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Rwanda elected for UN non permanent Security council seat

Rwanda elected for UN non permanent Security council seat

Rwanda is amongst the five nations elected to seat in the Un Security Council for the next two years On Thursday the...
Civilian Persecuted by the Rwandan military

Civilian Persecuted by the Rwandan military

Amnesty International accused Rwandan military intelligence services of engaging in torture, unlawful detention and enforced disappearances of civilians on Monday by members of...
Rwanda: Hotel Rwanda hero accused of supporting rebellion

Rwanda: Hotel Rwanda hero accused of supporting rebellion

Hotel Rwanda hero, Paul Rusesabagina, renowned for saving Tutsi targets from Hutu extremist during the 1994 Rwanda genocide, has been accused of supporting a...
Great lakes: Rwanda and DR Congo to eradicate rebellion

Great lakes: Rwanda and DR Congo to eradicate rebellion

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have vowed to augment efforts to rid the Great Lakes region of rebels and rebel activities. The...
UN succumbs to Rwanda’s Peacekeeping leverage

UN succumbs to Rwanda’s Peacekeeping leverage

The Subtleties of diplomacy may have trounced fact as the UN in order to maintain the stability in the Central Africa region, has moved...
Rwanda and Uganda promise to improve archaic prisons

Rwanda and Uganda promise to improve archaic prisons

In a bid to improve service delivery among the prisons services in the east African community, Rwanda and Uganda have embarked on a bi-lateral...
Three African Vignettes: Nigeria, Benin, Rwanda

Three African Vignettes: Nigeria, Benin, Rwanda

The following three “vignettes” are based on private journal entries written in Nigeria, Benin, and Rwanda between 1999 and 2004. They highlight the...
Rwanda Peacekeeping: Goodwill or Blackmail?

Rwanda Peacekeeping: Goodwill or Blackmail?

Human Rights Watch has criticized Rwanda for threatening to withdraw its peacekeepers from African Union/United Nation missions in Sudan, accusing President Paul Kagame's government...
New genocide report may rock the Rwandan government

New genocide report may rock the Rwandan government

A leaked United Nations report which claims that the Rwandan army may have carried out genocide in Congo, between 1993 and 2003 is to...
Rwanda attracts mixed feelings over progress

Rwanda attracts mixed feelings over progress

Rwanda’s progress since the genocide of 1994 has been remarkable and is a testament to the people in facing and overcoming staggering challenges, a...
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East Africa not ready for electoral violence

The states that make up East African Community (EAC) have said that they are not ready to handle post electoral violence. Even today, East Africa...
Rwanda election: Big win for Paul Kagame after vote count

Rwanda election: Big win for Paul Kagame after vote count

The sitting president of Rwanda and RPF candidate, Paul Kagame, has overwhelimingly won the Rwanda presidential elections, which were held yesterday, by over 90...
Rwanda election free and fair?

Rwanda election free and fair?

In Rwanda, voting polls are set for the second presidential election since the 1994 genocide, and while preparations for the elections have witnessed the...
Rwanda: Free press, post-genocide

Rwanda: Free press, post-genocide

Regardless of Rwanda’s presidential election outcome on August 9th, one thing is certain – an independent press will not monitor the election results. ...
Rwanda’s controversial drum

Rwanda’s controversial drum

The media dilemma in Rwanda has been described as the controversial drum. Free press in the country is indeed essential for democracy, development of...
Rwanda: Media banned from operation ahead of elections

Rwanda: Media banned from operation ahead of elections

Last week, Rwanda's Media High Council asked about 30 radio stations and newspapers to apply for permits. The media are currently de facto banned...
Rwanda: Kagame commended over corruption rate

Rwanda: Kagame commended over corruption rate

Amidst accusations of tyranny and rights abuses, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, has been credited for Rwanda's transparency, after anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International revealed that...
Manipulating the memory of the Rwandan genocide

Manipulating the memory of the Rwandan genocide

The Rwandan government has made remarkable strides in infrastructure, the economy, healthcare, and gender equity in political representation, but their continued attack on independent...
Uganda-Rwanda: Genocide pastor to face prosecution in Tanzania

Uganda-Rwanda: Genocide pastor to face prosecution in Tanzania

One of the most wanted promoters of the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994 has been arrested in Uganda. The former pastor...
Kenya: U.S. launches East Africa software competition “Apps 4 Africa”

Kenya: U.S. launches East Africa software competition “Apps 4 Africa”

United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale launched the “Apps 4 Africa” contest at the Innovation Hub...
Africa

African countries’ reluctance to ratify Kampala Declaration questioned

Uganda government has expressed its unhappiness towards African countries over delays in the ratification of the Kampala Declaration, which aims at ensuring that African...
Zimbabwe: Rwandans refuse repatriation over extermination fears

Zimbabwe: Rwandans refuse repatriation over extermination fears

Rwanda refugees resident in Zimbabwe are resisting moves to be repatriated to their homeland claiming that they would be killed once they set foot...
East Africa: Rwanda government condemned over murder

East Africa: Rwanda government condemned over murder

The media fraternity in the east African countries of Kenya, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda have condemned the brutal killing of Jean Leonard Rugambage,...
East Africa getting ready for internet revolution

East Africa getting ready for internet revolution

The recent deployment of the SEACOM broadband cable off the coast of east Africa has sparked “the dawn of a new era” in Internet...
Mugabe, Zenawi, Bashir, Afwerki, Mubarak, Biya… World’s worst despots list

Mugabe, Zenawi, Bashir, Afwerki, Mubarak, Biya… World’s worst despots list

A United States based think tank, Foreign Policy/Fund for Peace has ranked President Mugabe as the second worse despots in the world after...
Paul Kagame

Rwanda: Assassination attempt linked to President Kagame

A critic of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has survived an assassination attempt in South Africa, and his wife has claimed that President Kagame wanted...
DR Congo-Rwanda: New Tutsi state breeds tension

DR Congo-Rwanda: New Tutsi state breeds tension

A state-within-a-state controlled by former Congolse-Tutsi rebels, is emerging in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo once controlled by the Hutu perpetrators...
Rwanda: Jailed US genocide denialist lawyer charged on another count

Rwanda: Jailed US genocide denialist lawyer charged on another count

A U.S. law professor, jailed upon arrival in Rwanda -- where he was to help with the legal defence of an opposition leader charged...
The Nile river from space

Uganda: Ethiopian led river Nile agreement signed without Egypt and Sudan

River Nile basin states have today signed an agreement on the Nile river basin cooperative framework in which they agreed to collectively work towards...
Rwanda: Political and linguistic change under a prominent leader?

Rwanda: Political and linguistic change under a prominent leader?

The horrors of the 1994 Rwanda genocide came ended when the RPF- led by U.S. trained Officer Paul Kagame defeated the genocide perpetrators and...