The EastAfrican

Author: theeastafrican.co.kePublished on: May 17, 2026Country: Rwanda

Crime & Law

Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga has died in custody at the age of 93. He was arrested in France in 2020 after more than two decades on the run and extradited to The Hague. Kabuga was accused of financing the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands.

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