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Brothers kill brothers, Remembering Patrick Karegeya

January 25, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergKaregeya Foundation, murder, Patrick Karegeya, RNC, Rwanda, Rwanda Intellegence, South Africa, strangulation, Theogene Rudasingwa

By Jennifer Fierberg Just over a year ago, Patrick Karegeya was murdered in an upscale hotel in South Africa. He was found strangled under suspicious circumstances with a trail of clues that leave few questions in discovering the perpetrator of this crime. There was no money taken from the victim, no valuables were missing from the hotel or his home… Read More

Congo delays vote on electoral law, West urges revisions

January 22, 2015 Global AuthorDemocratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Election, Kabila, Protest, Students, violence

Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate has delayed until Friday a vote on changes to the electoral law after calls from Western powers to withdraw or alter the proposed bill, which has sparked days of violent protests. The new legislation calls for a census before elections due next year. President Joseph Kabila’s allies say the move is necessary to update voter… Read More

DR Congo unrest: Catholic church backs protests

January 21, 2015 Global AuthorCensus, congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Election, Kabila, Protest, Students, unrest, violence, youth

The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has thrown its weight behind protests against President Joseph Kabila extending his rule. It called on people to peacefully oppose his move to delay presidential elections until a census is held. At least 11 people have so far been been killed in the protests. It is the worst unrest in the… Read More

Alex Obote-Odora’s Dishonest Response to Peterson and Herman on the ICTR and BBC

January 16, 2015October 20, 2016 Global Author1994, Alex Obote-Odora, assassination, BBC, Habyarimana, ICTR, Kagame, Rwanda

Alex Obote-Odora’s dishonest response to us on the ICTR and BBC Edward S. Herman and David Peterson It is widely recognized by independent analysts and observers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) that it is a creature largely of the United States and Britain, established in late 1994 to support the Rwandan dictatorship of Paul Kagame’s Tutsi-led Rwandan… Read More

Tanzania: We won’t be ready to join any combined attack against the rebels because not all people in eastern DR Congo are FDLR rebels

January 12, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg1994, congo, DRC, FDLR, Genocide, Kabila, Kagame, Kikwete, Rebels, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Tanzania, war

“As a country (Tanzania) we won’t be ready to join any combined attack against the rebels because not all people in eastern DR Congo are FDLR rebels,” Bernard Membe, Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs told the media in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania, hence rejecting, for some observers, the urgency of conducting military operations against Rwandan rebels and refugees based in Eastern Democratic… Read More

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF AS THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARES WAR AND ABANDONS RWANDANS AGAIN

January 9, 2015October 20, 2016 Global Author1994, Ban Ki-Moon, Genocide, John Kerry, Kagame, MONUSCO, Obama, rudasingwa, Rwanda, UN, war

Today, 8 January 2015, is another landmark date in the continuing tragic story of Rwanda and the Great Lakes region. The President of the UN Security Council has just issued a statement declaring war against the FDRL. This comes after U.S Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Russ Feingold, sounded the trumpet call on 30 December 2014. The coercive will… Read More

What Will Likely Become The Ugliest “Non-Political” Fight In Post-Kagame Rwanda?

January 7, 2015October 20, 2016 Global AuthorCrystal Ventures, David Himbara, Kagame, Paul Kagame, politics, RPF, Rwanda

(Editors note: The following article was written by Dr. David Himbara in January of 2013, A Rwanda native, Mr. Himbara spent a total of six years working for President Paul Kagame: from 2006 to 2010 as the head of strategy and policy in the Office of the President and from 2000 to 2002 as the principal private secretary to the president.… Read More

U.N., Congo attack Burundi rebels ahead of drive against Rwandan FDLR

January 5, 2015 Global AuthorBurundi, DRC, FLDR, MONUSCO, Rwanda, UN, war

United Nations and Congolese troops launched strikes on Monday against remnants of a Burundian rebel group based in the rugged borderlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.N. military spokesman said. The strikes targeted the National Liberation Forces (FNL), but a U.N. diplomat said they were mainly aimed at clearing the way for an offensive against another group, Democratic Forces… Read More

President Paul Kagame’s Mass Atrocities in Rwanda and the Congo

November 9, 2014March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergcongo, ICC, Paul Kagame, Rwanda

On 17th August 2012 counsel (1) for several Rwandan and Congolese (DRC) political and civil organizations, (2) delivered a complaint to the Prosecutor of the ICC concerning crimes allegedly committed by the current President of Rwanda Paul Kagame which are within the jurisdiction of the ICC. (3) . Read More

Central African Republic: UN credibility at stake amid rising attacks against civilians

November 5, 2014 Global AuthorAfrica wars, CAR, Central African Republic, human rights

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic must take bold measures to protect civilians amid an escalating wave of sectarian attacks in the central regions of the country, said Amnesty International after visiting some of the most affected areas. Despite the deployment of a new UN peacekeeping mission on 15 September, dozens of civilians, including several children, have... Read More

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