By Nangayi Guyson in Uganda – Kigali -(AFP)-President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on Monday hit back at his international critics, using his inauguration for a second term to insist that Africa needed no lessons from the wider world. Speaking to a crowd of around 40 000 people in Kigali’s main stadium , Kagame said “western powers “criticise the good things we do and try to hold us responsible for the bad things they do”. “Africans are capable of forging their own destiny; we don’t need the lessons that we’re always being given,” he said, hitting back at a barrage of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 7th 2010 |
KIGALI – Rwandan President Paul Kagame celebrated an overwhelming election victory by dancing with thousands of supporters early Tuesday, after opposition parties were banned from the vote and some Rwandans said they were forced to cast ballots for him. The country’s election commission said preliminary results indicated Kagame would win more than 90 percent of Monday’s vote. While Kagame faced three opponents on the ballot, analysts said none of the three presented any real competition. Human rights groups and other critics also had decried the arrest of several opposition figures in the lead-up to Monday’s election, and noted that several... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 11th 2010 |
By Horand Knaup – Shortly before elections in Rwanda, once a model country in Africa, the opposition is being harassed and regime critics are being arrested or killed. Despite his success in turning the country around, President Paul Kagame has never had high regard for freedom of expression and human rights. The gesture was clear and the message unambiguous. Rwandan President Paul Kagame had hardly arrived in the Spanish capital Madrid when he realized that his host was unwilling to shake his hand. The recent United Nations conference that the president was supposed to chair together with Spanish Prime Minister... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 4th 2010 |
KIGALI – People in many African countries can recover from conflict faster and even have their lives transformed through a revolution in the fight against hunger including greater opportunities to harness the power of markets, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday. In Rwanda’s capital at the end of a four-nation tour, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran said she was inspired by the enthusiasm and commitment for change she heard from almost everyone – ranging from African Union leaders at a summit to victims of violence and poverty. “In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Rwanda, people... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, August 2nd 2010 |
Shout-Africa – BEIJING – The biggest ever cultural exchange between Africa and China is currently ongoing. “Africa in Focus” is held in African countries every odd year and in China every even year since 2008. Now touring in China is Rwanda’s Song and Dance Troupe. Our reporter Zhang Song was among the audience members who watched the distinctive performance of Rwanda at PLA Theater in Beijing on Saturday night. It’s not a dance for the timid. As the tradition goes, it’s how the people of Rwanda celebrate a triumph. In ancient times, only those who had brave hearts were qualified... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 28th 2010 |
