jailed senior members of the toppled regime of former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir have the coronavirus, the country’s public prosecution service said on

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Rwanda: How Money, Petty Politicking Protected Félicien Kabuga From Justice for 26 Years

It was largely on the basis of this relationship that Kabuga, a wealthy businessman and member of Habyarimana's political inner circle, became among the most protected individuals in Kenya, regardless of his fugitive

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Rwanda: Senior Govt Officials Pinned in Multi-Billion Public Tender

A prosecutor said that the purchase of the building was in 2018 entrusted in Rwankunda, in his capacity as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Infrastructure and the building was meant to house different government

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Frank Dukes, Influential Leader of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 92 | BlackPressUSA

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times The Rev. Frank Dukes, an influential Birmingham Civil Rights Movement leader and President of Miles College's trailblazing student body in the early 1960's, has died. He was 92. Mr. Dukes, who passed on Saturday morning, would have turned 93 in fifteen

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Man Who Drove Vehicle Into Virginia Protest Crowd Is KKK Leader, Prosecutor Says

Source: Henrico County Jail / Henrico County Jail

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Iran asks Interpol to help arrest Trump

Iran said Monday it has called for Interpol to help arrest President Donald Trump and 35 other US officials for the January killing of its top general in an American drone

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Benjamin Crump says first degree murder charge still possible in George Floyd case

Today Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump who is representing the family of George Floyd was a guest on SiriusXM’s “The Joe Madison Show” and told Madison he believes a first-degree murder charge is still possible based on newly discovered evidence in the killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis

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Bill Cosby Granted Appeal in Pennsylvania Sex Assault Case

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme

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