Showing posts with label Rwanda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rwanda. Show all posts
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Video: Farm life of African family in Russia is 'beyond bad dream' - RT Documentary
The Tulikunkikos tell a sad story of their life and broken dreams -- how they became Russian farmers and why they cannot return home to Rwanda.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Video: Rwanda: Beacon of hope or dictatorship? - Press TV Africa Today
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Rwanda began commemorations marking 20 years since its genocide, with a flame of remembrance due to make a nationwide tour ahead of the anniversary of the horrific events of 1994.
Government officials and survivors assembled at the main genocide memorial in Kigali where the flame was lit before embarking on a tour of towns and villages in the central African nation, ahead of a period of official mourning that begins on April 7.
An estimated 800,000 people, essentially from the Tutsi minority, perished in the genocide, carried out by Hutu extremist militias and troops in the three months from April to June 1994.
Most of the masterminds of the genocide have been tried at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda set up in Arusha, Tanzania, with the backing of the United Nations.
A further two million ordinary Rwandans were tried in grassroots courts known as "gacaca" for their alleged role in the killings, with some two-thirds of the accused found guilty.
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Rwanda began commemorations marking 20 years since its genocide, with a flame of remembrance due to make a nationwide tour ahead of the anniversary of the horrific events of 1994.
Government officials and survivors assembled at the main genocide memorial in Kigali where the flame was lit before embarking on a tour of towns and villages in the central African nation, ahead of a period of official mourning that begins on April 7.
An estimated 800,000 people, essentially from the Tutsi minority, perished in the genocide, carried out by Hutu extremist militias and troops in the three months from April to June 1994.
Most of the masterminds of the genocide have been tried at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda set up in Arusha, Tanzania, with the backing of the United Nations.
A further two million ordinary Rwandans were tried in grassroots courts known as "gacaca" for their alleged role in the killings, with some two-thirds of the accused found guilty.
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Saturday, February 8, 2014
Rwanda’s Peacekeeping Operations: a Poisoned Pill that Blackmails the West
President Paul Kagame has come to love United Nations peacekeeping operations. This is ironic since he hates the United Nations, and does not actually believe in peacekeeping. It is now an unwritten rule that the West (mostly the US and UK) will ask Rwanda to participate in UN peacekeeping missions, and Kagame will kindly oblige.
What is the deal?
First, the West will not shed the blood of their sons and daughters for Africans. They need their favorites like Kagame to do the job for them. Hence, Rwanda's troops can now be found in Darfur, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Haiti. Rwanda's officers, some of them notorious human rights abusers, are the most favored when it comes to leading United Nations peacekeeping missions. The unspoken thought from Washington and London seems to be ‘Africans are killing Africans, who cares even if African murderous dictators like Kagame pretend to keep an illusive peace?’
Second, Kagame needs these ‘gifts of love’ from the West. He needs something to occupy his increasingly restless Tutsi army. If they are not in the Democratic Republic of Congo, they should be somewhere else.
Third, Kagame has made a fortune out of peacekeeping. His family and clique pockets most of money that should otherwise go to the Rwandan officers and men in these UN missions. Through the Horizon Group (controlled by Rwanda's military and intelligence), alongside Crystal Ventures (Kagame's financial empire that controls most of Rwanda's economy), he gets money directly from the UN system, and indirectly from taxpayers in the West. With vast resources, Kagame has built a global financial and criminal network to liquidate any of his opponents, be they Rwandans or heads of states of other countries.
What is the deal?
First, the West will not shed the blood of their sons and daughters for Africans. They need their favorites like Kagame to do the job for them. Hence, Rwanda's troops can now be found in Darfur, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Haiti. Rwanda's officers, some of them notorious human rights abusers, are the most favored when it comes to leading United Nations peacekeeping missions. The unspoken thought from Washington and London seems to be ‘Africans are killing Africans, who cares even if African murderous dictators like Kagame pretend to keep an illusive peace?’
Second, Kagame needs these ‘gifts of love’ from the West. He needs something to occupy his increasingly restless Tutsi army. If they are not in the Democratic Republic of Congo, they should be somewhere else.
Third, Kagame has made a fortune out of peacekeeping. His family and clique pockets most of money that should otherwise go to the Rwandan officers and men in these UN missions. Through the Horizon Group (controlled by Rwanda's military and intelligence), alongside Crystal Ventures (Kagame's financial empire that controls most of Rwanda's economy), he gets money directly from the UN system, and indirectly from taxpayers in the West. With vast resources, Kagame has built a global financial and criminal network to liquidate any of his opponents, be they Rwandans or heads of states of other countries.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Rwanda Police hold Umuganda in Haiti
Over 100 Rwanda National Police officers serving under peace mission in Haiti dedicated the last Saturday of August, 2013 doing community work ‘Umuganda’ to help locals build harmony and foster a positive, collective spirit in the wake of disaster.
The police spent all day sweaty planting trees and cleaning bushes in the community.
The exercise that coincided with the monthly community work Umuganda in Rwanda took place in Minustah Regional Headquarters and in Jeremie Base Camp.
According to CSP Peter Hodari, the Contingent Commandant, planting trees will help conserve the degrading sorround in the area and cleaning is meant to improve the hygiene.
“This is also part of our greening the mission and environmental conservation campaign,” he said.
“And also part of observing our values such as Agaciro,” CSP Hodari added that the role of Rwanda FPUIV goes beyond its mandate of helping Haitian National Police to ensure the safety of people living in Haiti.
The police spent all day sweaty planting trees and cleaning bushes in the community.
The exercise that coincided with the monthly community work Umuganda in Rwanda took place in Minustah Regional Headquarters and in Jeremie Base Camp.
According to CSP Peter Hodari, the Contingent Commandant, planting trees will help conserve the degrading sorround in the area and cleaning is meant to improve the hygiene.
“This is also part of our greening the mission and environmental conservation campaign,” he said.
“And also part of observing our values such as Agaciro,” CSP Hodari added that the role of Rwanda FPUIV goes beyond its mandate of helping Haitian National Police to ensure the safety of people living in Haiti.