genocide

An armed man walks on a path near the village of Nialdhiu, South Sudan

Online fake news and hate speech are fueling tribal 'genocide' in South Sudan

Internet researchers have tracked much of the hate speech back to members of the South Sudanese diaspora in the United States, Canada, UK, Kenya and Uganda, who are apparently inciting violence against people back home.

Online fake news and hate speech are fueling tribal 'genocide' in South Sudan
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, and Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza speak to the press in Gitega, Burundi.

US Ambassador Samantha Power: 'The match could be laid' to ignite Burundi conflict

US Ambassador Samantha Power: 'The match could be laid' to ignite Burundi conflict
Vitomir Spiric in his home in Phoenix.

A Bosnian Serb in Phoenix says he's been labeled a war criminal without ever being tried or convicted

A Bosnian Serb in Phoenix says he's been labeled a war criminal without ever being tried or convicted
Survivors of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, which had been taken over by the Allied 21st Army Group. April 15th, 1945.

A recently completed Bergen-Belsen documentary shows the Nazis' paths to persecution

A recently completed Bergen-Belsen documentary shows the Nazis' paths to persecution
Casimir Bizimungu, Rwanda’s Minister of Health, has been living in a safe house in Arusha, Tanzania since his acquittal by an international tribunal there of charges related to the 1994 genocide in neighboring Rwanda. He has no passport, his family has re

Acquitted of genocide, a handful of Rwandans live a life in limbo

Acquitted of genocide, a handful of Rwandans live a life in limbo

Samantha Power has an uneven record on trying to stop genocide around the world

Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the United Nations, has written extensively on how the US should respond to humanitarian atrocities. She's had some success putting that into practice in the Central African Republic — but not so much in Syria.

Samantha Power has an uneven record on trying to stop genocide around the world
A Rwandan woman carries an umbrella for shade north of the capital Kigali.

Who's to blame when Rwanda's exiled spy chief is found dead in South Africa?

Rwanda's exiled former spy chief has turned up dead in a South African hotel room with signs of strangulation. New Yorker staff writer Philip Gourevitch says political feuds within the Rwandan government have a long history of spilling across the country's borders.

Who's to blame when Rwanda's exiled spy chief is found dead in South Africa?
Central African Republic

UN peacekeepers are heading into the Central African Republic

The UN will send a force of French and African troops to try to prevent the deepening violence in the Central African Republic. They will be heading into utter chaos.

UN peacekeepers are heading into the Central African Republic
An ex-Seleka soldier stands guard in Bossangoa, Central African Republic.

France reasserts itself in Africa, with fresh troops to a troubled Central African Republic

France is sending 1,000 troops to the Central African Republic on a peacekeeping mission to help avoid a genocide. New Yorker staff writer Philip Gourevitch says it's part of a broad effort to re-establish its sphere of influence and reputation in Africa.

France reasserts itself in Africa, with fresh troops to a troubled Central African Republic
Murambi Technical School, where many victims were killed, is now a genocide museum.

Part I: Rwanda genocide memorial

Nearly 13 years have passed since the genocide in Rwanda. Changes are sweeping the African country. Makeshift courts are trying thousands of suspected killers for the crimes of 1994. President Paul Kagame is pushing an ambitious reform agenda and signs of development are everywhere. But even as Rwanda moves on, it does not want to forget. So, it's also a country of powerful, haunting memorials.

Part I: Rwanda genocide memorial