Former Chad dictator convicted of war crimes
Former Chad dictator Hissene Habre was on Monday convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment by an African Union-backed court in Senegal. Habre was held responsible for 40,000 deaths during his rule from 1982-1990. He has been living in Senegal since fleeing Chad in 1990, and was earlier awarded the death penalty in absentia by a Chadian court.