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Fatou Bensouda was sworn in as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday, making her not only the first African, but also the first woman, to lead the United Nations-backed tribunal.

?Life,? the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard said, ?must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards.?

This Friday marks the debut of the controversial documentary U.N. ME. The film investigates the hidden practices of the United Nations and argues that the 60-year-old organization isn't living up to its principles.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for African rebel leaders Bosco Ntaganda and Sylvestre Mudacumura, who are allegedly responsible for crimes against humanity in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This weekend marked the 18th anniversary of the beginning of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, when 800,000 men, women and children were murdered.

Though a few films have shed light on the 1994 Rwandan genocide, none have captured the bitter massacre as Kinyarwanda does. It's a innovative portrait of six people immersed in the horrific conflict.

Viktor Bout, a Russian national known as the Merchant of Death for his far reaching arms deals across the world will learn how long he will be in prison on Thursday. His defense attorneys have asked the judge to set him free while United States prosecutor said he should be locked up for the rest of his life.

U.S Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton will join a whole host of inspiring women including Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie and Leymah Gbowee at the third annual Women in the World Summit, which kicks off Women's Day on Thursday.

According to various media reports, the carnage continues in Homs.

The technology sector is slowly growing in Kenya, but this weekend a misplaced anchor near the port of Mombasa has damaged high-speed connectivity in East Africa.

African Union Chairman Thomas Boni Yayi will visit some of the continent's conflict areas -- including Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, and Libya -- for direct talks, an aide said on Saturday.

Leon Mugesera was deported from Canada on Tuesday and will soon being trial for war crimes in his native Rwanda.

Hutu rebels from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda are murdering civilians in the eastern Congo.

It is not clear who is the principal suspect in the latest incident.

Hollywood movie producers are honoring Angelina Jolie's Bosnia war film In the Land of Blood and Honey with a special award for its portrayal of social issues.

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and the government of Rwanda announced a partnership at a Monday press conference in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. Under the agreement, Visa will help the government extend access to financial services to local and international consumers throughout the country.

Charles Ingabire was killed in a bar in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, but few details of the murder have yet emerged.

Student filmmakers hoping to graduate into the movie industry have a new opportunity, courtesy of online distribution platform SeeFlik.

Dance therapy, a field expected to grow 15 percent by 2018, uses the body's movement as a door to mental and physical health.

The GAVI international immunizations group has agreed to fund the roll-out of vaccines against cervical cancer in developing countries, offering protection against a disease that kills one woman every two minutes.

Tanzania has arrested 20 suspected army deserters from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after they illegally entered the western port town of Kigoma, the Tanzanian army said on Tuesday.