Uganda has sent security troops to its north-west region where tensions are on the rise following deadly attacks on refugees by local people.

More than 10 South Sudanese refugees were killed, some of which were women and children, during clashes in the Madi-Okollo district last week. Additionally, 15 homes have been set aflame and another 26 have been looted and vandalized. This violence is in response to an alleged attack of a young Ugandan cattle herder. Locals have blamed refugees for the attack.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame denies that Paul Rusesabagina, the inspiration for the Hollywood film, Hotel Rwanda, was kidnapped and brought into Rwandan custody. His family accuse the Rwandan government of “kidnapping” him during a visit to Dubai. Currently, he is accused of supporting rebel violence in Rwanda, terrorism, arson, kidnap, and the murders of unarmed civilians.

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced the country is ready to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) so those accused of war crimes in Darfur appear before the tribunal, a list that includes deposed President Omar al-Bashir.

Al-Bashir, who has been in prison in Khartoum since he was toppled after mass protests last year, is wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur in a conflict that killed around 300,000 people beginning in 2003.

Rwanda has issued an international arrest warrant for former Rwandan spy chief, Aloys Ntiwiragabo, who is under investigation in France over his role in the African country’s 1994 genocide.

French investigative news site Mediapart tracked down Ntiwiragabo, who had been identified by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda as one of the architects of the genocide.

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