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Alcoholism among young women
As the debate on underage drinking intensifies globally, we come to terms with the fact that alcohol is no longer a problem affecting the adult population alone. In this article I investigate some of...
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Belgium: Award ceremony for the “Prize Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza for...
This Saturday, March 10, 2012, the first prize “Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza for Democracy and Peace” was released during the International Women’s day celebration, in front of some 300 people gathered in...
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Rwanda: “Kagame assassinated Kabila”, Rudasingwa
The Rwandan President Paul Kagame was “the instigator of the assassination against Laurent Desire Kabila, the Congolese former president.” This was announced on Saturday, March 31, 2012 by Theogene...
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A young Rwandan entrepreneur won 50.000$ on a TV show
The first of April 2012 in Kigali, a young student and CEO of a small business , named Clarisse Iribagiza won the first price of a televised competition. The show was initiated with the goal to find...
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Rwanda: Prosecution seeks life sentence after Ingabire’s withdrawal
The Rwandan prosecution says it will seek life imprisonment for opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, in the trial which turned out to be a very controversial one. Victoire Ingabire On Monday,...
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Vasectomies in Rwanda
Family planning in Africa – also known as the fertile and nurturing ground for all humanity – is met with slight resistance and hostility. African culture is very tied to the ideologies of procreation...
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Rwanda: A young man dies after immolating himself
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, Sadic Mutabazi, 18 years old young Rwandan immolated himself in Rubavu to challenge a situation that prevented him from earning a livelihood. The young salesman died from his...
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RWANDA: Amnesty denounces systematic use of torture
Amnesty International submitted a report, May 2012, to the UN Committee against torture denouncing the use of torture and other ill treatment by Rwandan military intelligence (DMI) and other security...
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Rwanda: Mobile phones industry ‘booming’
The mobile phone has become indispensable worldwide. In Europe, more and more phones are connected to the Internet allowing the users to enjoy all its features. On the African continent however, mobile...
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Rwanda: Tribute to the mathematician Augustin Banyaga
The Rwandan-American Professor of mathematics, Augustin Banyaga was honored at the “research school” last month (May 2012), by the University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) in Dakar, Senegal. This was an...
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Can political freedom in Rwanda help to pacify the eastern Congo ?
Soldiers of the M23. Source: rnw.nl Rwanda is back in the spotlight over accusations of stirring conflicts in the Congo but in order to understand the leadership it is important to analyse the current...
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DRC: new massacres of Hutu
A week after massacres targeting rwandophones in the area of Walikale, abuses against them in the Masisi area are also reported. The perpetrators are the Congolese self-defense groups including the...
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Rwanda: ICTR acquitted without host country
Former Ministers Ntagerura (Transport), Casimir Bizimungu (Health), Jerome Bicamumpaka (Foreign Affairs) and former Brigadier General Gratien Kabiligi who, despite their acquittal for several years,...
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Rwanda: censorship reaches a scary level
On Tuesday, August 6 2012, we learned from the voice of the Rwandan Minister of the Interior that the Kigali regime adopted a new law aimed at monitoring phone calls, exchange of e-mail messages and...
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Prison sentence for Ingabire: is a peaceful power shift in Rwanda possible?
Detaining Victoire Ingabire is blocking the way for any prospect of resolving the Rwandan conflict or bringing about political change through peaceful means. It is high time Rwanda ends political...
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Rwanda: Three opponents in prison, nominated for the 2012 Sakharov Prize of...
Three opponents of the RPF regime currently in power in Rwanda were nominated this Thursday, September 13th, 2012 by 42 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for the prestigious 2012 Sakharov...
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Rwanda sponsors its own development
Rwandahas been working hard on in-house development, after several major international donors have slammed the cash box over alleged military involvement in neighbouring Congo conflicts. A recently...
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U.S. House Hearing: Examining the Role of Rwanda in the DRC Insurgency
Congressional Hearing - Examining the Role of Rwanda in the DRC Insurgency Washington, DC — Rwanda’s armed interventions in the affairs of its neighbor, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), were the...
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Rwanda: Verdict in Ingabire’s trial postponed again
What’s happening at the High Court in Kigali? On Friday the 19th of October the High Court once again postponed the ruling of the trial in Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza’s case. Ingabire is a candidate for...
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Rwanda: Bazaramba’s life sentence – evidence obtained through torture ?
Judges at the Finnish Supreme Court, on Monday 22 October, confirmed a life sentence verdict of the Helsinki Appeal’s Court against Francois Bazaramba. Ville Hoikkala –Bazaramba’s lawyer says he is...
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