The belief in the false hypothesis of the existence of a "Hamitic" people lies at the heart of the reactionary and racist ideologies that have caused so much bloodshed in East Africa. In this exclusive interview, French historian Jean-Pierre Chrétien explains the...
In this second exclusive interview with African Facts, historian Jean-Pierre Chrétien discusses the political and social organisation of the Great Lakes region’s kingdoms prior to colonisation.
First episode in a series of exclusive interviews between African Facts and the French historian Jean-Pierre Chrétien. He recounts his early days in the region and the beginnings of his research.
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...
While the mayor and bishop of Orléans refused to bury Protais Zigiranyirazo, who is suspected of masterminding the wheeler-dealer circle that promoted the genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda, and while two investigating judges are attempting to clear former first lady Agathe Kanziga, who is also suspected of belonging to this circle, African Facts investigated the survival of this network.
While the role and importance of Rwandan génocidaires and their ideas in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are increasingly being relativised and downplayed, African Facts reveals the links between Rwanda’s former presidential family and various armed actors, including the FDLR, the FLN, and a Congolese general who coordinates the Wazalendo militias.
Sur le continent africain, de nombreux conflits sont aujourd’hui mal compris en raison du manque, voire parfois de l’absence de sources d’informations indépendantes, factuelles et facilement accessibles. Cette carence informationnelle constitue à nos yeux un vide inquiétant et dangereux qui permet aux narrations fallacieuses, aux chiffres fantaisistes, aux fausses nouvelles et aux discours de haine de prospérer. C’est ce vide propice à la désinformation qu’African Facts se donne pour mission de combler.
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