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Kinshasa: How Rwandan Defense Forces Conquered Goma and M23 Claimed Victory

November 25, 2012

On Tuesday November 20, 2012, Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) invaded Goma on two axes. After a few hours of fight, the Congolese army, known as FARDC, fled and the Rwandan backed rebels, known as M23, entered the abandoned city from the outskirts to the North and claimed victory. The seizure of Goma by Rwandan Defense [...]

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Rwanda Sends 3 Thousand Troops in DRC

May 8, 2012

Sources in Kigali and Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) inform AfroAmerica Network that the Rwandan Government has sent more than three thousand troops into the DRC over the last three days. The deployment of Rwandan troops into DRC follows an agreement between the intelligence services of the two countries and the meeting between [...]

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UK Embassy Advises Citizens to Avoid All Travel to Parts of Rwanda After Grenade Attack

January 5, 2012

On January 4, 2012 the Rwanda National Police (RNP) has issued a press release confirming a grenade explosion on the evening of Tuesday, January 3, 2012 in the Gasabo District of Kigali. Following the January 3 attacks, several embassies in Rwanda have warned their citizens and advised them to take additional precautions. Hence the UK [...]

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Rwandan Defense Forces Troops Attack and Loot Rutshuru and Masisi in Eastern DRC

October 22, 2011

AfroAmerica Network correspondents in North-Kivu province of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and in Kigali, Rwanda report that the units of the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) that have been infiltrating the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have started military operations and looting in the areas of Rutshuru and Masisi. The Rwandan Defense [...]

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Rwandan President Kagame’s Divided House After July 4, 2011 Failed Assassination Attempts

September 12, 2011

General Paul Kagame, the Rwandan dictator now visiting France escaped a botched assassination attempt on July 4, 2011. According to information gathered by one of AfroAmerica Network correspondents in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, the attempt, coupled with the discontent within the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) has created a toxic atmosphere in the Rwandan [...]

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US Embassy in Rwanda: Power in Hands of a Powerful Tutsi Minority With A Few Incompetent Hutu Figureheads

September 4, 2011

According the Wikileaks cables, the United States Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda expressed,  in a deep objective analysis of  the ethnic make up of the leadership of Rwandan political and military institutions,  its serious concerns about Rwandan stability by observing that Rwanda is  tightly led by a clique of individuals, mostly English speakers, from the Tutsi [...]

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Wikileaks: US Embassy in Kinshasa on RUD-Urunana and RPR Leaders: Part 2

September 4, 2011

Our Part 1 on Wikileaks cables allegedly from the US Embassy in Kinshasa describe the position of the US Embassy on the Kisangani process and its somewhat guarded support. Over the year  2008, Rwandan rebels based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had engaged in negotiations with the DRC government with the facilitation [...]

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US Ambassador to Rwanda, Donald Koran, soon in Kigali

August 10, 2011

“Peace and security in the eastern Congo remain elusive… and we believe that Rwanda continues to have a critical and proactive role to play in stabilizing the region,”  Donald Koran, soon to be the US Ambassador to Rwanda told US senators during his conformation hearing. He also praised the Rwandan dictator, General Paul Kagame, for [...]

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Rutshuru: Seven Rwandan and FARDC soldiers killed; One injured Rwandan rebel captured

May 26, 2011

Rutshuru:  7  Rwandan and FARDC soldiers killed and 1 injured Rwandan rebel captured May 26, 2011 Heavy fightings erupted between the FARDC troops supported by Rwanda Defense Forces and Rwandan rebels in the Rutshuru area since late last week. The heavy fithing erupted when 12 special forces entered the rebel held area and attempted to [...]

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Rwanda: When Seeking Peace Becomes Terrorism

May 20, 2011

Rwanda: When Seeking Peace Becomes Terrorism by Felicien Kanyamibwa, PhD May 19, 2011 INTRODUCTION On May 5, 2011, the Rwandan New Times media outlet, widely known to be a mouthpiece of the Rwandan President General Paul Kagame and  his Intelligence Services, published an article written by Tom Ndahiro, one of the shadow communication advisors to [...]

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