Chadian Ex-Dictator, Hissene Habre, Convicted Of War Crimes

Ex Chadian Dictator, Hissene Habre was sentenced to life in prison in a landmark ruling in Senegal.
He was convicted of rape, sexual offences, and the ordering of killings during his ruling from 1982 to 1990.

According to Human Rights Watch, the decision makes Habre the first African former head of state to be convicted on the continent and it's also the first time that a court of one country has prosecuted the former ruler of another country over human rights crimes.