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Remembering the Rwandan genocide 30 years on – how did it happen?

Local media, in particular, were crucial in aiding the mass killings while world media ignored or underplayed them.

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Genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda: how historians reckon with the horror

Rwanda will begin commemorating 30 years on Sunday since the 1994 genocide that left 800,000 people dead, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic minority. For three decades, researchers have been investigating what happened, carefully detailing accounts from the witnesses and survivors of the last mass slaughter of the 20th…

France 24

‘All we think about is how to stay alive’: the horror of daily life for those trapped in Gaza

With more than 33,000 dead and a growing famine, some of the people caught up in the conflict speak about their daily struggles merely to exist• Middle East crisis – live updates

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Gaza War Enters Seventh Month As Truce Negotiators Expected In Cairo

The war between Israel and Hamas entered its seventh month on Sunday as US and other negotiators were expected to join the protagonists in Cairo in a renewed push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal.

International Business Times

Rwanda Commemorates 30 Years Since Genocide

Rwandans will on Sunday mark 30 years since a genocide orchestrated by Hutu extremists tore apart their country, as neighbours turned on each other in one of the bloodiest massacres of the 20th century.

International Business Times

David Cameron warns of Gaza famine as UK sends Royal Navy ship to boost aid effort

Move to join US-led maritime corridor follows international fury at last week’s killing of seven aid workers

The Guardian - UK

Thirty years after genocide, Rwanda's relations with France are slowly mending

France's relationship with Rwanda is gradually improving as French authorities acknowledge the country's responsibility in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which began 30 years ago this week. An estimated 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, died in the violence perpetrated by Hutus – a faction that France had a history of supporting.

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European Allies Criticize Israel Over Gaza Aid Worker Deaths

European leaders criticize Israel for killing aid workers in Gaza, prompting calls for a cease-fire and halting arms sales. Pressure mounts on Europe and t...

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Biden's Patience For Israel Thins - Enough To Change US Policy?

President Joe Biden has stood firmly by Israel amid months of mounting domestic and international outcry over the humanitarian toll in Gaza, but the killing of seven aid workers in an Israeli strike seems to have brought him the closest yet to a breaking point.

International Business Times

First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after months, millions still face acute hunger

The United Nations said Friday it has begun distributing food in Sudan’s restive western Darfur region for the first time in months, following two successful cross-border deliveries in March, but the population still faces widespread hunger unless more help arrives.

France 24

The Guardian view on Biden’s Gaza warning: it is much too late – it must not be too little

Editorial: Israel’s opening of aid routes is welcome and overdue. But much more is needed

The Guardian - UK

Southern Africa faces humanitarian crisis as millions exacerbated with hunger, floods

Tens of millions are grappling with hunger, malnutrition, and water shortages across southern Africa as extreme drought and floods ravage the region. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Somalia's spat with Ethiopia deepens over naval base plans in Somaliland

Somalia has expelled the Ethiopian ambassador, ordered the closure of two Ethiopian consulates and recalled its own ambassador over Addis Ababa's plan to build a naval base in the breakaway region of Somaliland.

Radio France Internationale

What aid routes will Israel open into Gaza and what happens next?

Israel has bowed to US pressure to allow more aid into the strip but questions remain about how quickly it will take effect

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Cuba To Ensure Availability Of Food Rations Following Protests

The president appeared on the mid-day TV newscast and made the announcement. In the address, he noted that his administration has made an "enormous effort" to ensure that the entire 11 million population gets a proper food supply.

The Guardian - UK

Devastating it took aid worker deaths for Israel to change approach, says senior Tory

Alicia Kearns also expresses frustration that Joe Biden only now calling for immediate ceasefire and says UK must suspend arms sales

Radio France Internationale

Macron says France and allies 'could have stopped' the Rwandan genocide

President Emmanuel Macron believes France and its Western and African allies "could have stopped" Rwanda's 1994 genocide, but lacked the will to halt the slaughter of an estimated 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, the presidency has said.

The Guardian - UK

Fears of violence grow as Somalia scraps power-sharing system

State of Puntland refuses to recognise changes to the country’s constitution, which hand greater control to the president

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International Business Times

Israel Approves Opening of Key Gaza Border Crossing Amid Mounting Humanitarian Pressure

Amid escalating pressure for increased humanitarian aid access to Gaza, Israel's Cabinet has approved the opening of the Erez border crossing in northern Gaza.

France 24

Israel fires two military officers over 'mistakes' in strikes on WCK aid workers

The Israeli military on Friday dismissed two officers and formally reprimanded senior commanders after an inquiry into the killing of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza found serious errors and breaches of procedure. In its response, WCK demanded an independent investigation, saying the Israeli military "cannot credibly"…

International Business Times

Biden Warns Netanyahu US Support Depends On Gaza Civilian Protection

President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday that US policy on Israel depends on the protection of civilians in Gaza, in his strongest hint yet of possible conditions to Washington's military aid.

International Business Times

Almost Impossible To Deliver Aid In Gaza, Say Top Charities

Major international aid groups warned Thursday it was now almost impossible to work in Gaza, as one accused countries supplying arms to Israel of being complicit in what "amounts to genocide".

The Guardian - AU

Heavy rain continues in NSW; SA police head to Alice Springs for backup – as it happened

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France and allies 'could have stopped' 1994 Rwanda genocide, Macron says

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France and its allies could have stopped the 1994 Rwanda genocide but lacked the will to do so, a strong declaration ahead of the African country's 30th anniversary of the slaughter that left over 800,000 people dead.

International Business Times

Somalia Expels Ethiopia Ambassador Over 'Interference'

Somalia on Thursday ordered the expulsion of Ethiopia's ambassador and said it was recalling its own envoy to Addis Ababa, accusing its neighbour of "bluntly interfering" in its internal affairs.

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