Norway to extradite Rwanda genocide suspect

Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, participate in a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [AFP]

Norway will extradite a man sought by Rwanda for his suspected role in the country's 1994 genocide, police said Friday.

In 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandan Tutsis and moderate Hutus died in 100 days of slaughter triggered by the assassination of the country's president, Juvenal Habyarimana.