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Still no answers in murky case of Rwandan Taxify driver shot dead in Cape Town
President of Rwanda Paul Kagame speaks during a news conference in Kigali, Rwanda, 08 April 2019, a day after the country marked the 25th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in…
South Africa asks Rwanda to hand over Karegeya murder suspects
Patrick Karegeya, former Rwandan spy chief, became enemy of President Paul Kagame Patrick Karegeya, Rwanda’s former head of intelligence, who was killed in South Africa. Photograph: AP South Africa has asked…
What Is Behind Kagame’s Southern Africa Diplomatic Offensive?
SADC The Home: President Kagame has met for talks with, for this year alone, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, Zambia’s Edgar Lungu, Botswana’s Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi and Angola’s João Lourenço The…
“The global elite’s favourite strong man “ is losing relevance.
Over the past weeks , the overall dissatisfaction among the Rwandan Genocide Survivors has gone from mumbling and murmuring to bold condemnation of Mr Kagame’s leadership ; starting with…
Alongside Real Progress, Kagame’s Human Rights Abuses Persist
Diane Shima Rwigara, a prominent critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, is escorted by police officers into a courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda, on October 11, Bizimana/Reuters Neil Edwards is the…
Ebola crisis: Rwanda shuts border with DR Congo to stop spread of virus
Rwanda has closed part of its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the past year. At least two people have died…
Dr. David Himbara “Kagame, Abusing Museveni Is One Thing, But His Parents?”
Today, I looked at my copy of Sowing The Mustard Seed by President Yoweri Museveni. The parts of the book on his parents Mzee Amosi Kaguta and Maama Esteeri Kokundeka, and their…
Chinese donation of ‘friendship’ to Kenya’s parliament vanishes
Kenya's parliament buildings. A container delivering a donation to the Parliament from the Chinese government arrived empty in Nairobi on July 30,2019. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG By AGGREY…
Opposition members keep going ‘missing’ in Rwanda. Few expect them to return
By Kara Fox, CNN Several members of political groups opposed to President Paul Kagame have gone missing in recent years. (CNN)When Eugene Ndereyimana woke up last week, he didn't tell…
Escalating Tensions between Uganda and Rwanda Raise Fear of War
By Paul Nantulya July 3, 2019 The long simmering rivalry between Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame has escalated border tensions into a serious risk of armed interstate conflict. Soldiers of the…