Victoire Ingabire Walks a Knife Edge in Rwanda
A “Google Alert” triggers emails alerting me to new headlines about Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire. Of late I’ve opened them with dread, fearing words like “prison,” “imprisoned,”…
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AFRICA AGAINST EBOLA FORUM TO BE HELD AT DECEMBER AFRICAN UNION MEETING IN ETHIOPIA
Dr. John Nkengasong observed that while the outbreak is now in a good epidemiological pathway as the number of cases is decreasing, there is still a lot of…
Rwanda: Victoire Ingabire Endures Relentless Interrogation
Militia attacks killed 14 civilians in northern Rwanda during the first week of October. The attackers have not been identified, but the Rwandan Investigation Bureau has interrogated Rwandan…
Reject Xenophobia — Africa Must Unite and Protect Its Wealth
Julius Malema. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Zimbabwe, it's our home. We are one people. Mozambique it's our home. DRC it's our home. Botswana, it's our home. We were divided…
Paul Kagame and His House Negro, Félix Tshisikedi
“The market analyst predicted a complete geostrategic restructuring in central Africa, with Rwandan Tutsis, an ethnic group that had faced existential threats for decades, now steering affairs. “You’ll…
Why African Union Must Respect Congo’s Sovereignty and Constitutional Court Process
Felix Tshisekedi was declared victor by Congo's election commission. I read with concern the Communique issued by the AU after high level consultations in Addis Ababa yesterday regarding…
Ugandan Troops on Congo’s Border Again
Another slew of Orwellian headlines appeared in the press this week, along with the usual bellicose chants that war is peace, freedom is slavery, and elite security is…
Rwanda: Kibeho Massacre of Hutu Covered Up to Protect ‘Genocide Against the Tutsi’ Narrative
Kibeho Camp for internal refugees, April 22, 1995. The refugees had rushed back inside and refused to leave after seeing Kagame's forces open fire on those who tried…
Rwanda Fails to Answer Victoire Ingabire’s Appeal
Sit-in to free Victoire Ingabire in The Hague, Netherlands. Ingabire's son Remy Ndizeye Niyigena kneels to the left of the banner.The Unified Democratic Forces (FDU Inkingi), a political…
SIX YEARS SINCE INGABIRE ARREST, 20 SINCE DRC INVASION
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Rwandan President Paul Kagame October 14th marked the sixth anniversary of Rwandan political prisoner Victoire Ingabire’s arrest, and October 24th will mark the…