Tag Archives: Kayumba Nyamwasa

Rwanda: Victoire Ingabire faces her judges in appeal

May 6, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Kris Berwouts The last time I communicated directly with Victoire Ingabire, on October 13th 2010, she sounded tense and tired. After an absence of more than 16 years, she had come back to Rwanda in January to participate in … read more »

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Emmanuel Ndahiro, Kagame’s Former Spy Chief Denied Entry Into USA Military Academy

November 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Col Dr. Ndahiro Emmanuel, a historical confidant and former spy of President Kagame has been denied entry to the US prestigious Fort Leavenworth military academy After receiving the information regarding the attack of Rwanda in 1990, like many other young … read more »

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On a sunny afternoon in Boston… Rwanda Day 2012

September 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

On a sunny afternoon in Boston… Rwanda Day 2012 Jennifer Fierberg How many have to die? (BOSTON) – At the corner of Dartmouth and St. James in Boston, Massachusetts about one hundred people gathered for two separate but related reasons. … read more »

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Trial begins in S.Africa attack on Rwandan general

July 3, 2011 by benim

The trial of six men accused of trying to kill a prominent Rwandan dissident who found a haven in South Africa has barely begun, and already it has raised diplomatic concerns over Rwanda’s alleged involvement in a crime outside its … read more »

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Trial starts in shooting of Rwandan in S.Africa

June 28, 2011 by benim

First a gunman shot the exiled Rwandan army general. When he survived, prosecutors say the people who wanted him dead plotted to strangle him in his South African hospital bed. Prosecutors won’t say whether they believe Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s … read more »

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Rwanda not under any security threat: Kagame

June 24, 2011 by benim

Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Thursday the central African country was not under any security threat, a day after police arrested suspected terrorists allegedly linked to exiled generals. Rwanda said on Wednesday it had detained six individuals suspected of … read more »

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Rights groups challenge Rwandan’s S.African asylum

June 15, 2011 by benim

PRETORIA, South Africa – Refugee rights groups want a court to strip a Rwandan general of asylum status in South Africa, saying he has been linked to mass human rights abuses in East Africa. In a statement issued this week … read more »

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New drive to oust Rwanda’s Kagame

January 26, 2011 by benim

Nairobi – Two Rwandan opposition parties said Wednesday they had formed a joint strategy to fight the “dictatorship, discrimination and marginalisation” of President Paul Kagame’s government. The Unified Democratic Forces of jailed opposition leader Victoire Ingabire and the Rwanda National … read more »

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Four exiled Rwandan opponents slam jail sentences

January 16, 2011 by benim

Four former close aides of Paul Kagame on Sunday dismissed as politically motivated heavy jail terms passed on them in absentia, accusing the Rwandan president of misusing justice to target his foes. On Friday a Rwandan military court sentenced former … read more »

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