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SA absconds from leadership role in Africa
David Himbara asks why SA appear to be weak to an inconsequential aggressor like Rwanda? South Africa and Rwanda are as different as night and day. South Africa’s population is nearly five times…
20th anniversary of Rwandan Genocide commemorated by Paul Rusesabagina
As the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide draws near, one of the event’s most well-known figures, Paul Rusesabagina, the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” spoke at Rackham…
S.Africa, Rwanda agree to resolve diplomatic row
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame/FILE JOHANNESBURG, Mar 26 – Pretoria and Kigali have agreed to resolve a furious diplomatic row sparked by attacks on Rwandan dissidents exiled in Johannesburg, South African…
Rewriting My History as a Rwandan Genocide Survivor
It's almost April again. My Facebook feed will soon be flooded with people who change their profile pictures to the Rwandan memorial, a single candlelight, and update their statuses with…
THIS HOUSE BELIEVES LIMITED PRESS AND SPEECH FREEDOM WILL HINDER PROGRESS IN RWANDA
The past two decades have seen rapid and overwhelming progress in Rwanda, a country that was hit by the worst post cold war atrocity in 1994 when up to a…
Westerners no longer swallow my story, says Paul Kagame
Rwandan president Paul Kagame has brought to the public place the increasing divergence of views between his administration and its Western partners, formerly known to be unconditional supporters. “When…
Rwanda – Authorities hound independent journalists at home and abroad
Reporters Without Borders condemns the Rwandan government's lack of transparency and its unacceptable acts of harassment and intimidation of journalists with the aim of suppressing freedom of information and independent…
Why SA should suspend diplomatic relations with Rwanda
By David Himbara Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on March 12 South Africa had evidence linking the three expelled Rwandan diplomats to "illegal activities." The activities in question included yet…
Kigali vs Pretoria-The Congolese Cold War
Over the last couple of months the Rwandan government has been aggressively pursuing alleged perpetuators of the brutal genocide that occurred in the 1990s. In this regard the Rwandan government…
Chairman Royce Decries Targeted Killings of Rwandan Regime Critics Abroad
Calls for reassessment of relations with Kigali Washington, – Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry to express his…