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The 19th Commemorations of Rwanda Genocide Against Tutsi

As we commemorate the 19th Anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide against Tutsi, Rwanda’s neighbours in Eastern DRC are going through the same things...

(LONDON) - 7th April 2013 marks 19 years since the infamous Rwanda genocide of Tutsi visited upon our country.

The people of Rwanda have been through this too many times, the victims of the Tutsi genocide had their entire lives ahead of them.

Bosco Ntaganda`s Surrender In Rwanda: What Must Be Different This Time In The Congo

Ntaganda's arrest will test the global community’s political will to help dismantle destabilizing networks in the eastern provinces of the DRC

(NEW YORK, NY) - War crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda is the third member of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, fled Rwanda after charges of heinous crimes in the Congo.

He before the International Criminal Court this week, and goes to trial in September.

Take it or Leave it

We see some improvements have been made since the last draft was issued but there are still some important problems with the new text,

(WASHINGTON DC) - Control Arms has published their reaction to the final draft of the Arms Trade Treaty. Just before the negotiations ended earlier today the President of the committee stated “take it or leave it” and then an hour later the final draft was published.

Control Arms is an organization formed to support a strong Arms Trade Treaty and has been part of the process since 2006.

Ethiopian Annihilation of the Ogaden People

Besieged, abused, ignored...

(LONDON) - In the harsh Ogaden region of Ethiopia, impoverished ethnic Somali people are being murdered and tortured, raped, persecuted and displaced by government paramilitary forces.

Illegal actions are carried out with the knowledge and tacit support of donor countries, seemingly content to turn a blind eye to war crimes...

RWANDA: Police Attack Ingabire Supporters at Supreme Court to Hear Case of Political Prisoner

We call upon the government of Paul Kagame to release those arrested in today swoop, and ensure that police officers and their hierarchy are held accountable for their actions.

(KIGALI) - Since this morning, the police and other security forces are screening all paths to the supreme court in order to deter opposition members going to pledge support to the political prisoner Madame Victoire Ingabire as her hearing opens today.

Mr. Sylvain Sibomana, FDU-Inkingi interim secretary general and other members have been beaten before their arrest.

Legal Scrubbing is a Dirty Game

Salem-News.com's Jennifer Fierberg is in New York City covering the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations at the UN.

(NEW YORK) - On day four of the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations at the UN in New York City, a draft of the Arms Trade Treaty was presented to all 148 nations present.

But to each and every delegation there were complex words such as "of" and "in" that had to be changed and could only be announced through a speech.

Getting Our Perspective Right on Our Fellow Africans

It’s high time that we Ethiopians get our perspective right on our fellow Africans by working aggressively against our bigots.

(UGANDA) - A couple of days ago, I heard, with a great sense of shame, that a Ugandan who lives in Addis was spat upon and insulted by a beggar and a homeless Ethiopian because of her skin color!

Unlike most of us Ethiopians who flee in a desperate voyage to many African nations, this Ugandan who was discriminated against in a city that prides itself for hosting AU is an expat with a diplomatic status.

In The Shadow Of The Baobab: Kagame Blows Cold And Hot On A Third Mandate

A report from 2010, suggests that this might only be one side of the story, that the reality of Rwanda’s traumatic recent history might be much more complex.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Paul Kagame: survived his annus horribilis in 2010 and looks to be preparing to reliquish power under his own terms.

In October 1990, after Fred Rwigyema’s death, Paul Kagame took over the command over the Rwandan Patriotic Front and led it to victory in July 1994.

Failure is Not an Option

Arms treaty will only regulate international trade situations and will have NO effect at all on national gun control laws as those are protected and set by the Constitution of the United States.

(WASHINGTON DC) - For the next two weeks numerous NGO’s, world government leaders and other groups will convene on the United Nations to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty that failed to be reached in July 2012.

This treaty has been in the making for six years.

Lion Attacks Couple During Sex

Residents of the town are now living in fear since the lions are still roaming freely as there are yet to be caught.

(LONDON ANI) - A man from Kariba, Zimbabwe, narrowly escaped getting killed by a lion while having sex with his girlfriend in the bush. However, his girlfriend wasn't so lucky.

Sources said that the unidentified man and his alleged girlfriend, identified as Sharai Mawera, were having sex in a bushy area situated in Mahombekombe suburb when a lion pounced at them.