RWANDA: POLITICAL PRISONER INGABIRE SUPREME COURT APPEAL SUBMISSION

APRIL 18, 2013  Kigali  April 17 2013 Mrs Ingabire appeals to the Supreme Court to quash the sentence passed by the High Court because it was based on matters that were not brought before the court by the Prosecution.  On Wednesday 17th April 2013 Mrs Ingabire Umuhoza, made submission to the Supreme Court, asking the Supreme Court to quash the… Read More

When two Presidents are murdered and the UN remains silent

By: Jennifer Fierberg Nineteen years ago today the Falcon 50 Jet carrying two heads of state in Central Africa was shot down by a surface to air missile. Presidents Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda and Cyprian Ntaryamira of Burundi were both killed along with their aides and the French crew members. Theories and testimonies of how and why this happened have… Read More

The first reaction to truth is hatred

Jennifer Fierberg Interviewed Noble Marara on Rwanda, Political Parties, and the Rwandese living in diaspora By: Jennifer Fierberg with Noble Marara JF: You have been away from Rwanda for more than ten years. Your series ‘Behind the Presidential Curtains’ has exposed many unknown facts about President Paul Kagame and how he governs Rwanda. What are your thoughts on the current… Read More

In The Shadow Of The Baobab: Kagame Blows Cold And Hot On A Third Mandate

Paul Kagame: survived his annus horribilis in 2010 and looks to be preparing to reliquish power under his own terms. In October 1990, after Fred Rwigyema’s death on the third day the struggle to conquer Rwanda, Paul Kagame took over the command over the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and led it to victory in July 1994. He became Vice-President and… Read More

Rwandan Opposition Leader Receives Doctoral Degree from Bethel College

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 13, 2013 Frank Habineza, founder and president of the Opposition Democratic Green Party of Rwanda will receive an honorary Doctoral Degree from Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA, during a campus ceremony at 10:00 am Friday, March 15, 2013. The degree is presented in honor of Mr. Habineza’s work in promoting democratic reforms and human rights in Rwanda… Read More

RWANDAN POLITICAL PARTIES IN DIASPORA SET UP A MONITORING COMMITTEE FOR JOINT IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR PROJECT IN THE HOME COUNTRY.

    PDP-RDI JOINT PRESS RELEASERwandan political parties in diaspora set up a monitoring committee for joint implementation of their project in the home country.   Paris, March 10, 2013__ The People’s Defence Pact and The Rwandan Dream Initiative political parties jointly held a meeting in Paris on Sunday March 10, 2013 with a view to assessing the… Read More

People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them

By: Jennifer Fierberg Politics in Rwanda is a complex system of denial, propaganda, fear, lies and impunity. In order to remain safe and free from arbitrary persecution opposition groups have to operate outside of the country under the current ruling regime in Rwanda. Many of these opposition groups are infiltrated by agents of the Rwandan Government for a few dollars… Read More

RNC and FDU commend UK for stopping budgetary support to Rwanda

PRESS RELEASE.  Date : 01 March 2013. FDU-INKINGI AND RWANDA NATIONAL CONGRESS (RNC) COMMEND THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO STOP GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT TO RWANDA. On 1st March , 2013, the United Kingdom’s Secretary for the Department of International Development announced that a £16 million package of development support to Rwanda will be channeled through aid agencies or directly to the… Read More

Committee for unity, peace and reconciliation in Rwanda

  Press Release February 23, 2013 – In the previous century, the history of Rwanda has been characterized by divisions and destructive wars. Rwandans have clashed and killed each other’s brothers and sisters. The root of such evil has been the struggle for power, poor governance using terror, ethnic discrimination, regional discrimination, persecution, dictatorship, as well as lack of respect… Read More

The Suspension of Aid to Rwanda: A Late but Welcome Decision.

Jennifer Fierberg By: Emmanuel Hakizimana, Ph.D., Economist, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada and Gallican Gasana, Genocide survivor, Toronto, Canada Kabila, Moon and Kagame (WASHINGTON DC) – On February 21st, 2013, Tony Blair and Howard G. Buffet published an article in The Foreign Policy in which they denounced the suspension of aid to Rwanda by many Western donors as a… Read More