Rwandan-born warlord Bosco Ntaganda reportedly gave himself up Monday at the U.S Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda‘s capital.
Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo told Reuters that Ntaganda — a former Congolese general wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Congo — has surrendered. “We have learned today that Bosco Ntaganda entered Rwanda and surrendered to (the) U.S. Embassy in Kigali,” she posted on Twitter.
Ntaganda faces charges of recruiting child soldiers, ethnic persecution, murder and rape in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
U.S. officials have not confirmed the report. A U.S. Embassy official — who insisted on anonymity because he’s not authorized to speak to the press — denied the report.
Ntaganda has become one of Africa‘s symbols of impunity. Despite an outstanding ICC warrant for war crimes in 2006, he became a general in the Congolese Army, living in an upscale villa and playing tennis in his free time.
Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.