Editing Historical negationism (section)

===Historiography in Africa===
[[File:Ntrama Church Altar.jpg|thumb|right|250px|During the [[Rwandan genocide]], over five-thousand people seeking refuge in the [[Ntarama Genocide Memorial Centre|then Ntarama church]] were killed by grenade, machete, rifle, or burnt alive.]]

[[Rwandan genocide denial]] has proliferated in multiple contexts despite the fact that the mass killings took place amidst widespread news coverage and additionally later received detailed study during the [[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]] (ICTR). Perpetrators of violent attacks against civilians in [[Rwanda]], known as the "génocidaires", have been an element of this controversy. Concentrated details involving the planning, financing, and progress of war crimes have gotten unearthed, yet campaigns of denial endure given the influences of extremist ideologies surrounding ethnicity and race.<ref name="Brad"/>

In May 2020, the ''[[Los Angeles Review of Books]]'' interviewed legal advocate and writer [[Linda Melvern]] on the topic, with her having assisted with ICTR related prosecutions. She concluded that the "pernicious influence" of the [[Hutu Power]] faction that enacted [[Rwandan genocide|the widespread murders]] "lives on in rumor, stereotype, lies, and propaganda." She also remarked that said "movement's campaign of genocide denial has confused many, recruited some, and shielded others" such that with "the use of seemingly sound research methods, the génocidaires pose a threat, especially to those who might not be aware of the historical facts."<ref name="Brad">{{cite news|url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/histories-of-violence-the-violence-of-denial-rwanda-and-the-lived-memory-of-genocide/|accessdate=25 June 2023|journal=[[Los Angeles Review of Books]]|title=Histories of Violence: The Violence of Denial — Rwanda and the Lived Memory of Genocide|date=4 May 2020|first=Brad|last=Evans}}</ref>

In terms of the 21st Century, increased international debate and discussion have partially failed to prevent efforts obfuscating the facts surrounding the [[Darfur genocide|Sudanese genocide]]. In March 2010, [[Omer Ismail]] and [[John Prendergast (activist)|John Prendergast]] wrote for the [[Christian Science Monitor]] warning of multiple distortions of reality with lasting implications given the actions of the then Khartoum-based government. Specifically, they alleged that the state had "systematically denied access to the [[United Nations]]/[[African Union]] observer mission [personnel] to investigate attacks on civilians, so many of these attacks go unreported and the culpability remains mysterious."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/0301/Genocide-in-Darfur-How-Sudan-covers-it-up|title=Genocide in Darfur: How Sudan covers it up|date=1 March 2010|accessdate=26 June 2023|author1=Ismail, Omer|author2=Prendergast, John|author1link=Omer Ismail|authorlink2=John Prendergast (activist)|work=[[Christian Science Monitor]]}}</ref>

Historical negationism within the territories of multiple African nations constitutes a crime from a [[de jure]] legal perspective. For example, denying the Rwandan genocide has led to prosecutions in that country. However, the negative social affects from disinformation and misinformation have expanded in some cases using modern media.