Colonel Aloys Ntiwiragabo was found in 2020 near Orléans in France after evading international justice for 26 years. He is the main architect of the denial of the Tutsi genocide. He was particularly involved in manipulating the French justice system in relation to the attack on 6 April 1994. Episode two.
Colonel Aloys Ntiwiragabo was found near Orléans in 2020, having evaded international justice for 26 years. He was not in Rwanda when the president's plane was shot down on 6 April 1994. However, he and his subordinates were involved in every aspect of the plot. First...
In North Kivu and Ituri, the Congolese intelligence services, army and Wazalendo militias have been carrying out raids on Maasai itinerant vendors. One vendor was burned alive in public on 2 September.
The investigating chamber met on Wednesday 28 January 2026 to examine the appeal lodged by the public prosecutor’s office and the civil parties against the order dismissing the case issued on 20 August 2025 in the Agathe Kanziga Habyarimana affair. She has already publicly claimed that she has been “declared innocent”. What is the reality?
On 10 September 2025, Wazalendo militiamen gave the Tutsi 10 days to leave Uvira or face death. African Facts looks back at the two weeks of extreme tension and clashes between the militias and the Kinshasa authorities that preceded this ultimatum, and assesses the current situation in South Kivu’s second largest town.
In two reports published last Wednesday, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch both accused the M23 rebels of committing war crimes. An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was held on Friday. African Facts revisits these accusations and their reliability.
Armel Niyongere, a Burundian lawyer and human rights defender, looks back on ten years of legal battles. While the domestic situation in Burundi is causing growing concern due to an unprecedented crackdown on civic space, unlimited repression, and a considerable...
This cannot be stated with certainty at this stage, according to Armel Niyongere, a Burundian lawyer and human rights defender, outlining the racist nature of Burundi’s current regime and its implications. He warns of worrying signs in the country.
Historian Jean-Pierre Chrétien reflects on Burundi’s early years of independence, up to the 1972 crime during which tens of thousands of people were killed.
Since November 2021, war has been raging across the two provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu. It pits the Congolese state and a coalition of armed groups against the March 23 Movement (M23), which is backed by Rwanda and Uganda. African Facts investigates this conflict, its deep-rooted causes stretching back several decades, and its current stakes. Here you will find our main articles on the subject.
Between April and June 1994, one million Tutsis were exterminated in Rwanda. Some of their killers now live in France, Belgium and other European countries, where they have formed new networks. However, only a handful of them are being prosecuted or investigated. African Facts aims to contribute to the fight against impunity and oblivion. You can find all our articles on the subject here.
Many conflicts on the African continent are poorly understood today due to a lack of independent, factual and easily accessible sources of information. In our view, this information gap is a worrying and dangerous vacuum that allows misleading narratives, fanciful figures, fake news and hate speech to flourish. African Facts has therefore made it its mission to fill this which is conducive misinformation.
African Facts believes that education and training are essential for resolving conflicts and building peace. That is why we offer a series of training courses.
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This former Rwandan officer, who had undergone three years of training with the French special forces, was living discreetly near Troyes. He was the first to arrive at the site of the Rwandan president’s plane crash on 6 April 1994, along with three French soldiers. Amidst the genocide, his unit participated in a dubious operation overseen by a notorious French covert operative.
Colonel Aloys Ntiwiragabo was found in 2020 near Orléans in France after evading international justice for 26 years. He is the main architect of the denial of the Tutsi genocide. He was particularly involved in manipulating the French justice system in relation to the attack on 6 April 1994. Episode two.
Colonel Aloys Ntiwiragabo was found near Orléans in 2020, having evaded international justice for 26 years. He was not in Rwanda when the president's plane was shot down on 6 April 1994. However, he and his subordinates were involved in every aspect of the plot. First...
The investigating chamber met on Wednesday 28 January 2026 to examine the appeal lodged by the public prosecutor’s office and the civil parties against the order dismissing the case issued on 20 August 2025 in the Agathe Kanziga Habyarimana affair. She has already publicly claimed that she has been “declared innocent”. What is the reality?
On 10 September 2025, Wazalendo militiamen gave the Tutsi 10 days to leave Uvira or face death. African Facts looks back at the two weeks of extreme tension and clashes between the militias and the Kinshasa authorities that preceded this ultimatum, and assesses the current situation in South Kivu’s second largest town.
In two reports published last Wednesday, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch both accused the M23 rebels of committing war crimes. An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was held on Friday. African Facts revisits these accusations and their reliability.
This cannot be stated with certainty at this stage, according to Armel Niyongere, a Burundian lawyer and human rights defender, outlining the racist nature of Burundi’s current regime and its implications. He warns of worrying signs in the country.
Historian Jean-Pierre Chrétien reflects on Burundi’s early years of independence, up to the 1972 crime during which tens of thousands of people were killed.
Armel Niyongere, Burundian lawyer and human rights defender, discusses the current situation in Burundi. Episode 2/4 While the domestic situation in Burundi is causing growing concern due to an unprecedented crackdown on civic space, unlimited repression, and a...
Between April and June 1994, one million Tutsis were exterminated in Rwanda. Some of their killers now live in France, Belgium and other European countries, where they have formed new networks. However, only a handful of them are being prosecuted or investigated. African Facts aims to contribute to the fight against impunity and oblivion. You can find all our articles on the subject here.
Many conflicts on the African continent are poorly understood today due to a lack of independent, factual and easily accessible sources of information. In our view, this information gap is a worrying and dangerous vacuum that allows misleading narratives, fanciful figures, fake news and hate speech to flourish. African Facts has therefore made it its mission to fill this which is conducive misinformation.
African Facts believes that education and training are essential for resolving conflicts and building peace. That is why we offer a series of training courses.
Receive our upcoming articles in your inbox and stay informed about developments at African Facts.