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Presidential Debate in USA: A Model for The Absent Africa?

October 26, 2012

In less than two weeks, here in the United States of America, we will be voting for our President. The greatest democracy that the World has known will again make history. After months of Republican primaries, we had a Summer of campaigning by both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. Then, we watched three debates in which [...]

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The Dilemma of Dictators: Part II

March 24, 2011

In our discourse titled the Dilemma of Dictators Part 1, we set a stage by contrasting a few African dictators with a figure from the Hebrew Bible. In this second part, we will continue by looking at the dilemmas faced by dictators and propose how to overcome them.  We focus on how dictators come to [...]

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The Dilemma of Dictators: Part 1

March 24, 2011

On October 8, 2010  AfroAmerica Network published a discourse titled  “A Case For General Paul Kagame: the President of Rwanda”.   Following the publication, AfroAmerica got a lot of comments from the readers. Some reproached AfroAmerica Network of having turned  pro-Kagame, others said we showed our bias against the regime  led by General Paul Kagame and [...]

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Museveni: Dictators Must Negotiate

March 24, 2011

In a statement received by AfroAmerica Network (see statement here ), President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has made public his position that dictators must negotiate is they care about their people and would like to bring peace in their country. According to President Museveni of Uganda, Colonel Muamar Gaddafi of Libya needs to hold a [...]

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WikiLeaks, Rwanda, and DR Congo (Part 2)

November 29, 2010

According to the secrets documents leaked by WikiLeaks,  US State Department officials  and Diplomats in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo were asked in April 2009 about crop yields, H.I.V. rates and China’s quest for copper, cobalt and oil in Africa. We can understand the concern about  China, copper,  cobalt and oil. But what [...]

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Reactions from Rwanda and DRC Governments on Hutu Genocide Report

September 1, 2010

Rwandan and DRC Governments have reacted on the report by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights. In the report, the UN accuses Rwanda Patriotic Army composed of Tutsi Extremists ruling Rwanda of having committed a genocide against the Hutu ethnic group, comprising of Rwandan and Burundian Hutu refugees and Congolese Hutus (See our [...]

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What Would Rwandan Paul Kagame Do?

August 11, 2010

By David O’Brian, AfroAmerica Network Editor.Cartoon: credit AgaculamamuKibundaAfroAmerica Network has been following with ambivalence the election process in Rwanda. Ambivalence because for one, in the absence of a serious challenge, Paul Kagame was a sure successor to himself, and most importantly because, despite our persistent criticisms of how Paul Kagame is leading Rwanda, AfroAmerice Network [...]

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Rwanda Bordering Disaster, Political Experts Say

August 3, 2010

Rwanda on the Brink of the Abyss, American Political Experts Say Steven McDonald, Consulting Director, African Program at  Woodrow Wilson Center for Scolars in Washington, DC is a rare breed of experts on Africa. A former press assistant to Senator Stuart Symington, he served as a foreign service officer in several U.S. Embassies in Africa, [...]

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Rwandan Dossier Kayumba and Karenzi: Part 3

July 30, 2010

As we announced on Monday July 5, 2010 (see article “Rwandan Dossier Against Kayumba and Karenzi: Part I & II here), AfroAmerica has obtained from our invaluable sources original copies of the dossier concocted by the Rwandan Government  and sent to the South African Government and INTERPOL requesting the arrest and extradition of  the exiled [...]

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US JUSTICE TO FIGHT KLEPTOCRACY IN AFRICA

July 25, 2010

At the African Union Annual Summit held in Kampala, Uganda, under heightened security following the recent terrorist attacks, US Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr.  delivered today on July 25, 2010,  a hopeful but firm and tough speech. The speech, based on President Obama’s goals regarding the future of Africa, was  first a recommitment of brotherhood [...]

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