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  On Friday, 30 October 2015, 21:20, "Nzinink nzinink@yahoo.com [haguruka]" <haguruka@yahoogroups.com> wrote:   http://www.globalresearch.ca/rwandan-parliament-makes-us-ally-and-military-partner-paul-kagame-president-for-life/5485374 Rwandan Parliament Makes US Ally and Military Partner, Paul Kagame President for Life By  Charles Kambanda Global Research, October 29, 2015 Region:  sub-Saharan Africa Theme:  Law and Justice   9       19     0         76 Rwanda has never, since its independence from Belgium, experienced peaceful transfer of power from one "elected" president to another. Each president that grabs power declares himself the only Rwandan capable of ruling. Each regime comes in power because they want to remove the dictator from power and hand the mantle of state power to " the people." Change f...

  Rwanda: President Paul Kagame's comment on Tanzanian Elections https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tMIZ0E_Ha6_-R4NAxw_HM0Sjk2lz4wOIxkxF_Ls5JX98OQC5VoSK5crHUcTO0mrXoBrMQ2LrVuRLCfUQz5Wh11W7BuT2uualV0-WVJWtgjQPgb4WWAV_YywWVaZ3qFEpZTuTK2KC1Q3J/s1600/12193677_10200869435294317_5562978187277006920_n.jpg ### "Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate. Only Love Can Do That",  Dr. Martin Luther King . ### __._,_.___ Posted by: Nzinink <nzinink@yahoo.com> Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a Ne...

  http://www.globalresearch.ca/rwandan-parliament-makes-us-ally-and-military-partner-paul-kagame-president-for-life/5485374 Rwandan Parliament Makes US Ally and Military Partner, Paul Kagame President for Life By  Charles Kambanda Global Research, October 29, 2015 Region:  sub-Saharan Africa Theme:  Law and Justice   9       19     0         76 Rwanda has never, since its independence from Belgium, experienced peaceful transfer of power from one "elected" president to another. Each president that grabs power declares himself the only Rwandan capable of ruling. Each regime comes in power because they want to remove the dictator from power and hand the mantle of state power to " the people." Change from one regime to another has always been bloody in Rwanda. In 1994 General Paul Kagame defeated General Habyarimana after a bloody four year civil war. General Habyarimana had mad...

  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34669468 John Magufuli of CCM defeats Edward Lowassa 24 minutes ago   From the section Africa Image caption CCM supporters are celebrating the news in Dar es Salaam Tanzania's governing CCM party candidate John Magufuli has won the presidential election with 58% of the vote, the electoral commission says. His main rival Edward Lowassa has rejected the official results that gave him 40% of the ballots cast. The opposition Ukawa coalition candidate earlier claimed he had won with 62% of the vote. The elections on Sunday were the most fierce the governing party faced after 54 years in power. John Magufuli, CCM : 8,882,935 votes - 58.46% ADVERTISEMENT Edward Lowassa, Ukawa:  6,072,848 votes - 39.97% Africa Live: BBC news updates In Zanzibar, elections for the semi-autonomous archipelago's parliament and president were annulled on Wednesday.  Zanzibar's election chief Jecha Salum Jecha said...

  http://sfbayview.com/2015/10/day-of-reflection-on-victoire-ingabires-heroic-sacrifice/ Day of reflection on Victoire Ingabire's heroic sacrifice October 26, 2015 by  Ann Garrison KPFA Weekend News broadcast Supporters in Brussels, Belgium, of Rwandan political prisoner Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza reflected on the fifth anniversary of her arrest and imprisonment today. Transcript KPFA Weekend News Anchor Sharon Sobotta : This week marked the fifth anniversary of Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza's arrest and imprisonment in Rwanda. Ingabire attempted to run for president, against incumbent Paul Kagame in 2010, and went to prison instead. Gloria Uwishema holds up her copy of Victoire Ingabire's book of prison notes. Today supporters of Ingabire and freedom for all Rwandans and all peoples of the African Great Lakes Region gathered in Brussels, Belgium, for a day of reflection on the meaning of Victoire Ingabire's heroic sacrifice. KPFA...