Rwanda: Why Are Some Memorial Sites in Bad Shape? 30 April 2014 , By Theophile Harushyamagara, Source: Focus Recently, while speaking to National Consultative Forum of Political Organizations, Protais Mitali, the Minister of Sports and Culture, had to explain the causes "of bad status" of some of the 1994 Genocide memorial sites across the country. While the minister agreed some memorial sites are in a poor condition and promises a new law that is meant to reverse the case, in meantime, pleas are coming to find immediate solutions to the problem. "Us, whose relative's remains lie in the Rukumberi memorial site, we are really sad. We would be delighted if this site was upgraded and put up to required standards," said Callixte Kabandana, the president of Rukumberi survivors' association in Ngoma, Eastern Province. Rukumberi memorial site, where remains of at least 35,000 kill...

  Teaching Difficult Histories: Rwanda's Post-Genocide Experience Posted by carylsue EDUCATION Educators and politicians are debating what some call the "official narrative" of the past, a broadly accepted account that roots the causes of the genocide in the colonial period. Some allege that this historical account downplays certain realities, including the murder of many thousands of Hutu, and favors what some describe as a "univocal narrative" that is managed by the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front. (National Geographic News) Use our resources for guidance in teaching difficult and contested histories. A Hutu boy, orphaned by the war in Rwanda, draws pictures of Tutsi-led Rwandan Patriotic Front soldiers shooting small stick figures who represent Hutus. Many Rwandan Hutus think their role in the Rwandan civil war is being re-written in an "official narrative" school c...

  Uganda: Investors buying a stake in Rwanda's renaissance Kampala (HAN) April 30, 2014 . IGAD2020 Weekly Regional economic update. When mass murder and destruction broke out in Rwanda two decades ago, 12-year-old Ashish Thakkar and his family were among millions of refugees who had to run for their lives. Thakkar and his family took cover at a hotel in Kigali, which was famously portrayed in the Hollywood film 'Hotel Rwanda', with hundreds of other displaced families. Earlier this month Thakkar, now 32, returned to Kigali to announce that his new investment vehicle Atlas Mara is buying a stake in the commercial banking subsidiary of the state-owned Development Bank of Rwanda. Atlas Mara was founded by Thakkar and former Barclays boss Bob Diamond with the aim of acquiring stakes in existing African banks and financial institutions. In December 2013, the company raised US$325 million through an i...

  ICC Congo witness on hunger strike over asylum bid 30/04/2014 A Congolese witness who implicated President Joseph Kabila in testimony at the International Criminal Court has gone on hunger strike over his stalled Dutch asylum bid, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Floribert Ndjabu has been placed under medical observation at the ICC's detention unit in The Hague, where he has been held for over three years after seeking asylum in the Netherlands, fearing prosecution if he is sent back to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), lawyer Ghislain Mabanga told AFP. "This is the last option, all other paths have been blocked, all procedures at the ICC have been exhausted," Mabanga said. "He will be on hunger strike until a solution is found," he said: "He's doing badly, he's very weak." The ICC was not immediately available for comment. Ndjabu is one of three ...

  Tuvugishukuri a écrit: "Lorsque vous cherchez l'info, essayer de ne pas relayer les discours des extrémistes Tutsis." Eh bien, tant que l'information relayée porte sur le Rwanda et que le forum a pour sujet le "Rwanda", je ne vois pas pourquoi on devrait inviter un membre à s'auto-censurer quant au contenu de ses postings. Si quelque chose ne vous convient pas dans le contenu, une liste de discussion est justement conçue pour vous permettre de donner votre avis. Je reçois parfois aussi ce genre de commentaire. Souvent je ne lis pas tous les postings que j'envoie. Je vérifie si le contenu est relié au Rwanda et j'évalue la pertinence par mot-clé. Re: *DHR* "Rwanda : le rôle de la France dénoncé par les rebelles" J.C. Tuvugishukuri - 15:08 à Democracy_Human_Rights Mme Agnès, Il me semble que vous devez cesser cet intox qui n'a rien à voir ave...

  Ces observations de  "magazine Rwanda-geopolitique" nous rappellent helas la question de  feu Mr Gitera de Butare s'adressant un jour au Hutu  general  Juvenal Habyarimna, ainsi:  " Comment comptez-vous vous reconcilier avec vos Tutsi alors que le litige est qu'ils veulent reprendre la chaise d'Urugwiro ou vous etes assis ?" Habyarimana en a paye de sa vie, sans oublier des millions de rwandais qui l'ont accompagne chez St Pierre.    Les Tutsi ont maintenant effectivement repris la chaise mais ont bien peur qu'ils ne puissent la garder aisement seuls et pour tres longtemps. Certains malins/ruses croyaient que le genocide servirait et suffirait comme bouclier de la meme maniere que fonctionnait le truc ancien de naitre avec la semence ( kuvukana imbut o). Cela explique d'ailleurs en partie les honteuses tentatives observees de s'approprier seul la t...

http://www.anngarrison.com/audio/2014/04/23/500/western-leaders-shrill-on-ugandas-anti-gay-bill-silent-on-uganda-heading-the-un Western leaders shrill on Uganda's anti-gay bill, silent on Uganda heading the UN General Assembly Submitted by  Ann Garrison  on Wed, 04/23/2014 - 18:14 play stop mute 00:00 00:00 Milton Allimadi, Ugandan American Editor of the New York City-based Black Star News KPFA Morning Mix, broadcast 04.23.2013  Ugandan American newspaper editor Milton Allimadi spoke to KPFA Morning Mix host Anthony Fest and KPFA's Ann Garrison about his Black Star News editoria​l " Electing Kutesa Gen. Museveni's Top Spokesperson UN General Assembly President Would Reward Corruption, Tyranny And Homophobia ."   Transcript:    Anthony Fest : The United Nations General Assembly will soon be choosing a president. The President presides over the General Assembly somewhat like the Speaker of the House. A new art...