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Behind the presidential curtains: Kagame Obsessed with cars and driving

June 23, 2012 Global Authoraccident, Cars, Kagame, motocade, RPF, Rwanda, Village Urugwiro

Sources in Kigali have reported how our President his Excellence Paul Kagame experienced an accident on his way from Village Urugwiro heading to the state house in Kiyovu. At the time of the accident he was driving himself as he has always done, this has prompted me to think back when I was still one of the people responsible for… Read More

The Untold Stories: Does Foreign Aid to Rwanda, Fuel Congo Violence?

June 23, 2012 Global AuthorDR Congo, foreign aid, Genocide, humanitarian crisis, Kagame, RPF, Rwanda, war

By: Jacquline Umurungi, Brussels Conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken the lives of 5.4 million people since 1998 and continue to leave as many as 45,000 dead every month, according to a major International Rescue Committee study. The liberal democrat MP in UK representing Portsmouth South with his colleagues has argued… Read More

Hate them for Me: The politics of Rwanda

June 18, 2012 Global AuthorGenocide, graduation, hate, Oskaloosa, Paul Kagame, politics, Protesters, RPF, Rwanda, William Penn University

A few weeks ago President Paul Kagame delivered the commencement speech at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa USA. I attended this event to cover his speech as well as the protester that were there to peacefully object to a learning institution welcoming such a controversial leader. My time was equally spent interviewing protesters; parents, students and listening to President... Read More

Rwanda: A Nation Gripped by Fear Part 2

June 16, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergGenocide, Government of Rwanda, impunity, Kagame, Rwanda, safety, spies

RWANDAN SOCIETY TODAY In Rwanda today, no one can dare deny the heavy air of suspicion, fear and unease present in all spheres of life. Like any dictatorship, our society has been permeated by the regime’s spies. The infamous Brigadier General Jack Nziza and Colonel Dan Munyuza have an elaborate and extensive network of spies deployed to “find out what… Read More

Rwanda: A NATION GRIPPED BY FEAR

June 15, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergdictator, FDU, Fear, Genocide, Kagame, Nyamwasa, Revolution, RNC, Rujugiro, Rwanda

The following article was written by a credible yet anonymous source. It is part one of two articles that tell the story of what Rwanda is like from the inside. In classic dictatorial fashion, President Kagame has thrown caution to the wind and exposed his fear and insecurities by stripping the families of General Kayumba, Colonel Karegeya, businessman Tribert Rujugiro… Read More

President Paul Kagame on a Special visit to Uganda: But why?

June 13, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, Jennifer Fierberg, Kabila, Kagame, M23, Museveni, Ntanga, Rwanda, Uganda

By Rwema Francis and Jennifer Fierberg, MSW The Congolese Government’s reaction against the continued support of Rwanda to their enemies in the Congo has led President Kagame back to Uganda to plead for help from His Excellence Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. He was in Uganda yet again in order to seek help because he has nowhere else to turn to… Read More

What will President Kagame learn from the sentencing of former President Mubarak?

June 9, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergaid, DFID, Eric Joyce, Kagame, MP, Rene Mugenzi, Rwanda, UK

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW In this age of technology, email, instant messaging, Facebook and Twitter, information is available in an instant. Twitter has become an open forum for politics in nearly every country and for every reason. During the last few years, the world has witnessed some politicians engaging journalists and constituents in cyber disagreements almost as if they think… Read More

CONFLICT IN NORTH KIVU PROVINCE OF THE DRC

June 5, 2012 Global Authorafrica, congo, DRC, EAC, Kabila, Kagame, London, M23, RPP, Rwanda, Rwanda peoples party

Malmo, Sweden, 04/06/2012Ref: RPP-0001-CNK/J03-GN01-DRC/C-JKV/CD/12J03 Today is not a day for pointing fingers and trading accusations as to who is supporting who or who is fighting who in the DRC. But it should be a day for consoling and showing our sympathy for the thousands of Congolese citizens who have been displaced and made homeless in their own country, and many... Read More

Lie: An order from President Kagame of Rwanda

June 2, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergcongo, DRC, Goma, Kagame, M23, MP's, RNC, Rwanda, Theogeme RUdasingwa, war

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW Rwandan National Congress (RNC) Speaks on Rwanda’s issues in the CongoThe last few weeks have seen the Central Africa region, particularly the Congo and Rwanda; face many dualities of challenges; from the sentencing of warlords at the ICC to new rebel groups surfacing in the Congo. A central player in all of this has, once again,... Read More

Rwanda Peoples Party Congratulates President-Elect Hollande of France

May 7, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergFrance, Hollade, Paul Kagame, President, Rwanda, Sarkozy

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW After a five year term in office former President Sarkozy of France has conceded defeat to President Elect Mr. Francois Hollade. France and Rwanda have had a complex relationship for many decades with attempted amends being made when President Paul Kagame of Rwanda visited former President Sarkozy in 2011 to mend relations between the two countries.… Read More

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