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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

Behind The Presidential Curtains: A hungry president the truth behind Congo war

April 2, 2012 Global AuthorBehind the presidential Curtain, congo, Grenedes, Noble Marara, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, war

After the overthrow of Mobutu of Zaire and naming it Democratic Republic of Congo, Paul Kagame was convinced that his Government will have the biggest access of Congo’s wealth and the right to do whatever he wished without any hindrance. Kagame made Desire Kabila the new president of the DRC, convincing himself that he would use him to control and… Read More

Behind the Presidential Curtain: President Kagame and his house staff

March 7, 2012 Global AuthorBehind the presidential Curtain, Noble Marara, Paul Kagame, RPF, Rwanda

By: Noble Marara In 1994, our soldiers went out from Byumba to Musha, when I talk of our soldiers I mean the high command alongside President Kagame, they found a child of three years old her parents had been killed. Though she was three she had been sent to explain more about herself. She was unable to provide her own… Read More

How to end Rwanda’s PR problem

March 1, 2012 Global Authordevelopment, Museveni, Paul Kagame, PR Issues, Rwanda, Rwandans, Steve Tirrell, Uganda

The time has come for Kigali’s most powerful to make a loud and public cry for security for all Rwandans, even those who are critical of them. As the festive season comes to an end and Valentine’s flowers begin to wither, the year’s first heavy rains have fallen on Kigali. I’ve spent just enough time here to know that the… Read More

Rwanda urged to end clampdown on dissent as Charles Ntakirutinka released

March 1, 2012 Global AuthorCharles Ntakirutinka, democracy, Paul Kagame, politics, RPF, Rwanda

The release today of a former government minister following a decade in prison has prompted Amnesty International to call for an end to the ongoing persecution of political opponents and journalists in Rwanda. “Charles Ntakirutinka spent 10 years of his life in prison because he formed a political party,” said Erwin van der Borght, Amnesty International’s Africa Director. “Ten years… Read More

Twitter and Politics in Rwanda, for better or for worse

February 23, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergAlice Muhirwa, Ian Birrell, Jennifer Fierberg, Paul Kagame, Police State, Rwanda, Twitter, victoire ingabire

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW President Paul Kagame of Rwanda is no stranger to taking to Twitter to engage with both his supporters and his foes. Some of his dialogues have been the topics of published articles, including the infamous heated debate with UK journalist Ian Birrell in which they passionately discussed a variety of topics. The full exchange can be… Read More

PAUL KAGAME’S ENDLESS DIPLOMATIC GAMBLES

February 23, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergambassador expelled, France, Genocide, Mutsinzi and Mucyo reports, Nicholas Sarkozy, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Theogene Rudasingwa, Trevidic report

By: Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa The saga between Kagame and France continues. It is a familiar story that sometimes sounds like a children’s fairy tale. The latest is France recalling its Ambassador to Kigali, whom many have referred to as a French RPF cadre. But what is the reason behind this decision? Kagame does not want the new French nominee to… Read More

Paul Kagame: A General without Generals

February 10, 2012 Global AuthorGenerals, Major Frank Mugambage, Paul Kagame, RNC, RPF, Rwanda, Rwanda National Congress, Theogene Rudasingwa

On January 17th, 2012 four generals were arrested in Rwanda and placed under house arrest. Much speculation has been raised as to the reason for their arrest and detainment. The Government of Rwanda stated the following reason as to their arrests, “According to the official statement of the military authorities, the four senior officers stand accused of having had illegal... Read More

Nightmare in the Congo

January 24, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDemocratic Republic of Congo, Hillary Clinton, Kabila, minerals, Museveni, Obama, Paul Kagame, refugees, Rwanda, Uganda

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW Imagine the entire state population of Arizona murdered in an 11year period by neighboring rebel groups, all six million people. The women of Phoenix, Flagstaff, Camp Verde and other cities brutally raped while their children and husbands watched. After this horrific act of war, the husbands are shot, dismembered and the women left bleeding and ruined... Read More

Rwanda: A State without a Statesman

December 22, 2011March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergNational Dialogue, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Rwandans, Theogene Rudasingwa

In reaction to President Paul Kagame’s 9th National Dialogue (Umushyikirano) at the Parliament Buildings, Kimihurura Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa responded on his Facebook page to the controversial remarks made by President Kagame. Below is the entirety of his message and assessment of the speech given: By: Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa It was an annual event that has been erroneously baptized national dialogue.… Read More

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