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  http://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/2016/01/30/a-provocation-on-burundi/ A provocation on Burundi by   BRIDGET CONLEY   on   JANUARY 30, 2016 While I am not an expert on Burundi, I, like many others right now, am watching with dismay as violence in the country continues. My recent research has been on atrocity endings and Burundi today echoes with one finding from my work: the difference between halting (or in this case forestalling) mass atrocities and advancing democratization. These two valuable endeavors, history informs us, are not the same. While clearly strongly institutionalized democracies are the best system for protecting civilians from mass violence inflicted by their own government, the timeline, processes and priorities of mass violence and institutionalizing democracy are not the same, and in some cases, they can work at odds with each other. From the vantage point of comparative study of atrocity endin...

  http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/African-hero-now-living-in-S-A-will-run-for-6791393.php African hero, now living in S.A., will run for Rwanda presidency By Bill Lambrecht, Washington Bureau January 28, 2016 1 Photo: LAWRENCE JACKSON, STF / AP IMAGE  1  OF  3 President Bush awards, Paul Rusesabagina, who sheltered people at a hotel he managed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday,  ... more WASHINGTON - Paul Rusesabagina, a San Antonio resident who gained fame for saving hundreds of lives in Rwanda in the 1990s, on Thursday declared his candidacy for the presidency of the east African country ruled for two decades by a dictator. Rusesabagina called on the United States government and leaders around the world to halt foreign aid to Rwanda and support for its longtime president, Paul Kagame. "Today, I publicly declare that I...

  http://www.fdu-rwanda.com/en/rwanda-les-fdu-inkingi-sopposent-fermement-a-la-gestion-conservation-des-archives-du-tpir-par-le-fpr-lun-des-acteurs-des-crimes-de-1994/#more-4656 RWANDA: FDU-INKINGI IS STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF ARCHIVES OF THE ICTR BY THE RPF, ONE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CRIMES COMMITTED IN 1994. JANUARY 26, 2016     The Government of Rwanda Patriotic Front persists and intensifies the pressure to be entrusted with the archives of the ICTR. This request is far from being trivial. It is worth recalling the great importance of the Archives of the ICTR, particularly with regard to bringing about justice in general, and in particular the key aim of the creation ICTR. The judicial process of the ICTR was established by the resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations nº 955 of 8 November 1994. In view of the objective of the resolution, the mission assigned to the Internatio...

  Audio | CBC Radio: 'Bad News' author exposes repression of journalists in Rwanda. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/popup/audio/player.html?autoPlay=true&clipIds=&mediaIds=2682537848&contentarea=radio&subsection1=radio1&subsection2=currentaffairs&subsection3=the_current&contenttype=audio&title=2016/01/25/1.3418285-rwandan-president-extremely-effective-at-crushing-dissent-says-author&contentid=1.3418285 ### "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 • ...

  Petition, CERAweek, IHS Energy: Stop President Paul Kagame from attending CERAweek 2016, Davos. https://www.change.org/p/ceraweek-ihs-energy-stop-president-paul-kagame-from-attending-ceraweek-2016 ### "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 New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) ...

  Governance models and leadership quality in universities   Governance models in African higher education have evolved over the decades, but their impact on university leadership appears not to have been highly significant. The key drivers of quality leadership are factors such as individual capacities, leadership training and state funding, according to new research. Professor Joseph Oonyu, head of the school of education at Makerere University in Uganda, believes governance models are important but management of them is key. "There are things we need to look at beyond the models – who are these leaders, who should we have, what sort of training should they receive, and how should they be appointed?" Oonyu has been conducting research into "Governance Models and the Quality of Leadership in African Universities" for the Higher Education Leadership Programme of the Council for the Development ...