Contested election could lead to widespread violence, warns a coalition of 41 NGOsKinshasa, 28 October 2011 – The national election campaign officially starts today in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and...
ACHOLI RELIGIOUS LEADERS PEACE INITIATIVE October 24, 2011 Response to the Deployment of U.S. Military Advisors to LRA Affected Regions For us, the Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (ARLPI), President Obama’s October 14th announcement that 100 U.S. troops...
ACHOLI RELIGIOUS LEADERS PEACE INITIATIVE Response to the Deployment of U.S. Military Advisors to LRA Affected Regions For us, the Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (ARLPI), President Obama’s October 14th announcement that 100 U.S. troops have been deployed...
Here we go again! After Oklahoma City, Chicago, Paris and Pittsburgh, some faculty members at Sacramento State University are also saying that Rwandan President Paul Kagame is not welcome. President Kagame was invited as a keynote speaker at Sacramento...
“Burundi has passed an important milestones on the path to peace, but the page of the conflict has not yet been definitively turned. Loyal support from external partners remains necessary,” says the European Network for Central Africa (EURAC) in its October report...
The following article is by Jacques Bahati from the July-Sept edition of Around Africa, AFJN’s newsletter. Direct comments and questions to bahati@afjn.org Preparations for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s General Elections scheduled for November 28th, 2011...
Forced to lie: Kagame killed Presidents Habyarimana and Ntaryamira By Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa, former RPF Secretary General, Ambassador of Rwanda to the United States, and Chief of Staff for President Paul Kagame. Source: Facebook Disclaimer: The views or...
“Zambia must not go backwards, we must all face the future and go forward as one nation. Not to do so would dishonour our history.” “Did we become grey and lacking in ideas? Did we lose momentum? Our duty now is to go away and reflect on any mistakes we may have...
Updated April 19, 2013 The Rwandan opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, leader of Rwanda’s FDU-Ingiki remain in prison. She is accused of genocide denial, divisionism and terrorism by President Paul Kagame’s regime. In 2010, she returned from the...
In a letter to Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) President, Mr. Jared L. Cohon, African Great Lakes Coalition writes: If CMU is genuinely invested in sustainable peace and development in Rwanda, and if it is determined to cultivate a relationship with Kagame,...