The accused, Paul Rusesabagina

Family fears injustice as trial of 'Hotel Rwanda hero' restarts

Politics Feb 17
Paul Rusesabagina has faced down murderous militias and been feted in Hollywood. On Wednesday, the former hotelier, depicted as a hero in a movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, will defend himself against charges of terrorism in a Kigali courtroom.
Children of former President Rawlings, Zanetor, Yaa Asantewaa, Amina and Kimathi during the funeral
How Rawlings’s family ‘cleared’ reports of other children during his funeral
Politics Jan 28
In the lead up to the final funeral rites of Ghana’s first President of the Fourth Republic, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, there were reports of the former leader bearing children with other women outside his marriage with Nana Konadu.
Haitham was taken by force by an armed group at the end of 2019
Libyan family searches for missing son, a year on
Life Style Nov 16
A year ago, Mohammed al-Magri’s son disappeared when fighting intensified in Tripoli, Libya.
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Why some Nigerian families lock up children and the mentally ill
Life Style Oct 05
A spate of cases in which people have been rescued after being locked up for many years by their families has shocked Nigerians, and shone a spotlight on both parental neglect and the lack of mental health provision.
His daughter says the family has not been able to speak to him yet
Family believes Hotel Rwanda film hero was kidnapped
Life Style Sep 01
The daughter of Hotel Rwanda film hero Paul Rusesabagina, who was arrested on terror charges, has said the family hasn't heard from him.
The rescued man has been admitted to hospital
Nigerian 'locked up by family for 30 years' rescued
Life Style Aug 21
Police in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have rescued a 55-year-old man who was locked up by his family for 30 years because he was apparently mentally ill, human rights activist Sani Shuaibu has told the BBC.