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International court sends Rwanda genocide suspect to face trial in Kigali

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Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi is the first suspect to be sent to Rwanda by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Former pastor and Rwanda genocide suspect Jean Uwinkindi is going home. More than six months after the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda announced its decision to send him to Rwanda to stand trial, Uwinkindi has lost his last appeal and will face… Read More

When silence serves violence best in Rwanda

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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

Rwanda: Attack with grenades near a market in Kigali

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20 people were injured on the evening of Tuesday, January 3 in a grenade attack near an outdoor market of vegetables and fruits being at Nyabisindu in Gasabo District, close to the Stade Amahoro Kigali. Among the 20 injured, two of them would have died in the meantime, according to a diplomatic source who nevertheless remains to be confirmed by… Read More

Rwanda: A State without a Statesman

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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

IS RWANDA’S CUT-THROAT LEADER ABOUT TO LEAVE POWER?

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The wary blur of President Kagame’s 2017 promise to relinquish power   By: Charles KM KAMBANDA, PhD A Rwandan newspaper, the Chronicles, reported that the former rebel leader and all-powerful iron-handed leader of Rwanda said, “I will not be around as president come 2017”. On the issue of whether or not President Kagame will amend the constitution allowing him to remain… Read More

RWANDA SECURITY OPERATIVES ASSASSINATE A RWANDAN JOURNALIST IN KAMPALA, UGANDA

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RWANDA NATIONAL CONGRESS PRESS RELEASE December 5, 2011 On Friday 2nd December 2011, Andrew Bagala of the Monitor Newspaper in Uganda reported that the editor of Rwanda’s Inyenyeri news Charles Ingabire who had sought refuge in Uganda for political reasons was shot dead at a Kampala pub. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Mr Ibin Ssenkumbi confirmed the murder. On Sunday 4th… Read More

Charles Ingabire’s death must be investigated and his assassins brought to justice

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FDU-Inkingi Press Release on Charles INGABIRE assassination FDU-Inkingi is shocked by the violent murder of Charles INGABIRE committed last Friday December 1, 2011, at Kampala (Uganda) where he had sought and obtained political asylum. The deceased was a very active journalist at Inyenyeri News, a critical Kinyarwanda and English electronic outlet published on the web. . Read More

Rwanda: A sick nation in need of healing

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On November 28, 2011 the first annual roundtable on Rwanda Truth and Reconciliation: The Process Begins was held at The International Humanitarian law Institute of Minnesota. In attendance was Dr. Ali Galayd, the Former Prime Minister of Somalia, Paul Rusesabagina, honored worldwide for his heroic actions during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, recipient of the 2005 U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom… Read More
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