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Kizito Mihigo's Funeral, February 2020

Kizito Mihigo and the Struggle for Truth and Reconciliation in Rwanda

A year ago Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo tried to flee Rwanda by crossing its southern border into Burundi. He had already spent four ...

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Who is Rwanda’s Real Hero? Paul Kagame or Paul Rusesabagina?

Paul Rusesabagina, the real-life protagonist whose heroic story is the basis of the film “Hotel Rwanda,” is now imprisoned and on trial in Rwanda ...

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Susan Rice, A Supporter and Enabler of Tyranny in Africa Shouldn’t Be Biden’s Running Mate

Susan Rice. Champion of dictatorships in Africa. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Jay Godwin.   We’re all on tenterhooks awaiting Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s announcement of his ...

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The Shocking Death of Rwandan Gospel Singer and Dissident Kizito Mihigo

  Rwandan gospel singer, organist, and composer Kizito Mihigo has died in police custody. On February 17, the Rwandan National Police reported that he ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Rwanda’s Victoire Ingabire: I Will Not Live in Fear of Imprisonment or Assassination

Rwanda is a longstanding US ally and military partner on the African continent despite its history of human rights abuse since General Paul Kagame ...

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Book Review – Rwanda: From Genocide to Precarious Peace

Rwanda’s Kagame–not the “hero” figure sold by public relations experts. Photo: Facebook.   [Books]   Book Review – Rwanda: From Genocide to Precarious Peace  ...

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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, ...

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Rwanda: 25 Years On, U.S. Taxpayers Paying Millions for Homeland Security’s Sham “Genocide Fugitive” Trials in Boston

Victims of the RPA invasion of Congo.  Photo Credit: keith harmon snow     On 6 April 1994, the Hutu presidents of Rwanda and ...