In a startling and unprecedented move, the Congolese warlord asked to be transferred to the International Criminal Court to face war crimes charges. Africa,Bosco Ntaganda,Democratic Republic of Congo,International Criminal Court,Joseph Kabila,Rwanda,Sultani Makenga,Lora Moftah
The Hague court said Yvonne Basebya led meetings in the Rwandan capital of a radical Hutu party and sang a song that called for the murder of all Tutsis.
The Congo’s conflict has international implications sometimes obscured by the regional narrative.
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Rwanda and Uganda may have supported Congolese rebel fighters to cement regional influence and ensure access to mineral resources.
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