Africa Global Village

The Global African Investment Summit

September 30, 2014October 20, 2016 Global Authorafrica, DRC, Global African Investment SUmmit, human rights, international aid, London, Paul Kagame, Protest, Rwanda, Victims

Letter to the Global African Investment Summit The Global African Investment Summit Savoy Hotel –London, UK, 20-21 OctoberSeptember 28, 2014. Re: Protest Against Torture, Murder and Disappearance of Rwandans inside and outside the country We welcome your decision to host the Global African Investment Summit this October on 20-21 in London. While the Summit is an important step in building… Read More

Burundi investigates ‘Rwandan bodies’ in Lake Rweru

August 26, 2014 Global Authorafrica, Burundi, central africa, Genocide, Kagame, Kerry, murder, Obama, RPF, Rwanda

Burundi has set up an investigation after a number of dead bodies wrapped in plastic were found floating in a lake on its border with Rwanda. Fishermen say there are reports of dozens of unidentified bodies being spotted in recent weeks in Lake Rweru. It is not clear how they died. The regional authorities say their investigations indicate the… Read More

WASHINGTON DC: ANTI-KAGAME RALLY AT THE WHITE HOUSE

July 29, 2014 Global Authorafrica, Barack Obama, Burundi, congo, development, DRC, John Kerry, Lafayette Park, Paul Kagame, Protest, Rwanda, White House

Rwandan, Burundian and Congolese opposition political parties and civil society organizations operating in the United States of America have pooled their efforts together to denounce Kagame’s visit to the White House. One may wonder how did this renowned criminal -also known as the African Hitler- end up on the Obama’s guest list. Paul Kagame’s human rights abuses, his dictatorship against… Read More

How to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Africa

July 24, 2014 Global Authorafrica, African Summit, Barack Obama, Civil Society, Washington DC

BY JEFFREY SMITH Obama’s major summit with the continent’s leaders will only succeed if the White House eschews autocrats in favor of a new generation of democratic champions. Over the next few weeks, there is going to be an awful lot of chatter about the current and future state of relations between the United States and Africa. That is because… Read More

Rwanda: Acquitted but still not free

July 14, 2014 Global Authoractivists, africa, Genocide, Hitler, Human rights violations, Kagame, Rwanda

Rwanda gets plenty of applause for putting the genocide behind and creating a reconciled society focused on marching forward to a prosperous future. But is that so? In this article, we learn that former high-ranking officials who were acquitted of genocide charges by the international crimes tribunal in Arusha, or who served their sentences, are not welcome back home. In… Read More

Further ratifications show wide global support for Arms Trade Treaty

June 2, 2014 Global Authorafrica, Arms Trade Treaty, ATT, Control Arms, Ratification, UN

Urgent call from campaigners for extra push from states – especially African countries – to ratify and help treaty enter into force and save lives New York, June 3 2014: Campaigners say the Arms Trade Treaty which will control the poorly-regulated trade in weapons and ammunition is more urgent now than ever before as the death toll in conflicts across the… Read More

African philanthropy: the new drivers of development

May 15, 2014 Global Authorafrica, aid, money, NGO, Philanthropy, sustainable development

More money is sent to Africa through remittances from the diaspora than funding from aid agencies. Photograph: Alamy Remittances to Africa could transform local philanthropy and put the continent on path of self development When you think of philanthropy in Africa what names come to mind? Bill Gates, Bono, Ford Foundation, Soros, Charity Water, World Bank, or Oxfam? If so, you are justified:… Read More

Western firms ‘overcharging for cash transfers to Africa’

April 18, 2014 Global Authorafrica, Moneygram, Western Union

British and American money transfer companies -- Western Union and Moneygram -- have been accused of charging clients too much for remittances to Malawi and other African countries and thankfully now the UK government’s consumer watchdog wants their conduct investigated. The allegation comes amid reports that the excessive charges have resulted into the loss of about $1.8bn a year to... Read More

Uganda: Anti-Gay Bill, Museveni responds to Obama

February 23, 2014 Global Authorafrica, Gay Rights, homosexuality, Museveni, Obama, Uganda, USA

I have seen the statement H.E President Obama of the USA made in reaction to my statement that I was going to sign the anti-homosexual Bill, which I made at Kyankwanzi. Before I react to H.E. Obama’s statement, let me, again, put on record my views on the issue of homo-sexuals (ebitiingwa, bisiyaga in some of our dialects). Right from... Read More

In Libya, a Coup. Or Perhaps Not.

February 14, 2014 Global Authorafrica, Ali Zeidan, Egypt, Libya, NATO

Stealing a page from neighboring Egypt, a senior army officer in Libya on Friday announced a military takeover, the suspension of Parliament and a new “road map” for the future. Then nothing happened. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan called the supposed coup “ridiculous.” A military spokesman called it “a lie.” None of the Libyan Army’s few tanks or soldiers made any... Read More

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