Africa Global Village

There can be no impunity for those who violate human rights

September 29, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergcentral africa, congo, Kabila, Kagame, Obama, Rwanda, UN, UNSC

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, told members of the press that Rwanda is expecting to be voted as the African representative at the 2012 United Nations Security Council election to be held on 18 October 2012 during the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly, to be held at the United Nations Headquarters… Read More

On a sunny afternoon in Boston…

September 28, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergAgaciro, Boston, congo, EU, Genocide, Kayumba Nyamwasa, Obama, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Theogene Rudasingwa, UN

Rwanda Day 2012 By: Jennifer Fierberg At the corner of Dartmouth and St. James in Boston, Massachusetts about one hundred people gathered for two separate but related reasons. On the one side were approximately a dozen supporters for President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and directly across the street just over one hundred people gathered to protest the arrival and hosting… Read More

HRW confirms today Kagame’s ongoing and unscrupulous support to M23

September 11, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergcongo, human rights watch, Kabila, Kagame, M23, RPF, Rwanda, Terrorism

BY: Ambrose Nzeyimana Young people without official employment across Rwanda are being round up. On 23/08/12, this group was taken into police custody in Rusizi area. A similar exercise was performed this week in Kimicanga area of Kigali – the Rwandan capital. Sources in the country confirm that some of these young people end up forcibly given accelerated military training… Read More

The South African movement of yesterday is the Congo Movement of today

August 29, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergcongo, DR Congo, Friends of the Congo, Kabila, Kambale Musivuli, M23, Obama, Obama Law, Rwanda, Uganda, UN

By Jennifer Fierberg with Kambale Musavuli The war in the D.R. Congo is not improving and is actually getting worse by the day. The M23 rebel group backed by the Rwandan Military has been terrorizing the Eastern Region of the Congo for many months. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, raped or killed. The International Community has begun… Read More

Will it ever be safe to speak up in Rwanda?

August 27, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergaid cuts, congo, FDU, Frank habineza, Frank Ntwali, Green Party, M23, Nyamwasa, Oppression, Paul Kagame, RNC, RPF, rudasingwa, Rwanda

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW It has been another interesting week in the confusion and danger that is Rwandan politics. Frank Habineza, President of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda has announced his return to Rwanda to register his party and run for parliament. This move has sparked many online discussions as to his motives, timing and speculations of him being… Read More

Rwanda:Justice Delayed is Just Denied

August 16, 2012 Global Authorcongo, Hague, Holland, ICC, Nikiko Nsengimana, Paul Kagame, RNC/FDU, Rwanda, Theogene Rudasingwa

This common saying means that justice is something meant to be handled at the present moment. This is so because, like Martin Luther King said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." The Rwandan and Congolese people are suffering at the hands of the rebel group going by the name M23. They are back with weapons, munitions, communications equipment... Read More

Sweden freezes Rwanda aid after rebel backing

August 13, 2012 Global Authoraid cuts, congo, M23, Paul Kagame, Sweden

Sweden announced Monday that it was provisionally suspending aid to Rwanda pending clarification of reports that the central African nation has backed rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “We have chosen to hold off with aid to shed light on what is going on Congo and how they (the Rwandan authorities) are involved,” Cooperation Minister Gunilla Carlsson told public… Read More

Behind The Presidential Curtains: A Summon to my good old Comrades

July 30, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergcongo, Jennifer Fierberg, Kagame, M23, Museveni, Noble Marara, Rebels, RPF, Rwanda, Uganda

With the on-going continued cut of President Kagame’s Foreign aid by his long time Western sponsors for the last week or so due to his continued cruelty to our Congolese brethren I feel compelled to speak on this subject. Kagame has done this by directly supporting the M23 rebel group which is on the brink of capturing the city of… Read More

How the Mighty have fallen…

July 28, 2012 Global Authorcongo, Germany, Kayumba Nyamwasa, Louise Mushikiwabo, M23, Obama, Paul Kagame, Rene Mugenzi, RNC, Robert Sebufirira, RPF, Rwanda, Theogene Rudasingwa, UK, UN, US

A small country in the heart of Africa it is facing an uphill PR and financial battle. Over the last few weeks Rwanda has seen dramatic cuts in foreign aid that amounts to tens of millions of dollars. All of these actions seem to be sparked by the United Nations Group of Experts report that provided overwhelming evidences that Rwanda… Read More

NETHERLANDS CUTS BACK RWANDA SUPPORT

July 26, 2012 Global Authoraid, congo, Kabila, Kagame, M23, military, Museveni, Netherlands, Rwanda

Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, is under growing pressure from international donors to end alleged support for a fresh rebellion in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The Netherlands on Thursday became the first European country to announce it was suspending budget support to the Kigali government as a result of evidence in a report by a United Nations group of… Read More

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