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Rwanda's Supreme Court dismissed the government’s arguments to throw out a case that seeks to block changing the constitution.

This is not the first time Sweden has charged a Rwandan genocide suspect. Many Rwandans fled their country and sought asylum in the Nordic country.

Bosco Ntaganda, dubbed "The Terminator," spoke publicly for the first time since surrendering in 2013 and said he never attacked civilians.

The killing of Burundian opposition member Pontien Barutwanayo marked the latest in ongoing political violence over President Pierre Nkurunziza's third term in office.

President Obama just commuted the sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders. Do these prisoners’ punishments fit their crimes?

At least 70 people have been killed during demonstrations, while more than 145,000 have fled the East African country.

Many of the foreigners still living in the Chatsworth displacement camp were unwilling or unable to return to their home countries or to their South African communities.

Seven animals are being transferred from South Africa to Rwanda's Akagera National Park.

In 2008, Spain accused Emmanuel Karenzi Karake of ordering revenge killings of Hutus and the murder of three Spanish aid workers.

Spain accused Rwanda's intelligence chief of partaking in reprisal mass murders following the Rwandan genocide.

Human rights groups have condemned the last election cycle and consider the ruling party one of the most repressive regimes in Africa.

Opponents of Burundi's ruling party demanded the envoy step down, accusing him of not focusing on the main cause of the conflict.

The U.S. urged east African states to send high-level representatives to Burundi to reiterate their opposition to President Pierre Nkurunziza seeking a third term and to press for free and fair elections.

Sub-Saharan African economies are on the rise, but the gains aren’t without risks.

Local journalists in Burundi have been forced into hiding after pro-government forces destroyed media outlets and even made personal threats.

Zedi Feruzi had spoken out against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to stand for a third-term in office.

White House adviser Gayle Smith has a long list of credentials, but her nomination to run the USAID and its billion-dollar budget has drawn criticism.

Police deployed tear gas and fired warning shots to dissuade crowds gathered to protest President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term.

Amid ongoing protests in the capital, Kenya urges Burundi President Nkurunziza to hold off on the June 26 vote.

Burundian president, meanwhile, made his first public appearance since last week's coup and warned of a threat posed by Islamist militants.

“Many victims came forward very quickly, looking for medical assistance ... This is not the norm," Doctors Without Borders staff said.