For as long as i can remember, ive wanted to go back home. Home to the place where i was born. A home i hadnt seen in 30 years. Its also 30 years since the genocide, which killed about 800,000 people. I was one of the lucky ones. My family and i got away, but many didnt. Now im returning to my home country to trace back my escape route when i was just 12 years old. Theres no sound that fills me with so much joy as the sound of children in a classroom. As i am reunited with my family, i also want to uncover the countrys journey to healing and reconciliation. This is one of the groups that carsa has, made by Genocide Survivors and the genocide former perpetrators. And ill be hearing from those who had a role in the killings and their survivors. Translation to me, he was not only a murderer, but a monster. Beeps. Im Victoria Uwonkunda and im a reporterfor the bbc. Hello and welcome to newsday, here on the Bbc World Service with Victoria Uwonkunda. I was born in rwanda, but ive lived most
Victim to an Armed Robbery and suffered a health scare but finally the end is in sight. Russell should cross the finish line in tunisia this afternoon, and our reporter ellie price has been looking back at his journey. Lets go day three day four day six his nickname on social media is hardest geezer. Day 349 of running the entire length of africa. After more than 350 days, 10,000 miles and 19 million steps, hes probably earned it. Hes run through deserts, rainforests, savannahs, mountains, jungle and 16 countries, and hes raised well over £500,000 for the Running Charity and sandblast, posting updates on his progress on social media. 0riginally, hed planned a mere 9,000 mile trip, but complications with visas, health scares, geopolitical issues and even an Armed Robbery meant the 26 year old was forced to extend the challenge. But hes taken it all in his stride. I was absolutely bricking it, to be totally honest. Everything goes through your head in those moments. And i was. I was pre
Day. By the end of the day, after hamas gunmen breached israeli defences, many israelis have been killed and many more taken hostage. It sparked the most grievous council war. The United Nations says the territory is on the brink of famine. In this programme we will speak to the Executive Director of the World Food Programme to look at new measures. Lets look at some of the latest of elements here in israel. Last night, Tens Of Thousands of israelis covered in the city of tel aviv, as well as others across israel, to magic the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do much more to bring the hostages home. Many calls on him to resign. The protest took place in the wake of grim news that the party of another hostage, 47 year old elad katzir, had been recovered in a Military Operation from gaza. He had been seized here in Southern Israel on october the 7th, along with his father abraham, who was killed on that day, and his mother hannah, who was later released in november during a h
He joined us earlier from the city of denver. I was at my first Music Festival, i was not expecting it to end with us driving by gun men and over corpses. When. What was the moment when you realised it was no longer a Music Festival . After the rockets began at 6 30, and they did not stop. I was worried that it was notjust rockets, and they went on for a while. The rockets began at 6 30. And we actually physically got to our car at about 7 51am, over one hour later, and the rockets had not stopped. And at that point i was growing increasingly more anxious and concerned about the situation. Behind me, as i am speaking to you, i am at the site of the festival. There is now a sea of israeli flags and photographs of those who died here on that day. They may include some of your friends. Would you like to tell us about the people who were with you on that day who did not escape . So i was with a group of eight others, total. Myself, my cousin, mordecai, his now fiancee, tamara, and several
The legal advice, that the government had been given on whether israel was acting within international law, and of course that will have an impact on uk arms sales to israel, which have become a very, very live political issue here in the uk. So the deputy Prime Minister, as you say, 0liver Dowden, interviewed on sunday with Laura Kuenssberg here on the bbcjust a short while ago. Here is what he had to say. Have specific concerns about different areas of israels conduct. We are raising those concerns with israel. By the way, it is so important to remember this, we have gone from the horrors of six months ago to Holding Israel to extraordinary high standards. It is right that we do so and it is right that we raise these concerns where we say, look, what will you are doing in respect of not getting aid in, or what you are doing in respect of your targeting raises concerns for us, and we need you to engage with. Now, some mps in the House Of Commons in westminster calling for arms sales t