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A dream in tatters: former Rwanda aide says he has faced threats

March 16, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDavid Himbara, Education, John Kerry, kigali, Obama, Paul Kagame, refugee, Rwanda, UN

ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE / TORONTO STAR Order this photo Over the past four years, David Himbara says he has been the target of a failed assassination attempt and a failed kidnapping bid in Kenya. Today, David Himbara lives in partial fear — and with no hope of ever returning to Rwanda. At least, not so long as Paul Kagame remains… Read More

U.S. diplomat arrested with pro-democracy activists in Congo

March 16, 2015 Global Authorarrest, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Election, Kabila, US Diplomat

Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo arrested a U.S. diplomat along with pro-democracy activists, journalists and musicians on Sunday following a news conference in the capital Kinshasa, a government spokesman and witnesses said. The event was held by activists from Congo, Senegal and Burkina Faso at a cultural center and was attended by around 20 journalists and observers. Around a dozen soldiers,… Read More

RWANDA: CASE KAREGEYA, EVIDENCE BEEN FALSIFIED?

March 2, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergJustice, Patrick Karegeya, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, South Africa, South African Hawks, Terrorism

Patrick Karegeya.France24 South African police have arrested one of its members accused of in exchange for bribes, tampering or attempting to tamper with evidence in major criminal cases. Among these issues, there is the Karegeya case, the name of the former head of foreign intelligence in Rwanda murdered in a large Johannesburg hotel on December 31, 2013. For the family of… Read More

When the Victors Tell the Story: The UN’s Victims in Rwanda, By: Captain Amadou Deme

February 28, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg1994, Amadou Deme, book review, congo, Genocide, Paul Kagame, Peter Erlinder, RPF, Rwanda, Theogene Rudasingwa, UN, UNAMIR

A book review By: Jennifer Fierberg “History isn’t all fact–it’s just the story the victors tell to keep themselves in power. And it’s been a slow revision. The more time passes, the easier it becomes to reinvent the past.” There is no lack of books written about Rwanda and specifically about the war that was started in 1990 by the… Read More

Revolution sneaks up on you one small step at a time

February 28, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergBarak Obama, Court, injustice, John Kerry, Kizito Mihingo, murder, Paul Kagame, RNC, Rwanda, Skype, Theogene Rudasingwa

By Jennifer Fierberg Rwandan gospel singer sentenced to ten years in prison Injustice inside Rwanda is not a new topic for journalists who cover the region. It is a subject matter that is written about so frequently that it becomes part of the narrative when broaching the subject of the legal system in Rwanda. Sadly, today is not different. The… Read More

Ban Ki-Moon Admits Failure in DRC

February 21, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergBan Ki-Moon, Barack Obama, DRC, FDLR, John Kerry, Joseph Kabila, M23, Museveni, Paul Kagame, RNC, Russ Feingold, Rwanda, Theogene Rudasingwa, Uganda

By Jennifer Fierberg Predicts Period of Instability in the Great Lakes Region Just days ago, Senator Russell Feingold, the U.S. special envoy working to stabilize Africa’s Great Lakes region, announced he will give his final speech in this position. His press release stated the following, “On February 24, Senator Feingold will give his final speech as U.S. special envoy at... Read More

BAD INFLUENCE: THE DANGERS OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN RWANDA

February 10, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergambassador, Erica Barkes-Ruggles, Paul Kagame, RNC, RPF, Rwanda, Theogene Rudasingwa

A RESPONSE TO AMBASSADOR ERICA BARKS-RUGGLES Ambassador Erica Barks-Ruggles The United States Embassy in Rwanda2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie (Kacyiru)P.O. Box 28 KigaliRWANDA Your Excellency, I read your letter to the Rwandan people in the RPF-owned and Rwandan intelligence-controlled newspaper, The New Times of 4th February, 2015. For such a beginning in distant place plagued with demons of death and destruction… Read More

Norway’s Supreme Court Upholds Extradition Of Rwanda Genocide Suspect

February 10, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg1994, Eugene Nkuranyabahizi, Genocide, Kagame, RPF, Rwanda

Norway’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday in Oslo, that a 42-year-old, Eugene Nkuranyabahizi should be extradited to Rwanda to stand trial over alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide in the Central African country. Nkuranyabahizi, a former school teacher, was accused of taking part in massacres that killed about 7,500 people. The four judges were unanimous in their ruling, which upheld two lower… Read More

U.S. envoy urges Congo to set date for presidential election

February 10, 2015 Global Authorcongo, DRC, elections, John Kerry, Kabila, Kagame, Obama, Rwanda

By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo should promptly set a date for a presidential election in 2016, a senior U.S. envoy said on Monday, increasing international pressure on President Joseph Kabila to step down at the polls next year. Last month, street protests killed 42 people and forced lawmakers to drop an electoral reform bill the… Read More

How To Talk To Rwandan Rulers: First Flatter Them, And Then Hit Hard With Truth

January 28, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg3rd world, Christine Lagarde, David Himbara, development, Finance, France, IMF, Paul Kagame, Rwanda

By: Dr. David Himbara Managing Directors of IMF are supposed to be dull and boring economists obsessed with balancing countries’ books. Not Christine Lagarde. A former finance minister in France, she is a clever political operator. She proved this in her visit to Rwanda, the high mark of which was her speech in Rwandan parliament on January 27, 2015. Her… Read More

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