African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

Political opportunism, impunity and the perpetuation of Victor’s Justice: A case of the Rwandan Genocide

Mwansa Ancietos
  • Mwansa Ancietos
  • Department of Political and Administrative Studies, School of Social Sciences Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia.
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  •  Received: 02 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 09 March 2021
  •  Published: 30 April 2021

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