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Ethnics

Rwanda: Two Views From The Opposition

September 6, 2010

We  have been receiving of late several documents from Rwandan opposition leaders outlining their approach to solving the Rwandan political impasse. We  contrasted the introduction, discourse, and conclusion from two documents AfroAmerica Network considers to be compelling enough. We found interesting how the authors of the the two documents have almost the same vision. The only major [...]

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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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MDG WHAT? IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH AN ALLEGED MASS MURDERER

July 19, 2010

In his opening remarks in Spain (see below)  at the first meeting of the Millennium Development Goals, the UN Secretary General disappointingly said that nine out of ten US residents do not know what this initiative was or stands for.  He urged the audience to spread the word arround to get people to know and [...]

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Rwandan Journalist and CNDP General escape assassination attempt in Uganda

July 2, 2010

Sources in Uganda have informed AfroAmerica Network that Mr. Dominique Makeli, a Rwandan journalist exiled in Kampala, Uganda, has recently barely escaped abduction and, eventually an assassination. A group of criminals broke into Makeli’s home, seized him, tied his arms and legs, threw him in a car waiting in front of his house, and drove away. [...]

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Under Pressure from US, Rwandan Government Releases Lawyer

June 18, 2010

Today, June 17, 2010, facing the overwhelming international condemnation, including a harsh rebuke from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and isolated, the Rwandan Government gave up and released an American lawyer. After three weeks, the lawyer, Professor Peter Erlinder was released on “bail” on medical grounds. However, it appears that is the way [...]

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Why Kayumba Nyamwasa Fled Plaul Kagame

June 17, 2010

The former  Rwanda General,  Kayumba Nyamwasa,  has been  in exile in South Africa for the last two months. He has  been explaining the reasons of his flight in the media. Some of his explanations are in our Rwanda and DRC  pages at http://www.afroamerica.net. He has rejected in block the accusations from the Rwandan government, especially [...]

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DRC Rebellion- Update by IRIN

June 16, 2010

UN IRIN (UN- Integrated Regional Information Network)  has updated the article “Who is Who Among Armed Groups in East [DRC]‘, clarifying the FLDR situation. From their article that you can obtain at this UN IRIN link and on our pages: http://www.afroamerica.net, the confusion between FDLR and RUD-Urunana has been addressed. To be fair to UN [...]

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DRC Armed Rebellion -Update

June 16, 2010

UN IRIN published, on June 15, 2010 an article  that  describes several armed groups in Eastern DRC. The article appears to give valuable, unfortunately UN biased, description of the rebel groups in the DRC.  There are also some obvious inaccuracies. In fact, FDLR and RUD-Urunana are two distinct armed rebellions seeking to overthrow the Rwandan [...]

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DRC Rebel Groups

June 12, 2010

Jason Stearns, a former UN MONUC Expert, ICG Analyst,  and Coordinator of UN Panel of Experts on DRC, arguably one of the Americans most versed in the political and humanitarian crisis in Great Lakes Region of Africa, has published a list of armed groups: see his blog on http://congosiasa.blogspot.com. He usually gives in-depth analyses on [...]

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Rwanda: the Charybdis and Scylla dilemma

June 12, 2010

Rwanda: the Charybdis and Scylla dilemma. by David O’Brian Recently I was reading an illustrated book on Rwanda titled “Au Rwanda. La Vie Quotidienne au Pays du Nil Rouge” by Omer Marchal,  ©Didier Hatier Bruxelles, 1987. With the help of a French speaking friend I will translate in English a little below. This what he [...]

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