Businessman and Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) President Shema Fabrice Ngoga has paid $600,000 owed in a case involving two bounced cheques after reaching a plea agreement with the prosecution.

The United Kingdom has brought its first-ever charges relating to the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, with 65-year-old Vincent Bajinya facing prosecution over crimes committed during the 1994 genocide.

The trial of Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza and her co-accused over allegations linked to a plot to overthrow the Rwandan government resumed at the High Court in Kigali on September 21, 2026.

The High Court in Kigali on Friday, September 18, began hearing the case against Victoire Ingabire and 10 co-defendants accused of offences linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Court of Cassation has sentenced former Justice Minister Constant Mutamba to 10 years of forced labour after finding him guilty in a case involving the embezzlement of more than $20 million from a fund set up to compensate victims of Uganda’s activities in the DRC.

Businessman and Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) president Shema Fabrice has reached an agreement with the Prosecution over a case in which he faces two charges.

The High Court in Kigali has fined Ingabire Victoire, founder of the unregistered opposition DALFA-Umurinzi party, Rwf500,000 for what the court found to be an attempt to delay proceedings in a case in which she faces seven charges.

South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol was indicted on charges of violating the anti-graft law, following additional investigations into a luxury bag scandal involving his wife, according to Yonhap news agency on Thursday.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's new mail voting restrictions, less than two months before the November midterm elections.

Rwandan courts have handed down community service sentences in 4,474 cases since 2018, with offenders either serving them from home or at designated facilities.

South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol was acquitted of abusing his presidential power to harbor a criminal suspect, according to Yonhap news agency on Friday.

France’s Court of Cassation has confirmed the dismissal of a case against French soldiers accused of failing to protect Tutsi civilians during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

Businessman and Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) President Shema Ngoga Fabrice has appealed a decision by the Nyarugenge Primary Court ordering his provisional detention for 30 days.

The backlog of court cases that had remained pending for one year or more declined by 25.1% during the 2025/26 judicial year, Supreme Court President Domitilla Mukantaganzwa has said.

The Nyarugenge Primary Court has remanded businessman and Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) President Shema Fabrice in custody for 30 days pending further investigation into charges of issuing bounced cheques and obtaining another person’s property through fraud.

Prosecutors have accused businessman and Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) President Shema Fabrice of issuing two cheques totalling $600,000 (about Rwf 883.5 million) without sufficient funds.

Banyamulenge representatives turned to the International Criminal Court (ICC) after years of attempts to seek justice through the Democratic Republic of Congo’s judicial system failed to produce a meaningful response, lawyer Bernard Maingain has said.

Representatives of the Banyamulenge community from Minembwe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, calling for an investigation into serious crimes committed against members of their community.

U.S. President Donald Trump was sued Wednesday by two media organizations over a controversial service that sells faster access to his posts on Truth Social.

South Korea's independent counsel on Wednesday indicted former President Yoon Suk-yeol for justifying his martial law declaration, according to local media.