Three Rwandans convicted of genocide have enraged the country’s citizens and government alike by approaching the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals to request that they be released. Jennifer Trahan explains who the prisoners are and how the process may unfold.
And, staying in Rwanda, Jonathan Beloff explores why the country is campaigning to take the lead at the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, the world’s largest bloc of French-speaking nations. It seems a strange move given the Rwandan government’s antipathy towards France and the French language.
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Jennifer Trahan, New York University
The Rwanda Tribunal convicted people for indescribably horrific crimes and some are asking for early release.
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Jonathan R. Beloff, SOAS, University of London
After the 1994 genocide, Rwanda pivoted towards the Anglophone world. But not entirely.
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Business + Economy
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Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa's official opposition, the Democratic Alliance needs to face its racial dilemmas.
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Education
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Rafael Mitchell, University of Cambridge; Pauline Rose, University of Cambridge; Samuel Asare, University of Cambridge
An easily accessible database that consolidates studies by researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa aims to raise its visibility and impact.
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Environment + Energy
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Ross Harvey, South African Institute of International Affairs
Captive breeding takes place in South Africa and no other country is permitted to export lion bones.
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From our international editions
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Jonas Gamso, Arizona State University
Pollution is killing people in the developing world at an alarming rate. While there are many reasons for this, one looms large: China.
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Richard Youngs, University of Warwick
The transatlantic relationship can no longer be an engine of global democracy thanks to Donald Trump. So the EU must rethink its partnerships with other democratic powers.
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Samuel Virtue, University of Cambridge
New mouse study suggests that a heavy meal may be a better test than the glucose tolerance test.
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Jessica Eise, Purdue University; Natalie White, Purdue University
Colombia's coffee industry is at risk due to unpredictable seasons, floods, landslides, droughts and pests. Farmers say they want to learn to adapt to these environmental changes but don't know how.
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