Twenty seven years after the Genocide against Tutsi, Faustin Twagiramungu, 77, is a man that still lives in the vicious past of his upbringing and checkered political career, albeit very brief. But the man thinks he is a legend in his tortured mind...
The recent passing of Gen Colin Powell, 84, leaves a moral and leadership vacuum in Washington, D.C. where decent virtues and sense of purpose are seriously in short supply and have been so for a while, peaking during the four years of Donald...
Yesterday a court in Rwanda sentenced Paul Rusesabagina, an avowed and self-confessed terrorist to 25 years behind bars for leading a band of terrorists of his FLN military wing of his political party MRCD to attack Rwanda. Nine people, all innocent...
Earlier this month, Vincent Lurquin (62) a rotunda Belgian lawyer arrived in Kigali and was granted a tourist Visa. Clearly he had other motives, ulterior and dishonest. His plan was to visit and represent Paul Rusesabagina (whom he currently...
In a couple of weeks the chickens are coming home to roost: the long-awaited Rusesabagina sentence will be handed down. If he is found not guilty, so be it. He will walk out of court a free man. If found guilty, I hope they throw away the keys. Paul...
Last week President Paul Kagame caused a stir in some predictable quarters when he indicated that Rwanda gathers intelligence on Uganda using human assets. I don’t know why this is news. President Paul Kagame & President Yoweri Museveni And for...
There are probably as many opinions in Rwanda and abroad about French President Macron’s visit to Kigali as there are Rwandans. It matters not. President Macron at a press conference in Kigali President Macron is the first French president to ever...
In a recent open letter to The New York Times, Dr. Brian Endless, Director of African Studies at Loyola University Chicago wrote a scathing and angry response to an article published on March 2, 2021 in NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY MAGAZINE by Joshua...
Paul Rusesabagina and Bill Cosby in handcuffs Following Rusesabagina’s voluntary and un-expected arrival in Kigali, friends and supporters — and yes, his accomplices — have spent un-due time vilifying the Rwanda government for arresting this avowed...
If there was any doubt that Donald J. Trump is the worst president in American history, that was confirmed on January 6 — a day that will forever live in infamy. In the words of President-elect Joe Biden, it was “one of the darkest days in the...