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Rwanda Supreme Court hearing on Constitutional Change Regarding Lifting of Presidential Term Limits has commenced.

August 4, 2015October 20, 2016 Global Authordemocracy, dictator, Frank habineza, Greens, Kagame, kigali, Rwanda, Rwanda Green Party, Supreme Court

Before the Supreme Court Judges Rwanda’s Supreme Court has today, the 29th of July 2015, started hearing, the petition against the change of the Rwandan Constitution, especially Article 101, regarding lifting of Presidential term limits, filed by the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda. The Court process, started with the acceptance of the Amicus Curiae, filled by the Centre for Human… Read More

US will not support third term for Rwanda’s Kagame

June 5, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg3rd term, Burundi, democracy, dictator, DRC, elections, kigali, Paul Kagame, Rwanda

Rwandan President Paul Kagame with the Rwandan Defense Force by Ann Garrison Rodney D. Ford, spokesman for the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs, has said, in no uncertain terms, that the U.S. will not be supporting a third term by sitting Rwandan President Paul Kagame: “President Kagame is currently serving his second seven-year term in office, having run… Read More

Kagame isn’t the right person to lecture about tolerance, democracy and dialogue

April 20, 2015October 20, 2016 Global Authorafrica, freedom, Genocide, human rights, kigali, Media, military, Paul Kagame, Rwanda

By Nelson Gatsimbazi In a recent meeting called Tana High Level Forum (THLF) on security in African, which took place on 18th April 2015 in Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia, where Rwandan President Paul Kagame was among the speakers. His speech left many questions when he began lecturing the world about things beyond his ability of governance. In his… Read More

Who Is Afraid Of The Rwanda Regime?

March 19, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergactivists, David Himbara, dictators, Fear, kigali, London, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Rwanda House

By: David Himbara The building which houses the Rwandan High Commission in London belongs to president Paul Kagame. The Rwandan government rents it from him. This is one of the case studies of good governance that Rwanda should be praised for: centralisation of assets and revenues in one place. Contrary to what some would think, this is not a case… Read More

A dream in tatters: former Rwanda aide says he has faced threats

March 16, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDavid Himbara, Education, John Kerry, kigali, Obama, Paul Kagame, refugee, Rwanda, UN

ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE / TORONTO STAR Order this photo Over the past four years, David Himbara says he has been the target of a failed assassination attempt and a failed kidnapping bid in Kenya. Today, David Himbara lives in partial fear — and with no hope of ever returning to Rwanda. At least, not so long as Paul Kagame remains… Read More

Rwanda

The duty of the protector, the chagrin of the perpetrator

August 12, 2014March 25, 2021 Global AuthorCessation clause, Kagame, kigali, refugees, Rwanda, Uganda, UNHCR

By: Mutuyimana Manzi Rwanda pretends that it would like its refugees to return. But many of these citizens are scared of the Kigali regime, which is known to target refugees for assassination or abduction. Meanwhile, Rwanda continues to create new refugees as the tyrannical state cracks down on critics and Hutus back home Since 2009, Rwandan rulers have pressured for… Read More

“The duty of the youth is to challenge corruption”

April 14, 2014March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg1994, FDLR, Genocide, Kagame, kigali, RNC, RPF, Rwanda, Rwanda Police

By Jennifer Fierberg Once again, President Kagame’s delusions have taken over common sensibility. The Rwandan Police published a press release today that a Reconciliation Activist, singer and RPF supporter, Kizito Mihigo, along with a demobilized soldier and Christian Radio station personality have been arrested for collaborating with the Rwandan National Congress as well as the FDLR. Their charges are treason… Read More

20 years on, France confronts Rwandan genocide

February 5, 2014 Global AuthorCaptain Pascal Simbikangwa, France, French Trial, hutu, kigali, Paul Kagame, Rwanda Genocide, Tutsi

The first French trial of a Rwandan accused of involvement in the genocide of 1994 opened in Paris on Tuesday. The Rwandan justice minister called it a “positive sign”, while the plaintiffs hailed it as a “historic” event. He appeared in the court room in his wheelchair. 54-year-old Pascal Simbikangwa (pictured, above), a paraplegic since 1986, is charged with complicity... Read More

Rwanda: President Paul Kagame’s Christmas and New Year Message

December 30, 2013 Global AuthorAfrica Global Village, Africa News, kigali, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Rwanda National Police

President Paul Kagame gave a Christmas and New Year Message to the Rwanda Defence Forces and the Rwanda National Police. Full message is below. On behalf of the Government of Rwanda and on my own behalf and my family, I wish all of you officers, men and women of our Armed Forces and your families, a Happy Christmas and a... Read More

The law of the jungle

August 21, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergCharles Kambanda, Kagame, kigali, Rwanda, Union Trade Center

PRESIDENT KAGAME’S CRUSADE TO CONFISCATE RWANDA’S MAJOR COMMERCIAL CENTER: Legal opinion By: Charles Kambanda The Union Trade Center (UTC) is Rwanda’s largest shopping mall. UTC Ltd. Is the sole owner of UTC mall; Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa is UTC Ltd. major shareholder. The mall is valued at $20 million (USD); it is the major commercial center in Rwanda. Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa… Read More

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