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Press Briefing Announcement Regarding Great Lakes Special Representative

June 19, 2013 Global AuthorDRC, Great Lakes region of AFrica, John Kerry, Kabila, Kagame, Rwanda, Secretary of State, Uganda

Remarks John KerrySecretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC June 18, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY:　 Good morning, everybody. QUESTION:　 It’s a late morning. SECRETARY KERRY:　 Good afternoon.　 (Laughter.) I’m happy to spend just a few minutes with you today and I apologize that I have to run over to the White House quickly after this, but I wanted to… Read More

Rukokoma! Rukokoma! Faustin Twagiramungu plans his return to Rwanda

June 14, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergFaustin Twagirimungu, Kagame, RDI, RPF, Rwanda, Rwanda Dream Initiative

An interview with Jennifer Fierberg By: Jennifer Fierberg Will democracy ever be realized in Rwanda? Nearly twenty years ago one of history’s worst genocides took place in Rwanda where over 800,000 Tutsi, Hutu and Twa were murdered in less than 100 days. The Rwanda Patriotic Front claims to have “stopped the genocide” and brought peace and justice to a land… Read More

FDLR: Why President Kagame will not negotiate

June 11, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, FDLR, Kagame, Peace, Rwanda

By: Jennifer Fierberg The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) remain a topic of much debate among those who research and spend time in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. There are a few schools of thought as to who this group is and what their motives are. The first school of thought is the ‘official narrative’ provided… Read More

Rwanda’s incongruous response to Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete proposal for a political solution to the Congo crisis

May 30, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergCharles Kambanda, FDLR, Kagame, Rwanda, Tanzania

By: Professor Charles Kambanda Edited by: Jennifer Fierberg The Addis Ababa Peace Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo signed in February of this year highlighted that the UN intervention brigade meant to take on all armed groups in DRC must be backed by a politically sustainable strategy. At the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the… Read More

When elephants fight is the grass that suffers

May 30, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergFDLR, Kagame, Kikwete, Rwanda, Tanzania

By: Jennifer Fierberg Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, urged the Governments in the great lakes region to work together and end the war which has been going on for nearly 20 years, President Kikwete stressed that the only way out of that situation the region is facing was to speak to the rebels. Talks with the M23 in Uganda between this… Read More

“Dictators are rulers who always look good until the last ten minutes”

May 17, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergKagame, RNC/FDU, RPF, Rwanda, Rwanda Day

Rwanda Day in London 2013 By: Noble Marara with Jennifer Fierberg Rwandans are preparing to attend Rwanda day in London, UK. People are coming from all corners of the earth, some of them having to dig deep from their pockets and others borrowing money or being transported by the Government of Rwanda. They are coming to pretend to provide an… Read More

Rwanda’s Major John Sengati assassinated in Gitarama, Rwanda

May 12, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergassassination, Kagame, Major John Sengati, Nziza, Rwanda

By: Jennifer Fierberg Rwandans are saddened by the death of Major John Sengati who was assassinated in Gitarama (appx 50km from Kigali) on May 10th, 2013. John Sengati was a retired Major, and ADC to Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa from 1993 to 2001. After Gen Kayumba went to UK to further his studies, Major John Sengati was appointed Commanding Officer (C.O.)… Read More

The Moon Landing and Paul Kagame of Rwanda – 2 Conspiracy Theories

April 30, 2013 Global AuthorDRC, Genocide, Kagame, Rwanda

The Moon Landing and the Presidency of Paul Kagame of Rwanda have much in common. Both are shadowed in conspiracy theories. There is a network of those who believe that the Moon Landing was a great conspiracy on the part of the United States Government and faked in order to intimidate the then Soviet Union. President Kagame has convinced his loyal followers that… Read More

I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself ~Nelson Mandela

April 22, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergFDU, Kagame, Oslo, RNC, Rwanda

By Jennifer Fierberg Over recent months the opposition parties of the ruling regime in Rwanda have taken on the challenge of what are the next steps for them in order to serve the people of Rwanda in the best way possible. Some groups have chosen to face the odds and return to Rwanda despite the many politicians who remain… Read More

RWANDA: Harassed to harass in the name of dignity ‘’Young people as a tool to sustain oppression’’

April 19, 2013 Global AuthorKagame, Oppression, RPF, Rwanda, Rwanda Rights, youth

APRIL 19, 2013 12:16 PM The Rwandan government and security services are forcibly using young people to participating in activities that aim to promote its image and control its people. Due to the nature of those activities and training provided in order to develop necessary skills and knowledge to implement them, young people suffers various levels of physical and psychological… Read More

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