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How Has President Paul Kagame Performed Economically Since 2000?

April 20, 2015October 20, 2016 Global Author3rd term, David Himbara, Election, foreign aid, Kagame, Obama, Rwanda, World Development Bank

By: Dr. David Himbara The one-sided debate inside Rwanda that calls for 3rd presidential term for Kagame pushes the line that he is a rare and economic miracle performer. But hold on. Take look at this data from the just published 2015 World Development Indicators by the World Bank. We can use the indicators to make evidence-based judgment on what… Read More

Kagame isn’t the right person to lecture about tolerance, democracy and dialogue

April 20, 2015October 20, 2016 Global Authorafrica, freedom, Genocide, human rights, kigali, Media, military, Paul Kagame, Rwanda

By Nelson Gatsimbazi In a recent meeting called Tana High Level Forum (THLF) on security in African, which took place on 18th April 2015 in Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia, where Rwandan President Paul Kagame was among the speakers. His speech left many questions when he began lecturing the world about things beyond his ability of governance. In his… Read More

“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.”

March 25, 2015March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergBrian Endless, economy, Education, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Paul Kagame, propaganda, Reconciliation, RPF, Rwanda

By: Jennifer Fierberg Rwanda is often touted as a “financial success story” in many publications yet the smoke screen of propaganda quickly dissipates when the reality of facts and statistics confront the mirage. While there certainly are development successes in the country since the war in 1994 the cover up of the financial challenges are much deeper in number. In… Read More

Will Rwandans allow Kagame to Circumvent Democracy….again

March 25, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg3rd term, Charles Kambanda, democracy, elections, Hitler, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Rwandans

ON RWANDA’S PRESIDENTIAL TERMS LIMIT IN THE 2003 RWANDAN CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED: There is no legal instrument or methods to circumvent the terms limit save for a coup which would suspend or abrogate the Rwandan Constitution in its entirety. A systematic move to drop presidential terms limit, to allow the incumbent to run for the same office after his two… Read More

International Community on alert for Paul Kagame’s brutality

March 25, 2015October 20, 2016 Global AuthorCanada, David Himbara, Emmanuel Hakaizimana, murder, Paul Kagame, Robin Philpot, Rwanda, Terrorism

Press release Montréal, March 22, 2015 The Rwanda National Congress-RNC demands that the Canadian government expel members of the Rwandan Commondo or bring them before the Canadian justice system The Rwanda National Congress informed the minister of public security of Canada and the media of the presence of a Rwandan commando whose objective is to kill, injure, or intimidate several… Read More

Who Is Afraid Of The Rwanda Regime?

March 19, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergactivists, David Himbara, dictators, Fear, kigali, London, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Rwanda House

By: David Himbara The building which houses the Rwandan High Commission in London belongs to president Paul Kagame. The Rwandan government rents it from him. This is one of the case studies of good governance that Rwanda should be praised for: centralisation of assets and revenues in one place. Contrary to what some would think, this is not a case… Read More

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

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

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