Investigation

At the heart of the crime scene tampering on April 6, 1994, and a French mercenary operation during the Tutsi genocide: Edouard Kanyamikenke lives in France

At the heart of the crime scene tampering on April 6, 1994, and a French mercenary operation during the Tutsi genocide: Edouard Kanyamikenke lives in France

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.

In exile, former Rwandan presidential family members remains more influential than they would like to appear

In exile, former Rwandan presidential family members remains more influential than they would like to appear

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.

Former Rwandan presidential family’s shadow over Congolese conflict

Former Rwandan presidential family’s shadow over Congolese conflict

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.

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