Former Rwandan allies arrest Tutsi leader Nkunda - 23 Jan 09
  • 12 years ago
Rwanda and Congo have announced the arrest in Rwandan territory of Laurent Nkunda, the Congolese Tutsi rebel leader, during a joint military operation on the Great Lakes border.

Nkunda has led a Tutsi rebellion in eastern Democratic
Republic of Congo since 2004 and is wanted for war crimes.

He now faces possible extradition back to the DRC to face those charges.
Yvonne Ndege reports.
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