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Rwanda Peoples Party Congratulates President-Elect Hollande of France

Mr. Hollande, my congratulations and the assurances of my highest consideration. Yours faithfully" - John V Karuranga, President, Rwanda People’s Party

(WASHINGTON DC) - After a five year term in office former President Sarkozy of France has conceded defeat to President Elect Mr. Francois Hollade.

France and Rwanda have had a complex relationship for many decades with attempted amends being made when President Paul Kagame of Rwanda visited former President Sarkozy in 2011 to mend relations between the two countries.

US: Support Democratic Republic of Congo Govt in Arrest of Bosco Ntaganda

War crime general Bosco Ntaganda lived openly in Goma, eastern Congo, until recent weeks, where he has existed without fear of arrest.

(HONG KONG) - Bosco Ntaganda’s avoidance of arrest is emblematic of continued lawlessness in eastern Congo.

President Paul Kagame Visiting William Penn University

The stain on the hands of William Penn University would be unfathomable if you allow President Kagame to continue as commencement speaker.

(WASHINGTON DC) - President Paul Kagame will be addressing William Penn University for their commencement speech to the graduating class of 2012 on May 12th, 2012.

It is apparent that this school has no idea of his record of human right abuses.

What is Heard Around the World is Not Heard in Rwanda

What does World Press Freedom Day 2012 mean for Rwanda's journalists?

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reports that 18 independent Rwandan journalists live in exile.

The Specter of Death on Those Who Brought Same on Free Expression

“If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
-George Washington

(UGANDA) - It seems the sudden demise of Mr. Bingu WA Mutharika, president of Malawi, brought a specter of death on a number of our “venerable” African strongmen.

Many such specters are real and hanging over the head of some of our despots...

General Bosco Ntaganda Wanted Dead or Alive by Rwandan Special Forces

The Special Forces are headed by Maj Nkuranga of the Rwanda Defence Forces.

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - During a meeting between Congolese and Rwandan officials, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda instructed his soldiers to kill Bosco Ntaganda.

In this meeting it was first agreed upon that they should initially arrest or kill Ntaganda’s soldiers in order to gain access him.

Behind The Presidential Curtains: Does History Really Repeat Itself?

I wish to point out a few issues that make President Paul Kagame a replica of Idi Amin of this millennium.

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - When I was growing up as a young man in Uganda, I was told many stories about the greatest dictator President General Idi Amin Dada until his fall in 1979 by Tanzanian forces.

Disempowerment and Suppression of Freedoms in Ethiopia

Meles’s ruling party, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), is in fact a dictatorship masquerading under the guise of a democracy.

(LONDON) - Democracy sits firmly upon principles of freedom, justice, social inclusion and participation in civil society. Where these qualities of fairness are absent so too is democracy.

Rwanda: There can be no Higher Law in Journalism than to Tell the Truth

Rwanda has created a news website devoted to discrediting opposition groups to the current ruling party.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In an ironic analysis of the media situation in Rwanda, the publication, East African Business Week of Kampala, published a piece on March 26, 2012 entitled “Rwanda: Nation Moves to Improve Media Image”.

However, Rwanda has just kicked their worst tabloid/gossip paper into high gear.

Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa Testifies in front of Judge Trevidic, France

Dr. Rudasingwa's statement about the assassination of President Habyarimana:

(WASHINGTON DC) - On 20 April 2012 Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa testified in front of Judge Trevidic in France for over six hours.

He reported that he explained all that he knew regarding the shooting down of former President Habyarimanas airplane in 1994 just before the genocide.