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Rwanda reimposes lockdown over ‘unprecedented’ Covid-19 infections

January 19, 2021 Elwin Mandowaafrica, africafeeds, central africa, Covid-19, kigali, Lockdown, News, Rwanda

– – Rwanda has reimposed a lockdown in its capital, Kigali, as it battles a second wave of coronavirus cases. In a statement, the Rwandan government said it has been compelled to take the action due to “unprecedented deaths and transmission rates”. The statement said all movements outside homes in the capital will require an approved permit from the police, except for essential service providers. Travel between Kigali and other provinces and districts will not be permitted, except for essential services and tourism. Tourists must have Covid-19 negative certificates. –…

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The real challenge to Africa’s leaders

December 7, 2016 Global Author2017 is an important year for Africa, Africa’s leaders, Dr Marianne Camerer, kigali, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Rwanda

2017 is an important year for Africa, marking the transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and from the New Economic Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to Agenda 2063. But, say analysts, achieving these goals will require a tight network of collaborating leaders. With Sub-Saharan Africa expected to represent approximately 20% of the world’s population (and 65% of its poverty) by 2030, the pressure is on for the new generation of African leaders to develop solutions that break down barriers rather than reinforce…

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“No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark”

April 18, 2016August 17, 2017 Jennifer Fierbergcongo, DRC, Faustin Twagiramungu, FDLR, John Kerry, Karegeya, kigali, Paul Kagame, refugees, RNC, Rwanda

Faustin Twagiramungu addresses President Paul Kagame on the topic of Refugees. Faustin Twagiramungu is a politician from Rwanda living in exile in Belgium. He was prime minister of Rwanda after the 1994 civil war until his resignation in 1995. He was the first head of government appointed after the Rwandese Patriotic Front captured Kigali. He continues to live in Belgium for safety purposes and so he can speak freely about the government of Rwanda. He is the President of the RDI-Rwanda Rwiza Party based in Brussels.

DGPR sets Conditions for Participating in 2017 Presidential Elections

March 7, 2016October 20, 2016 Global Authorcentral africa, democracy, elections, Frank habineza, Green Party, Kagame, kigali, politics, Rwanda

DGPR Leaders The Political Bureau of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, during its meeting on 5th March 2016 in Kigali, decided that it will not participate in the upcoming Presidential elections, if the Government of Rwanda does not respond to its demands for political and electoral reforms. DGPR submitted its petition to the Rwandan Parliament on 10th February 2016, but till now, it has received no response. The opposition Party also decided that it will make a people’s peaceful match and visit to the Rwandan Parliament soon in order…

U.S. May Have Finally Realized Who the Real Kagame Is

February 11, 2016August 17, 2017 Jennifer FierbergDavid Himbara, human rights, kigali, Obama, Paul Kagame, Rwanda

By: David Himbara Two top diplomats in the Obama Administration have confirmed that reports about Rwanda destabilization of the sister nation of Burundi” are credible.” Addressing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thomas Perriello, US envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, pointed the finger at Kagame’s Rwanda. THIS is the first time the United States has publicly accused the Kagame regime of involvement in causing chaos in neighboring Burundi. The Americans may have finally realized who they are…

RWANDA: IT IS NOT ABOUT A SELF-CLAIMED ONLY STRONG LEADER BUT DIVERSITY OF LEADERS

February 11, 2016March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergJennifer Fierberg, Kayumba Nyamwasa, kigali, Michael Mushimiyimama, Patrick Karegeya, Paul Kagame, Political coup, Rwanda

Written by Michel MUSHIMIYIMANA Rwanda’s recent constitutional change through the engineered referendum by the ruling party, Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), has strongly reverberated Rwandans and the international community in general. Surely, for most of the Rwandans, especially young ones, this amendment has become a nightmare as it allows the incumbent authoritarian ruler; President Paul Kagame nicknamed “The Monster” to run for life and this means a long lasting repression, persecution and injustice for Rwandans. Since 1994 when the RPF took power after a 4-years-war which shed so much blood of…

Rwigara Asinapol’s Family Harassed By Kagame Agents

August 15, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg1994 Genocide, Assinapol Rwigara, Barack Obama, Government of Rwanda, harassment, John Kerry, kigali, Paul Kagame

By: Jennifer Fierberg The Government of Rwanda has a solid historical record of forced disappearances, unsubstantiated convictions and strict social control on civilians within the country. These acts are carried out when people become vocal critics of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) or even if the suspicion exists that they are talking negatively about the government. This kind of behavior is not tolerated and a simple Google search will provide a quick list in the authoritarian rule and harsh consequences imposed on vocal dissenters. Assinapol Rwigara was a wealthy businessman…

Rwanda continues to torture political opponents

August 12, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergBarack Obama, dictator, John Kerry, kigali, Opposition, Paul Kagame, politics, Rwanda, Sibomana Sylivain, victoire ingabire

RWANDA : THE LATEST EPISODE IN THE PSHYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL TORTURE OF FDU-INKINGI LEADERSHIP Mrs. VICTOIRE INGABIRE AND SIBOMANA SYLIVAIN AUGUST 12, 2015 PRESS RELEASE In our earlier press release of the 28th July 2015 we informed you of the harsh conditions that the prison authorities had imposed on FDU-Inkingi Chair Mrs Victoire Ingabire. The conditions included denying her access to her lawyer who is representing her in her appeal to the African Human and People Rights Court.Despite the fact that the government was quite aware of the representation and had…

Spanish lawyer asks Britain to stop Karake from leaving UK SPECIAL

August 12, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergGenocide, Judi Rever, Kagame, Karenzi, kigali, Rwanda, Spanish warrants, UK, War Crimes

By Judi Rever A Spanish lawyer urged British authorities on Wednesday to stop Rwanda’s spy chief from leaving the UK, after a London court rejected a bid to have him extradited to Spain to face charges of terrorism, murder and torture. On Monday, General Karenzi Karake was set free and told he could return home within 48 hours, causing angry scenes by protesters outside the Rwandan embassy in London. “We request that General Karenzi Karake be prevented from leaving the United Kingdom and that precautionary measures imposed against him on…

Rwanda: “Guilt Should Not Blind Us” to Rwanda Abuses, Says Expert

August 4, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergdictator, Karenzi Karake, kigali, London, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Spanish warrants, Stephen Smith, War Crimes

INTERVIEW By Julia Crawford The surprise June 20, 2015 arrest in London of Rwandan spy chief Karenzi Karake on a Spanish arrest warrant brought strong protest from the Rwandan government. Karake is currently free on bail, pending hearings in October on whether he should be extradited to Spain to face war crimes charges. Stephen W. Smith is professor of African studies at Duke University in the US, and a former Africa editor of leading French dailies Le Monde and Libération. In a recent Op-Ed in the New York Times he…