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Tanzania: We won’t be ready to join any combined attack against the rebels because not all people in eastern DR Congo are FDLR rebels

January 12, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg1994, congo, DRC, FDLR, Genocide, Kabila, Kagame, Kikwete, Rebels, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Tanzania, war

“As a country (Tanzania) we won’t be ready to join any combined attack against the rebels because not all people in eastern DR Congo are FDLR rebels,” Bernard Membe, Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs told the media in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania, hence rejecting, for some observers, the urgency of conducting military operations against Rwandan rebels and refugees based in Eastern Democratic… Read More

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF AS THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARES WAR AND ABANDONS RWANDANS AGAIN

January 9, 2015October 20, 2016 Global Author1994, Ban Ki-Moon, Genocide, John Kerry, Kagame, MONUSCO, Obama, rudasingwa, Rwanda, UN, war

Today, 8 January 2015, is another landmark date in the continuing tragic story of Rwanda and the Great Lakes region. The President of the UN Security Council has just issued a statement declaring war against the FDRL. This comes after U.S Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Russ Feingold, sounded the trumpet call on 30 December 2014. The coercive will… Read More

What Will Likely Become The Ugliest “Non-Political” Fight In Post-Kagame Rwanda?

January 7, 2015October 20, 2016 Global AuthorCrystal Ventures, David Himbara, Kagame, Paul Kagame, politics, RPF, Rwanda

(Editors note: The following article was written by Dr. David Himbara in January of 2013, A Rwanda native, Mr. Himbara spent a total of six years working for President Paul Kagame: from 2006 to 2010 as the head of strategy and policy in the Office of the President and from 2000 to 2002 as the principal private secretary to the president.… Read More

U.N., Congo attack Burundi rebels ahead of drive against Rwandan FDLR

January 5, 2015 Global AuthorBurundi, DRC, FLDR, MONUSCO, Rwanda, UN, war

United Nations and Congolese troops launched strikes on Monday against remnants of a Burundian rebel group based in the rugged borderlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.N. military spokesman said. The strikes targeted the National Liberation Forces (FNL), but a U.N. diplomat said they were mainly aimed at clearing the way for an offensive against another group, Democratic Forces… Read More

President Paul Kagame’s Mass Atrocities in Rwanda and the Congo

November 9, 2014March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergcongo, ICC, Paul Kagame, Rwanda

On 17th August 2012 counsel (1) for several Rwandan and Congolese (DRC) political and civil organizations, (2) delivered a complaint to the Prosecutor of the ICC concerning crimes allegedly committed by the current President of Rwanda Paul Kagame which are within the jurisdiction of the ICC. (3) . Read More

The Global African Investment Summit

September 30, 2014October 20, 2016 Global Authorafrica, DRC, Global African Investment SUmmit, human rights, international aid, London, Paul Kagame, Protest, Rwanda, Victims

Letter to the Global African Investment Summit The Global African Investment Summit Savoy Hotel –London, UK, 20-21 OctoberSeptember 28, 2014. Re: Protest Against Torture, Murder and Disappearance of Rwandans inside and outside the country We welcome your decision to host the Global African Investment Summit this October on 20-21 in London. While the Summit is an important step in building… Read More

South African Court rules General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa Entitled to Refugee Status

September 29, 2014October 20, 2016 Global AuthorAssissination attempts, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, South Africa

Pretoria: On Friday, 26 September 2014, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled that Rwandan General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa is entitled to refugee status in South Africa, despite a challenge brought by the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) on the basis that his suspected involvement in the commission of war crimes renders him ineligible for... Read More

Rwanda on trial in South Africa

September 27, 2014March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergKagame, Kayumba Nyamwasa, Kerry, Mushikiwabo, Obama, Refugee rights, rudasingwa, Rwanda, Rwanda National Congress, South Africa, Terrorism

By: Jennifer Fierberg Once again, a court in South Africa has called foul on the Government of Rwanda and their involvement in the attempted assassination of Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa former Chief of staff of the Rwandan Army, now leader in one of Rwanda’s most vocal opposition groups, the Rwanda National Congress. The Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa… Read More

Military Purges in Rwanda Expose Cracks in Kagame Regime

September 24, 2014October 20, 2016 Global AuthorDRC, Filip Reyntjens, Kerry, military, Military purge, Obama, politics, Rwanda

Rwandan President Paul Kagame speaking at the London Summit on Family Planning, July 11, 2012 (U.K. Department for International Development photo). Last month, three high-ranking Rwandan military figures close to President Paul Kagame were arrested and charged with so-called crimes against state security. The military purgeshave fueled fears of a political crisis for Kagame with dissension among the ranks of… Read More

Rwanda Militia Commander ‘Tired Of War’

September 24, 2014 Global Authorcongo, DRC, FDLR, international community, Obama, Obama Law, Rwanda, Rwandan militia, war

The commander of one of the Rwandan militia hiding out in the eastern Congolese mountains has told Sky News his men will not disarm without guarantees for their safety. Colonel Bonheur – as he called himself but which is almost certainly not his real name – said his band of soldiers would be forced to continue fighting unless a political… Read More

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