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Foreign Policy in Rwanda: A discussion with Deo Lukyamuzi
By: Jennifer Fierberg Rwanda has faced numerous challenges in the past year with their credibility and foreign relations. Both have seen severe declines with the UN GoE report that states…
FDU-INKINGI urges President Kagame to stop harassment of political opponents
Kigali this Feb. 11, 2013 FDU-INKINGI urge His Excellency Paul Kagame, in his capacity as president of the RPF-INKOTANYI to put an end to acts of provocation against political opponents,…
DR Congo: War Crimes by M23, Congolese Army Response to Crisis in East Should Emphasize Justice
(Goma, February 5, 2013) – M23 rebels and Congolese army soldiers raped scores of women and committed other war crimes during the rebels’ occupation of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic…
FDU and RNC Congratulate Secretary of State John Kerry
FDU-INKINGI AND RWANDA NATIONAL CONGRESS CONGRATULATE THE NEW SECRETARY OF STATE, HON. JOHN KERRY Hon. John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington Dear Hon. Kerry, On behalf of…
U.N. Security Council allows drones for eastern Congo
 By Michelle Nichols (Reuters) - The Security Council has given a green light for peacekeepers to use surveillance drones in eastern Democratic Republic of Congoafter weeks of delay over concerns of Russia, Chinaand…
Sanctions on Rwanda, Not Drones over DRC
By: Jennifer Fierberg The use of drones for surveillance, security and other situations has been a hotbed of controversy for many years and in many countries. The UNSC proposed the…
The Case Against Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame
by Howard W. French Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM EST Why the celebrated Rwandan president really deserves an indictment When Rwandan-backed rebels recently took Goma, the…
How an Ant crushes an Elephant
By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW On January 3, 2012 President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 despite his own threat to veto it over exclusions on closing…
UN Choppers Shot in Democratic Congo
United Nations, Dec 28 2012 Two helicopters of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were shot by members of the March 23 Movement, official UN sources…
Rwanda’s Rampaging Rebel Force
by: Philippe Bolopion Published in: International Herald Tribune Despite supporting a brutal rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda is about to take a seat on the Security Council. Few countries dare…