Rwanda court rejects opposition leader’s appeal
KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda's highest court has rejected an appeal by an opposition politician who was convicted for organizing an illegal gathering, inciting ethnic division and threatening state security. Bernard…
Pep Guardiola to end reign as Barcelona coach in summer
Pep Guardiola will stand down as Barcelona manager at the end of the season after deciding not to renew his rolling one-year contract. The 41-year-old, who was appointed in 2008…
British lawmakers criticise Uganda police over brutality
International outcry against rising cases of police brutality against opponents of President Museveni’s regime and journalists continues to gather momentum with British members of parliament now asking for pressure to…
Theogene Rudasingwa, the former right-hand man of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, testified last Friday in Paris. His hearing is part of France’s second investigation into the 1994 downing of a plane carrying former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana. This week, Radio Netherlands Worldwide spoke to Rudasingwa.
Since his exile in 2005, Rudasingwa has accused Kagame – a fellow Tutsi in the diaspora – of being responsible for the shooting of Habyarimana’s plane. Many consider the attack…
Ingabire yasabiwe n’ubushinjacyaha igifungo cya burundu
Kuri uyu wa Gatatu, Ubushinjacyaha bwasabye Urukiko Rukuru ko rukatira Ingabire Victoire igifungo cya burundu n’ihazabu y’amafaranga y’u Rwanda 1,400,000 kuko basanze ahamwa n’ibyaha bitandukanye birimo kugira ingengabitekerezo ya Jenoside…
Chelsea are into the final of the Champions League after surviving John Terry’s red card to seal a truly remarkable victory over Barcelona.
The Blues were in serious trouble after goals from Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta put Barca ahead either side of Terry's red card for violent conduct. But Ramires strode forward…
General Bosco Ntaganda wanted dead or alive by Rwandan Special Forces
In a meeting held in Gisenyi which was attended by the head of Congolese intelligence, the head of the eastern Congo soldiers and General James Kabarebe Rwanda’s minister of defence…
Behind The Presidential Curtains: Does history really repeat itself?
When I was growing up as a young man in Uganda, I was told many stories about the greatest dictator President General Idi Amin Dada until his fall in 1979…
Paul Kagame falls into Gnawing Jaws of Rwanda
The struggle to free Rwandans from the gnawing jaws of Gen Habyarimana Juvenal regime by Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) led by Gen Paul Kagame was not fought because people had…
Can al-Bashir defeat regional forces at an all-out frontline?
This week, the simmering conflict between Sudan and its neighbour South Sudan flared into an almost full-fledged war. The week kick-started with the Juba government in the South announcing that…