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The Untold Stories: Charles Taylor of Liberia was sentenced to 50 years! Is there Any lesson for other Charles Taylors of Africa?
“Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in jail by a UN-backed war crimes court†The UN backed court for  Sierra Leone in Haque found the former Liberian…
Tens of thousands flee ‘extreme violence’ in Congo
Aid workers say more than 100,000 people in North Kivu have fled mass executions, mutilations and rapes by armed militias The number of displaced people in DRC is believed to…
Eden Hazard to join Chelsea
Sought-after Lille midfielder Eden Hazard looks set to sign for Chelsea this summer after announcing he is joining the "Champions League winner". The 21-year-old had reportedly attracted interest from several of…
Shock As 9-year-old Kenyan Girl Gives Birth
Drama unraveled at the hospital as none could believe that the girl was nine years old or the fact that she had given birth to a bouncing baby boy. News…
The Untold Stories: Is Andrew Mwenda misguided or misinformed on Rwandan issues?
This article will focus on Andrew Mwenda’s article in his independent news paper that is now seen on the streets of Kigali. Once seen as beacon of hope in the…
Congo probes alleged Rwandan support for rebels
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, A uthorities inDemocratic Republic of Congo are investigating allegations that neighbouring Rwanda is recruiting and training fighters in support of a new armed movement in its troubled eastern…
The Untold Stories: The Oppressed turns into Oppressor.
In this article I will start with two quotations, one from the famous Dictator Adolf Hitler and from the Bible respectively. “Our teachers were absolute tyrants. They had no sympathy…
The Untold Stories: Again Rwanda is on the front line in the Congo Conflict.Who is fooling who?
This is the latest story which appeared on the front page of the BBC this morning implicating Rwandan in Congo conflict. Â However, BBC is writing what is already known to…
Rwanda ‘supporting DR Congo mutineers’
The UN says it has evidence that a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being fuelled by recruits and support from neighbouring Rwanda. An internal UN report accuses…
The Darling Dictator of the Day
By MARC SOMMERS Rwanda’s Paul Kagame is accustomed to accolades. On May 12, he received yet another honorary degree, this time from William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Celebrating Kagame…