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Behind The Presidential Curtains: A Hungry President the Truth Behind Congo War

Former bodyguard for Paul Kagame reveals more background on Rwandan President.

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - After the overthrow of Mobutu of Zaire and naming it Democratic Republic of Congo, Paul Kagame was convinced that his Government will have the biggest access of Congo’s wealth and the right to do whatever he wished without any hindrance.

Kagame made Desire Kabila the new president of the DRC, convincing himself that he would use him to control and grab all he laid his hands on in the Congo.

Rwanda: `Kagame assassinated Kabila`- Rudasingwa

The conclusions of other independent investigators, including, Manuel Altzano and Charles Onana also go in this direction.

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - The Rwandan President Paul Kagame was “the instigator of the assassination against Laurent Desire Kabila, the Congolese former president.”

Rwanda Peoples Party Calls for End to Ongoing Grenade Attacks

"... We don’t need the memories of the 1994 tragedies to revisit our country and people once again."

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - Tragedy blanketed Rwanda which continues to endure the most persistent brutality of killings and persecutions for over five decades.

The total incompetence and failures of all Rwanda governments that come and go including that of president Kagame and his RPF regime, to protect the lives and properties of Rwandan people.

Drought Affecting Thousands in Somaliland

“Even the families with some livestock can't buy food due to the high prices” - Abdi-Rashid Sh. Mohamed, an elderly man in Baki.

(CHENNAI, India) - Officials in the self-declared republic of Somaliland are appealing for food aid and potable water for thousands of families who have lost their livelihoods in the current drought.

“You can see from far children running to the road waving empty bottles asking you for water and bread or biscuits,” Hussein Muhumed Hog, Somaliland's health minister, told IRIN.

ANGOLA: Strongly Urge IMF to Delay Disbursement of Any Further Funds

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - The Angolan government’s inability or unwillingness to properly account for those funds requires a firm response from the IMF.

Somalia: We Cannot Let the Somali People Down, Says Humanitarian Chief

Diseases and high child-mortality rates persist, and more than 320,000 children are acutely malnourished.

(GENEVA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos called for a coherent approach to addressing the humanitarian, development and political challenges in Somalia today at the London Conference.

Ms. Amos emphasized the importance of dealing with the immediate needs of millions of Somalis and the longer-term development issues critical to helping the country build resilience.

Rwanda Grenade Blast Response

John V Karuranga, the President of the Rwanda People’s Party; addresses ongoing violence in the Central African country.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On behalf of my party, the Rwanda people’s party, we have been concerned about the increased insecurity in Rwanda.

And my party has noticed this terrible incident that happened today on Friday 23 March 2012 at Musanze, where one person died and five others injured.

Mali`s Colonel Coup Syndrome

The immediate trigger for the coup was frustration among mid- and lower-ranking military officials over the government's handling of an ongoing rebellion.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In his first interview after siezing power, Mali's self-proclaimed junta leader, Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo tells a journalist from Africable that he has never cast a vote in his life.

If there are three candidates standing for election, he explains, rest assured he won't have confidence in any of them. And he'd rather not vote than choose.

Kony`s Invisible Christian Fanaticism

These groups, like the LRA, can be found making strange bedfellows – sometimes forging unexpected alliances and fighting unlikely enemies.

(LONDON ) - There is no doubt that the video 'Kony 2012' by the advocacy group Invisible Children has raised much awareness of the under-reported atrocities committed by the Ugandan rebel group the LRA.

It is also true that the video, which boasts of over 80 million views on YouTube so far, has been subjected to much - I think fair – scrutiny.

11-Year-Old Travels Alone Across Ghana for Chance to Receive Surgery

Fuseina's Journey to a New Smile.

(ACCRA, Ghana) - Among the 200 patients we screened in Accra, Fuseina inspired us all with her courage and perseverance.