Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, a wanted militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, turned himself in to UN peacekeeping forces after six years on the run. He will be transferred to DRC authorities to stand trial for crimes against humanity. Sheka is a former commander of the Mai-Mai, a paramilitary network established by the DRC government to fight Rwanda's proxy forces in the 1990s.
Armed groups continue to commit war crimes with impunity in the Central African Republic, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch, calling for international efforts to bring perpetrators to justice.
With armed factions proliferating across the Central African Republic, a cycle of revenge attacks is continuing despite recent peace accords by the principal actors.
Seven army officers have been arrested and charged with war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo following a video-recorded massacre that went viral on social media.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warns that arbitrary killings and other grave rights abuses continue to plague the Central African Republic amid multi-factional fighting.
Security forces in Uganda arrested the traditional king of Rwenzururu amid claims he was harboring militants seeking independence for the semi-autonomous region.
The International Criminal Court declared unanimously that Congolese ex-military leader Jean-Pierre Bemba is guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Amnesty International reports that satellite images show five possible mass graves in Burundi, which may be connected to December's massacre of protesters.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda formally closed after issuing 45 judgments, with 61 sentenced to terms of up to life imprisonment for involvement in the 1994 genocide.
Rwandans approved a referendum potentially allowing President Paul Kagame to stay in power for another 17 years—drawing protests from the US State Department.
The trial of former Congolese rebel leader Bosco "Terminator" Ntaganda began at The Hague—the first defendant to surrender to the International Criminal Court.
Burundi human rights activist Pierre Claver Mbonimpa was wounded in an assassination attempt a day after the slaying of the divided the country's feared security chief.
