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Power is dangerous unless you have humility
A Conversation with Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa By: Jennifer Fierberg After a long flight to Washington DC, Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa sat down with this writer for an exclusive two-hour interview. Upon…
“We sacrifice more than people realize for this cause”
A conversation with Gerald Gahima By Jennifer Fierberg Recently at a conference sponsored by the Royal African Society in London and organized by Dr. Phil Clark, Professor at London University…
“A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man’s attention and to inflame his ambition.”
AMAHORO PEOPLE’S CONGRESS*RWANDA NATIONAL CONGRESS*FDU-INKINGI H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President, Republic of Uganda. November 7, 2013. Your Excellency, Re: Treatment of Rwandan Asylum Seekers and Refugees Living in Uganda We,…
“Withholding information is the essence of tyranny”
By: Jennifer Fierberg “The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you…
White savior John Prendergast tells the world what’s best for Congo and Rwanda now
by Ann Garrison KPFA Evening News, broadcast Nov. 2, 2013 Col. Mamadou Ndala and the Congolese army have been welcomed by joyous Congolese people after liberating towns. Here a Congolese…
ANNUS HORRIBILIS: DEFEATED, WHAT WILL PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME DO?
In November 2012, I wrote a piece with a title, 'The Tragedy of Goma' in which I concluded: "As Goma fell to Rwanda's troops President Museveni of Uganda and President…
US ups pressure to end DRC’s M23 rebellion
US Great Lakes envoy Russ Feingold is believed to be more even-handed than some of his predecessors The US's new representative for Africa's Great Lakes region has upped the pressure…
Tanzania officially renounces ‘coalition of the willing’
Dar officially renounced ‘coalition of the willing’—Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda— saying the ongoing tri-lateral talks between the countries were against the EAC protocol. TEA Graphic/Anthony Sitti Nation Media Group IN SUMMARY…
Rwanda’s M23 fires on another UN Helicopter
MONUSCO PRESS RELEASE Martin Kobler and Mary Robinson condemn new attack by the M23 against a UN Helicopter Kinshasa, 18 October 2013: The head of MONUSCO, Martin Kobler, and the…
The dangers of doing business in Rwanda, foreign investors beware!
By: Jennifer Fierberg The Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda makes for good reading and at first glance, one feels hope and prosperity for the landlocked country of Rwanda. However,…