An international court has accused Omar Hassan al-Bashir of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur, where at least 300,000 were killed.
Germany Recognizes Mass Killings in Colonial Namibia as Genocide
The German government agreed after years of negotiations with Namibia to recognize the killings of Herero and Nama. It said it would ask for forgiveness and establish a fund of more than 1 billion euros.
Namibian schoolgirls in 2017 near a memorial in Windhoek that honors the Herero and Nama people whom German forces killed in the early 20th century.Credit.Gianluigi Guercia/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
May 28, 2021Updated 5:37 a.m. ET
BERLIN Germany is formally recognizing as genocide the killing of tens of thousands of people from two ethnic groups in what is now Namibia in the early 20th century, the foreign ministry said on Friday, a major acknowledgment of colonial-era crimes.
A Palestinian rocket from Gaza strikes an Israeli apartment building, killing a resident. A Palestinian work crew from the West Bank cleans up the mess.
Macron Arrives in Rwanda to Turn âNew Pageâ in Relations
The two-day visit by Emmanuel Macron is the first by a French president to the central African country in 11 years and extends efforts to recognize Franceâs role in the 1994 genocide.
President Emmanuel Macron of France visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda on Thursday. âFrance has a role, a history and a political responsibilityâ in the African country, he said.Credit.Ludovic Marin/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images
May 27, 2021Updated 7:43 a.m. ET
NAIROBI, Kenya â President Emmanuel Macron of France arrived in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, on Thursday, in a symbolism-laden trip aimed at resetting relations after almost three decades of recriminations over his countryâs role in the 1994 genocide.