Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Harare denies sheltering Rwandan genocide fugitive

Harare

After the United Nations reported fugitive Rwandan genocide suspect Protais Mpiranya died in Zimbabwe in 2006, Zimbabwe denied harboring him on Sunday. Wanted for his role in the 1994 genocide, Mpiranya, presidential guard commander at the time of the massacres, died in Zimbabwe where he fled years earlier, following pulmonary tuberculosis, UN prosecutors said. He … Read more

Death of Rwanda genocide fugitive ‘loss to justice’: survivors

Harare

The death of the last major fugitive wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide was a “loss of justice,” according to the leading support group for genocide survivors. The United Nations on Thursday announced that Protais Mpiranya, who commanded a feared unit accused of targeted assassinations during the 100-day massacre in Rwanda, had … Read more