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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

“Your silence gives consent”

September 15, 2014March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg1994 Genocide, Kerry, Leah Karegeya, murder, Obama, Patrick Karegeya, Paul Kagame, RPF, Rwanda, South Africa, strangulation, The Hawks, Tutsi

By Jennifer Fierberg There are no words that can provide comfort to someone who has experienced profound loss. Mere attempts at platitudes and words of solace can never fill a void so big it cannot be measured. However, sitting with Leah Karegeya, one knows they are in the presence of strength, courage, power and a woman filled with God’s love. … Read More

Rwandan Nyamwasa murder plot: Four jailed in South Africa

September 10, 2014March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergassassination, Kagame, Kayumba, Nyamwasa, Rwanda, sentencing, South Africa

Gen Nyamwasa blames the Rwandan government for the shooting, which it denies A South African court has sentenced four men to eight years in prison for trying to murder Rwanda’s former army chief Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. He was shot in the stomach in Johannesburg in June 2010, soon after he fled Rwanda after falling out with President Paul… Read More

RNC Pleased With the outcome of Gen Kayumba’s Case

August 29, 2014March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergKayumba Nyamwasa, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, South Africa, Terrorist, Trial

Jean Paul Turayishimiye RNC spokes person Rwanda National Congress is pleased with the ruling on the 2010 attempted murder case, against the life of General Kayumba Nyamwasa in South Africa. Though Pascal Kanyandekwe, and Richard, two Rwandans accused in the conspiracy of the plot were freed because of the insufficiency of evidence to convict them, it has left no doubt… Read More

Nyamwasa Verdict: “The attempted murder was politically motivated”

August 29, 2014March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg2010 World Cup, Kagame, Kayumba, Nyamwasa, politics, RNC, Rwanda, Shooting, South Africa, Terrorism, Theogene Rudasingwa, Verdict

The Judge stated in court that the attempted murder of Nyamwasa was politically motivated and emanated from a group of people in Rwanda. By: Jennifer Fierberg In the case of the attempted assassination attempt on Kayumba Nyamwasa in 2010, the court has announced its decision today. The six men plead not guilty to the charge of attempted murder for shooting… Read More

Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima to tee-off in support of ailing journalist Limbani Moya

August 27, 2014 Global AuthorAnthony Kasunda, Limbani Moya, Malawi, Saulos Chilima, South Africa

Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima has joined hands with Friends of Limbani, a taskforce of professionals in various fields, to raise funds in support of ailing veteran journalist Limbani Moya. Moya was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2012 and has since then been undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the country and South Africa. He currently goes for dialysis at... Read More

Nyamwasa: Museveni wrong on Kagame

July 2, 2014 Global AuthorKayumba Nyamwasa, Museveni, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda

After the third attempt on the life of former Chief of the Rwanda Defence Forces, Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa, exiled in South Africa, Robert Mukombozi talked to him recently in an exclusive interview. The exiled general discusses what he calls the dictatorship in Rwanda and compares President Museveni and his own Paul Kagame. Below are excerpts: Let me take you back to the events on… Read More

Assassination in Africa: Inside the plots to kill Rwanda’s dissidents

May 2, 2014March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergassassination, gahima, Judi Rever, Kagame, Karegeya, Kayumba, murder, rudasingwa, Rwanda, South Africa, York

Rwanda’s Hunted Much of the world regards President Paul Kagame as a hero. But 20 years after he helped to stop his country’s brutal genocide, there are mounting allegations that he is silencing dissenters with violence. A months-long, international inquiry by The Globe’sGeoffrey York and contributor Judi Rever has uncovered explosive testimonies from those who say they were recruited for assassinations – including an… Read More

50 Years of Conservation Success in Swaziland

April 3, 2014 Global AuthorAfrica Wild Life, South Africa, Swaziland, Ted Reilly, Zambia

2014 marks 50 years from the day a young Ted Reilly took it upon himself to turn his back garden into what is now one of Africa’s most accessible wildlife reserves. On the 12th July 1964, Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary opened to the public. This day marked the beginning of formal conservation in the Kingdom of Swaziland. At the time Swaziland was still a... Read More

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