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Rwanda: The Other Face of Kigali

August 19, 2013 Global Authordevelopment, Kagame, kigali, Rwanda, Slum

Kigali city is well-known for cleanliness and being well lit at night. Palm trees are ubiquitous on Kigali’s streets. Streets are all paved and strips of lawn in this town is what you see when you visit. Skyscrapers are coming up. The city is home of upscale residences of ministers, diplomats and expatriates. Their mansions have neatly manicured lawns. Serenity… Read More

Rwanda: Tomorrow, political prisoner Ingabire will be sentenced

October 29, 2012 Global Authorkigali, Paul Kagame, Political Prisoner, political space, RPF, Rwanda, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

This time after several postponements, hesitations and international mood-sensing, Paul Kagame’s regime has finally decided to sentence the opposition leader, the 2012 Sakharov prize nominee, Madame Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza. It’s tomorrow 30 October at 10:00 High court time. Sources confirm that a special cell in MPANGA central prison has been already prepared for her before this symbolical ruling by the… Read More

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Rwandan politician Andrew Muganwa languishes in jail as trial stalls

September 25, 2012October 23, 2016 Global Authorkigali, Muganwa, Nelson Gatsimbazi, NPDP-Ihumure, Rwanda

By : Nelson Gatsimbazi It is more than five months since the leader of the unregistered Rwanda opposition political party NPDP-Ihumure was arrested and remanded at the Kimironko Prison in the capital Kigali charged with divisionism, organizing an illegal protest and obtaining money by false pretense. Court documents show that Muganwa’s trail has stalled because of his refusal to defend… Read More

President Paul Kagame visiting William Penn University

May 3, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergHuman rights violations, Iowa, kigali, Paul Kagame, RPF, Rwanda, WIllian Penn University

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW President Paul Kagame will be addressing William Penn University for their commencement speech to the graduating class of 2012 on May 12th, 2012. It is apparent that this school has no idea of his record of human right abuses. At this even he will be receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for his contributions to… Read More

RWANDA: URGENT APPEAL TO STOP INTIMIDATION OF DEFENSE WITNESSES IN INGABIRE POLITICAL TRIAL

April 13, 2012 Global AuthorBoniface Twagirimana, FDU, kigali, Paul Kagame, RPF, Rwanda, Victorie Ingabire

Press Release: Call to action from the International Community and Friends of Rwanda Defense witness Colonel Michel Habimana who revealed yesterday that the terror case against the opposition leader Ingabire was trumped up by intelligence services in order to stifle her political ambitions, is under heavy intimidation and threats in order to change his story. The State machinery has embarked… Read More

Make Every Woman Count: Rwanda

April 4, 2012 Global AuthorAlice Muhirwa, FDU-INKINGI, Humanitarian work, kigali, Rwanda, victoire ingabire, WOmens rights

Our Interview of the Month with Alice Muhirwa Sunday, 01 April 2012 Alice Muhirwa is a 31 old-years and mother of 2. She holds a Bacc degree in Economics from the independent university of kigali. She also acquired a human rights certificate in 2002 from the Christian Faith International (CFI) and has over 5 years of experience working with local … Read More

Rwanda Peoples Party Calls for an end to the ongoing Grenade attacks in Rwanda

April 2, 2012 Global AuthorGrenade attacks, Kagame, kigali, Peace, RPF, Rwanda

Gothenburg – Sweden, 31/03/12 Our Ref: RPP-KRN/30M/JK-1730/12/JVK/KRN-GA03 Ref: KIGALI – GRENADES ATTACKS Today, another day another tragedy has blanketed our country as the people of Rwanda have continued to endure the most persistent brutality of killings and persecutions for over five decades. This has also been attributed to by the total incompetence and failures of all Rwanda governments that come… Read More

When silence serves violence best in Rwanda

January 4, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergFDU-INKINGI, Grenade attack, Jennifer Fierberg, Kagame, kigali, PS-IMBURKI, RNC, rudasingwa, Rwanda

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW Rwanda’s political opposition is once again under attack. On January 3, 2012 reports out of Kigali stated that another grenade attack occured in a local market. With Grenades, unjustified arrests of opposition leaders, attempted assignations in other countries the oppositional parties to the ruling regime in Rwanda face an uphill battle in striving for peace and… Read More

Is Rwanda Losing What It Has Gained Since 1994?

November 3, 2011March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergEleneus Akanga, Genocide, kigali, Paul Kagame, Rwanda

By Eleneus Akanga Op-Ed The script most of the world has about Rwanda is of a nation on the verge of losing what it has gained since 1994. Not surprising. Sixteen years ago, Rwanda, many will agree looked a complete write off. The mess that was the genocide had left the country on its bare minimum, with no clean water,... Read More

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