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Behind the Presidential Curtains: Kagame`s Obsession with Cars and Driving

An obsession is a very serious illness that causes a person to be someone other than themselves.

(SALEM) - Sources in Kigali report that Paul Kagame experienced an accident on his way from Village Urugwiro heading to the state house in Kiyovu.

This has prompted me to think back when I was still one of the people responsible for his security and transport.

The Untold Stories: Does Foreign Aid to Rwanda, Fuel Congo Violence?

Former Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells, says the Kagame regime is becoming increasingly repressive.

(BRUSSELS) - Conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken the lives of 5.4 million people since 1998 and continue to leave as many as 45,000 dead every month.

The liberal democrat MP in UK has argued that the UK taxpayer’s money should not be used by the Rwandan government to fuel the conflict in Congo.

Hate them for Me: The Politics of Rwanda

President Kagame: the architect of politics of hatred

(WASHINGTON DC) - A few weeks ago President Paul Kagame delivered the commencement speech at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa USA.

I attended this event to cover his speech as well as the protester that were there to peacefully object to a learning institution welcoming such a controversial leader.

UNHCR report Shows a Record 800,000 People Forced to Flee Across Borders in 2011

Overall, Afghanistan remains the biggest producer of refugees followed by Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

(NEW YORK ) - A report released today by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees shows 2011 to have been a record year for forced displacement across borders, with more people becoming refugees than at any time since 2000.

UNHCR’s 2011 Global Trends report details for the first time the extent of forced displacement from a string of major humanitarian crises that began in late 2010 in Côte d’Ivoire...

Rwanda: A Nation Gripped by Fear - Part 2

Paul Kagame is not an ideologue. He does not seem to subscribe to any set of core beliefs about governing, philosophy or values.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In Rwanda today, no one can dare deny the heavy air of suspicion, fear and unease present in all spheres of life.

Like any dictatorship, our society has been permeated by the regime’s spies.

A Nation Gripped by Fear

One thing for sure is that Kagame can feel and smell an impending revolution.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In classic dictatorial fashion, President Kagame has thrown caution to the wind and exposed his fear and insecurities by stripping the families of General Kayumba, Colonel Karegeya, businessman Tribert Rujugiro and others of their Rwandan Passports.

President Paul Kagame on a Special Visit to Uganda: But Why?

Kagame believes that once his rebels are well hidden in Uganda, they will be beyond the reach of the DRC authority.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Congolese Government’s reaction against the continued support of Rwanda to their enemies in the Congo has led President Kagame back to Uganda to plead for help from His Excellence Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.

He was in Uganda yet again in order to seek help because he has nowhere else to turn to this time.

What Will President Kagame Learn from the Sentencing of President Mubarak?

Within all the discussions it is clear that the time for action is at hand.

(WASHINGTON DC) - For better or for worse Social Media is here to stay. Often times one a person will rant or comment without thought or concern for others.

We are all guilty of this behavior; but when it comes to a politician one has to think before they speak as not to offend their constituents or drive supporters away.

Former Child Sudanese Refugee, Graduate Returns to See Mother

On May 4, Bior graduated from Salt Lake Community College.

(SALT LAKE CITY) - Dut Aguer Bior was separated from his family as a child in Sudan.

Conflict in North Kivu Province of the DRC

It would also be a grave mistake for Rwanda to allow the political instability and violence in the DRC to spill to Rwanda’s door steps.

(MALMO, Sweden) - Today is not a day for pointing fingers and trading accusations as to who is supporting who or who is fighting who in the DRC.

But it should be a day for consoling and showing our sympathy for the thousands of Congolese citizens who have been displaced and made homeless in their own country, and many forced to seek refuge in neighbouring countries.