Africa Global Village

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

“Freedom lies in being bold”

September 4, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDeo Lukyamuzi, FDU-INKINGI, Genocide, Kagame, RNC, RPF, Rwanda, victoire ingabire

By: Jennifer Fierberg with Deo Lukyamuzi In an interview with Deo Lukyamuzi, Commissioner for External Relations for one faction of the FDU-INKINGI, he reveals his parties plans for a free and peaceful Rwanda as well as the role of Victoire Ingabire who went to Rwanda in 2010 ahead of the presidential election in order to register their party and run... Read More

Bring President Kagame to the International Criminal Court!

August 6, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDR Congo, FDU, Genocide, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Paul Kagame, RNC, Rwanda, Theogene Rudasingwa, UN

By Jennifer Fierberg, MSW Over the last two months the Government of Rwanda has faced some of the hardest financial and public relation challenges since the 1994 Genocide. The UN Group of Experts has found unequivocal evidence that Paul Kagame is providing weapons, soldiers; communication equipment and ammunition to a rebel group in the DR Congo called the M23. This… Read More

Clinton, Kagame and M23

July 21, 2012 Global AuthorAmbrose Nzeyimana, Bill Clinton, Dalliare, Genocide, M23, Paul Kagame, RPF, Rwanda

The recent course of events in the Democratic Republic of Congo have brought together African and Western politicians, with probably shared interests, in unconventional circumstances and ways. These meetings started with M23 mutinies deserting the FARDC and then attacking North Kivu province of Eastern Congo from their positions close to the Ugandan border. Though the M23 rebellion only gathered momentum… Read More

Stop being an Ostrich when it comes to Rwanda’s role in the DRC

June 28, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergClinton, congo, DRC, Friends of Congo, Genocide, Kagame, M23, Mushikiwabo, Obama, RPF, Rwanda, UN Report

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW The Sub Saharan region of Africa has been watched closely by the international community as of late. The news coming out of the region has many human rights activists and organizations’ asking a lot of questions about what is really going on between Rwanda and the DR Congo. Last week on June 19th 2012 President Kagame… Read More

The Untold Stories: Does Foreign Aid to Rwanda, Fuel Congo Violence?

June 23, 2012 Global AuthorDR Congo, foreign aid, Genocide, humanitarian crisis, Kagame, RPF, Rwanda, war

By: Jacquline Umurungi, Brussels Conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken the lives of 5.4 million people since 1998 and continue to leave as many as 45,000 dead every month, according to a major International Rescue Committee study. The liberal democrat MP in UK representing Portsmouth South with his colleagues has argued… Read More

Hate them for Me: The politics of Rwanda

June 18, 2012 Global AuthorGenocide, graduation, hate, Oskaloosa, Paul Kagame, politics, Protesters, RPF, Rwanda, William Penn University

A few weeks ago President Paul Kagame delivered the commencement speech at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa USA. I attended this event to cover his speech as well as the protester that were there to peacefully object to a learning institution welcoming such a controversial leader. My time was equally spent interviewing protesters; parents, students and listening to President... Read More

Rwanda: A Nation Gripped by Fear Part 2

June 16, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergGenocide, Government of Rwanda, impunity, Kagame, Rwanda, safety, spies

RWANDAN SOCIETY TODAY In Rwanda today, no one can dare deny the heavy air of suspicion, fear and unease present in all spheres of life. Like any dictatorship, our society has been permeated by the regime’s spies. The infamous Brigadier General Jack Nziza and Colonel Dan Munyuza have an elaborate and extensive network of spies deployed to “find out what… Read More

Rwanda: A NATION GRIPPED BY FEAR

June 15, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergdictator, FDU, Fear, Genocide, Kagame, Nyamwasa, Revolution, RNC, Rujugiro, Rwanda

The following article was written by a credible yet anonymous source. It is part one of two articles that tell the story of what Rwanda is like from the inside. In classic dictatorial fashion, President Kagame has thrown caution to the wind and exposed his fear and insecurities by stripping the families of General Kayumba, Colonel Karegeya, businessman Tribert Rujugiro… Read More

BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa Testifies in front of Judge Trevidic

April 21, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergassassination, France, Genocide, Habyarimana, Paul Kagame, RPF, Rwanda, Trevidic

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW On 20 April 2012 Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa testified in front of Judge Trevidic in France for over six hours. He reported that he testified to all that he knew regarding the shooting down of former President Habyarimanas airplane in April of 1994 just before the genocide started. His testimony included the information in his published confession… Read More

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