Today all Rwandans, wherever they are celebrate Liberation Day 24, our triumph over evil, resolve over desperation, patriotism over sectarian politics and a genocidal ideology. Celebrating along with us is the United States which marks 241 years of...
Yes, you cannot make this stuff up. In a recent visit to Israel, under his usual claim of being a “hero” claiming to have saved 1,268 people at the height of the genocide against Tutsi in 1994, Rusesabagina stated that the Shoah (Holocaust) was...
If you have never heard of Filip Reyntjens, don’t miss sleep over it. He is not that important, or relevant. He is a Belgian Professor of Law and Politics at the Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB) at the University of Antwerp in...
In a recent decision the Rwanda government closed down a reported 700 churches for various infractions, ranging from noise pollution, un-hygienic conditions, poor infrastructure and failure to comply with security regulations. None of this is a bad...
Winnie Mandela, the woman South Africans fondly refer to as “Mama Winnie” – Mother of the Nation – will be put to rest next Saturday, as she follows other ANC greats in the struggle against the criminal enterprise otherwise known as...
Yesterday as the whole world looked on at the events un-folding at the Kenyatta International Airport, the government of Kenya gave the judiciary the middle finger — in broad daylight. It all started when Joshua Miguna Miguna, the fiery Kenyan...
I am reluctant to share this, but I am doing so in the hope that someone in Kigali in a position to make changes will take action and make changes. My passion for all things Rwandan is legendary, and my commitment to the new Rwanda is un...
The man who allegedly called his boss a “moron” has been fired in Idi Amin fashion: without ceremony, and over the airwaves. Rex Tillerson who served as Secretary of State, and fourth in succession to the presidency was yesterday humiliated upon...
Today, as the clock struck noon, under blue skies and scorching African sun, in the sprawling green valleys and towering hills of Ntungamo my dear nephew, Ian, was put to rest. See, this was his ancestral home, and how befitting that this gentle...
Faustin Twagiramungu, 73, is an angry and bitter man who lives in self-imposed exile in Brussels, and listening to him you realize that the ravages of despondency and age are beginning to take toll. But he is not that old to take leave of his senses...