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“A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time”:Portia Karegeya | The Rwandan

http://www.therwandan.com/blog/a-man-who-lives-fully-is-prepared-to-die-at-any-timeportia-karegeya/ "A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time":Portia Karegeya February 27, 2014 07:45     News ,  Rwanda Interview with Portia Karegeya on the death of her father Patrick Karegeya By: Jennifer Fierberg In the wake of extreme tragedy is one rarely able to articulate their emotions let alone answer questions about the loss that has torn through their family. Patrick Karegeya, former head spy chief for President Paul Kagame and founding member of the Rwandan opposition group the Rwanda National Congress was found strangled in a hotel room in South Africa on New Year's Day 2014. A tie back from the hotel curtains and a bloody towel were found in the hotel safe. His murder remains under investigation by the South African police and the family states that the police are making strides in solving the case. It is a complicated manner because Karegeya's close friend an...

Nadine Claire Kasinge: “Dictatorship is out of place in Rwanda”(Includes audio)

http://therisingcontinent.wordpress.com/2014/02/28/nadine-claire-kasinge-dictatorship-is-out-of-place-in-rwanda/ Nadine Claire Kasinge: "Dictatorship is out of place in Rwanda". On Saturday February 22nd, 2014, while intervening in Kinyarwanda on Radio Itahuka, one of the many online broadcasters of the Rwandan opposition, Nadine Claire Kasinge explains that Rwandans don't need a dictator to rule over their country. This statement was made following a panel discussion held between opponents and supporters of the Rwandan Patriotic Front regime. Who is Nadine Claire Kasinge? She is part of the new generation of Rwandan politicians. With the role of Deputy Secretary General, her political formation is Ishema Party led by Father Thomas Nahimana. On a personal level, her parents and other siblings have been massacred by RPF during the 1994 genocide, which killed more Hutus than Tutsis, but the tragedy is controversially called by certain circles the genocide against Tutsis. Ka...

[AfricaWatch] Swedish Finance minister Anders Borg warns Rwanda and Uganda on poor human rights record

  http://www.umuvugizi.com/?p=9803&lang=en   Swedish Finance minister Anders Borg warns Rwanda and Uganda on poor human rights record Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg warns Presidents Yoweli Kaguta Museveni that harsh penalties for gay could represent a financial risk for Uganda   By Gasasira,Sweden   February 27, 2014   The Swedish Finance minister Anders Borg was yesterday visited Uganda where he warned the Ugandan president Yoweli Kaguta Museveni on poor human rights record most especially that of  the recent signed law punishing Guys and deteriorating human rights record in Uganda.   Anders Borg, Sweden's Finance Minister warned Uganda on Tuesday in Kampala, that a new bill imposing harsh penalties for homosexuality could represent a financial risk for the east African economy. He also said this while commenting on  poor human rights record in Uganda  "It represents ...

[AfricaWatch] As Rwanda Piles Up Yet More Debt, Paul Kagame Is Still Not Telling Full Truth To Investors

  http://therisingcontinent.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/as-rwanda-piles-up-yet-more-debt-paul-kagame-is-still-not-telling-full-truth-to-investors/   As Rwanda Piles Up Yet More Debt, Paul Kagame Is Still Not Telling Full Truth To Investors. Posted on February 27, 2014 | Leave a comment By Bosco Mutarambirwa, MBA   Due to understandable fear that his dictatorial regime is coming to an end, Paul Kagame is rapidly mortgaging the country to ensure that he's not the only loser. He wants to force the people of Rwanda to support his ill-conceived plans, or else risk losing their lifetime savings in case the regime collapses. The Rwandan president inaugurating EAGI   The highly publicized Agaciro development fund was unable to raise enough free money to shore up RPF failing regime. Consequently, Kagame is now resorting to issuing yet more debt, in domestic currency this time. It is widely known that RPF h...

[AfricaWatch] Rwanda: PDR-Ihumure refutes genocide allegations leveled against its Vice-President

  http://hungryoftruth.blogspot.com/   Rwanda: PDR-Ihumure refutes genocide allegations leveled against its Vice-President By Pio Ngilik Executive Secretary PDR-Ihumure   February 23, 2014   1. "News of Rwanda", an on-line news publication channeling pro-RPF propaganda, a few weeks ago put out a slanderous article alleging genocide involvement by our Vice President, Djumatatu Nzeyimana. There is nothing factually accurate in this muckraking article, except a nauseous pile of lies and misrepresentations that are only good for the sewer. It is available at http://www.newsofrwanda.com/featured1/22046/tracing-president-kikwetes-fdlr-links-back-to-rwanda/ .   2. The PDR-Ihumure initially felt responding to these baseless accusations was a complete waste of our time. In the end, we have decided we cannot let them go unchallenged and must set our record straight as a political organization. We are proud of our 8-year ...

-“The enemies of Freedom do not argue ; they shout and they shoot.”

-“The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.”

-“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

-“I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile.”

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