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The Untold Stories: Senegal to abolish the Senate to Fund Flood Relief, Rwanda should follow suit.
Senegal's President Macky Sall has called for the country's Senate to be abolished, with the money saved going to pay for flood relief. President Macky Sall argued that  the…
Rwanda’s Defense Minister speaks out on DRC, M23
Who in the Congolese establishment caused the latest international uproar over alleged Rwanda link to M23 rebels? What is the role of President Kabila? Why in the first place did…
Ninde uhohotera abandi bana? Abamaraya 3 baraye bishwe i Kigali.
Abagore batatu baraye biciwe mu nzu imwe mu gace gatuwe by’akajagari mu murenge wa Gatsata mu mujyi wa Kigali . Abagore bikekwa ko bakoraga umwuga w’uburaya ngo bishwe banizwe n’abagabo…
The Untold Stories: Nine executed in Gambia: Death Penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment.
The death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. The judicial decree that someone be punished in this manner is…
The Untold Stories: The political shocks without shock absorbers accelerated the death of Meles Zenawi
One of the new breeds of African leader’s comrade Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57. The legacy of the late Ethiopian Prime Minister will be split between…
Ethiopian strongman and Western ally, Meles, dies
By Aaron Maasho | Reuters ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, an economic reformer condemned at home as an autocrat but hailed in the West as a…
ICC asked to prosecute Rwanda’s Paul Kagame
OPPONENTS of Rwanda's long-time President Paul Kagame asked the International Criminal Court on Friday to pursue him over war crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. UN experts in…
Big Brother Kagame is watching all Rwandans
email and telephone conversations of individuals considered potential threats to the national security. Although the law is secretly rejected by most Rwandan citizens around the country, only opposition militants in…
The Untold Stories: Kagame Meets Kabila in Kampala in Search of Peace for DRC; Will the Glass Hold Water This Time?
After President Kagame met his DRC Counterpart (KABILA) in the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa, the two leaders agreed to allow in a joint, neutral international force to monitor the…
Rudwan Dawod’s Wife and Friend Share Candid Thoughts on Sudan Arrest and Possible Death Penalty
Interview by Tim King Young man from Oregon survived Horrors of Sudan, only to be arrested in protest & charged with 'Terrorism' during a recent visit to Khartoum. Clockwise from…