Rwanda Jails Women’s Rights Activist After Presidential Bid
October 5, 2017
Later, she was disqualified from appearing on the ballot due to an alleged lack of signatures.
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Rwanda
Election Races To Watch – Kenya, Rwanda And Angola
July 25, 2017
Rwanda will spend 5.5 billion Rwandan francs ($6.5 million). With 6.8 million registered voters, that’s less than a dollar per vote
After Disqualifying Opposition, Rwandan President Sees Victory In August Polls
July 21, 2017
Rwandan election campaigning kicked off last week with three presidential candidates rallying in different parts of the country.
Morocco shines for Africa at Washington DC 2017 Embassy Chef Challenge
May 31, 2017
The event was held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington DC on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
U.N. Chief Cites ‘Chapters of Inaction,’ as Rwanda Marks 23rd Memorial Year
April 11, 2017
U.N. Chief Cites ‘Chapters of Inaction,’ as Rwanda Marks 23rd Memorial Year
Embracing Survival
September 1, 2016
Sept. 11 On Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 2:30 p.m., the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance will host a special program and book launch of “Embracing Survival”, a memoir by Dydine Umunyana, a child survivor of the Rwanda genocide against the Tutsis. She was 4 years old when she was separated from her family as the genocide began. Book Signing after the program. No charge. Space is limited. To RSVP go to: www.museumoftolrence.com/EmbracingSurvival. The Museum of Tolerance is located at 9786 West Pico Boulevard (corner of Pico Boulevard and Roxbury Drive), Los Angeles. For more information contact the Center’s
Rwandan president hits back at US over extending his rule
January 6, 2016
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has hit back at the United States for criticizing his decision to seek a third term in office, repeating his earlier stand that foreigners shouldn’t determine the destiny of Rwandans.
More than 98 percent of Rwandans voted in a Dec. 18 referendum to lift term limits and allow Kagame extend his time in power, possibly until 2034.
Rwanda’s Genocide Court To Close Doors – Will It Be Missed?
January 6, 2016
After 21 years, 93 cases and $2 billion, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda wound up business at year’s end with one final case. The judges deliberated on an appeal sought by Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, the former minister for women’s development, her son, Arsene Shalom Ntahobali, and four government officials. Their convictions, which they sought to overturn, included genocide, complicity in genocide, crimes against humanity among other major crimes. The Tribunal, however, upheld the convictions although lowering the long sentences for the ex-minister and son for complicity in the deaths of thousands of Tutsis in their home town of Butare. There,
Rwandan president hits back at US over extending his rule
January 6, 2016
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has hit back at the United States for criticizing his decision to seek a third term in office, repeating his earlier stand that foreigners shouldn’t determine the destiny of Rwandans. More than 98 percent of Rwandans voted in a Dec. 18 referendum to lift term limits and allow Kagame extend his time in power, possibly until 2034. The U.S. is “deeply disappointed” by Kagame’s decision to run for re-election in 2017, a State Department spokesman said on Saturday. “With this decision, President Kagame ignores an historic opportunity to reinforce and solidify the democratic institutions