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The FDLR Speaks Out

There is much speculation and rumors about this group of rebels and what their purpose is

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a hot bed for armed rebel groups engaged in a geostrategic power struggle for the control of minerals and territory. One such group is the FDLR which is a rebel group from Rwanda that fled after the 1994 genocide made up of primarily Hutu refugees.

This group is considered an enemy to Rwandans and the current ruling party in Rwanda seeks to exterminate this group.

The War Rages On...

The Land of a Thousand Hills is now accusing the land of a thousand rumors of bombing on its territory.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Rwanda has released a series of tweets stating that the arm in DRC (FARDC) has shelled two areas on Rwanda. No injuries were reported as of publication.

Further, Rwanda’s proxy army, the M23 rebel group, is accusing FARDC of imbedding FDLR (Hutu rebels in DRC) and assisting them in fighting the M23.

All Things Truly Wicked Start from Innocence

The country is a police state and highly controlled by Kagame and nothing like what they suggest would ever happen.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In an interview on RFI.fr conducted in English and translated to Kiswahili on Monday July 8, 2013 Colonel Patrick Karegeya, former head of intelligence in Rwanda under President Paul Kagame made the following statement (in summary):

This senior Rwandan officer refugee in South Africa claims to have information on the recruitment of Laurent Nkunda and Bosco Ntaganda by Paul Kagame and DRC will be sent to create rebellions.

What Will Likely Become the Ugliest `Non-Political` Fight in Post-Kagame Rwanda?

But for all sudden power and new money have going for them, they can often become a kiss of death especially when being exercised by people who in a short period of time have "fallen into things."

(WASHINGTON DC) - My readers often ask me all sorts of questions including strange ones that take me to task. I try to answer them the best way I can. One of such questions posed to me earlier today is: "what will likely become the ugliest non-political fight in post-Kagame Rwanda."

This question is NOT about the near-term political outcomes and consequences regarding what might happen in and beyond 2017.

Genetic Antichrists of Nostradamus: E1b1b1

How many ages hence shall our lofty scene be acted over in states unborn and accents yet unknown. Shakespeare.[1]

(MONTEREY, CA) - E1b1b1 is the common root of the male gene for the two Antichrists described by Nostradamus: Napoleon Bonaparte whose subclade M-35 has a genetic origin from Ethiopia to North Africa and the Middle East ending in Southern Europe. Adolf Hitler’s subclade M-34 originated in present day Israel.

E1b1b1 is 26,000 years old mutating in Ethiopia in the East Horn of Africa. 20,000 years ago this gene group was in present day Israel and its people were known as the Kabaran, also as the Kebarian.

Beyond the Big Stick, Cheque Book and Gunboats

How will you be remembered by Africans? Ultimately, it is out of the challenges and opportunities of today that Africans themselves must curve out the peaceful and prosperous Africa of tomorrow.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Your Excellency, Shortly, you and your family will board Air Force One and head to Africa, on a journey that will take you to Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa.

During your first term in the White House you visited Ghana, where you made the famous “Africa does not need strong men, it needs strong institutions” speech, and Egypt, before it became engulfed in the Arab spring revolutionary fervor.

FDLR: Why President Kagame Will Not Negotiate

President Kikwete will not apologise because his statement was based on facts. We ask Rwanda to take this advice. Our President cannot apologise for the truth

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) remain a topic of much debate among those who research and spend time in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.

There are a few schools of thought as to who this group is and what their motives are.

Rwanda`s Incongruous Response to Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete`s Proposal for a Political Solution to the Congo Crisis

No country in contemporary history has politicized and legitimized horrific crimes, including genocide, like Rwanda - edited by Salem-News.com's Jennifer Fierberg.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Addis Ababa Peace Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC states that the UN intervention brigade meant to take on all armed groups in DRC must be backed by a politically sustainable strategy.

The 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity underscored the necessity of talks with the armed groups fighting these governments from Congolese territory.

History Has Been Made

Arms Trade Treaty comes after ten years of campaigning and seven years of negotiations. While this day is historic for those who live in war torn areas of the world there is still much work to be done.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On Monday June 3, 2013 history was made a the UN with the signing of the Arms Trade Treaty which will stop the supply of illegal arms to rebel groups around the world.

More than 500,000 people are killed by armed violence every year.

Cameroonians Speak Tamil

Tamil people, prominent in India, and well established in neighboring countries like Sri Lanka, have one of the oldest languages on the face of the earth.

(TAMIL NADU, India) - This video establishes the fact that one of the tribes of the west African nation, speak Tamil, using the videos by NOVA.

In this video, for the first time, we have explained the origin of the name "Berber" of a tribe of people who speak Tamazight language. It is a north African language spoken by Moroco, Algeria & Libya people.