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Twenty years after: How Rwanda has fashioned a new, post-genocide narrative

January 14, 2014

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While the wounds of genocide from 20 years ago cut deep, the word Rwanda is more than shorthand for tragedy. Since 1994, we have understood that only through meaningful engagement with the citizenry can we hope to build a functioning and stable society.  For recovery to be possible, for peace, security and freedom to take […]

Canal+, à mourir de rire

January 3, 2014

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SCHOLASTIQUE MUKASONGA ECRIVAINE in Liberation http://www.liberation.fr/monde/2013/12/29/canal-a-mourir-de-rire_969525 Ah ce qu’on allait rire ! C’était sur Canal +, vendredi 20 décembre. Ça s’appelait le Débarquement. Tous ceux qui font rire étaient là. Le grand soir du rire. Tous les rieurs qui avaient payé leur abonnement étaient, dans leur canapé, bien décidés à mourir de rire. Alors a-t-on de quoi rire ? […]

L’angle mort de la bonne conscience française

January 2, 2014

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Aucun anathème du bréviaire raciste sur l’Afrique n’a été épargné au Rwanda dans l’émission parodique #DBQT de Canal+ du 20 Décembre. Cris de singe, cannibalisme – un personnage de “Tutsi” est soupçonné de servir du “Hutu” à manger à ses hôtes français – c’est frais ! Mais il y a plus bas, plus bas que…

Ni iya 1 Ukwakira. Ngo Inkotanyi zagombaga gutegeka ingabo z’u Rwanda mu 2003!

October 1, 2013

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Originally posted on umuvugizi:
Na: Tom Ndahiro Amateka ntagahere.  Mbere ya jenoside yakorewe abatutsi mu mwaka w’1994, hari ikinyamakuru cy’Interahamwe cyitwaga Medaille Nyiramacibiri. Icyo kinyamakuru kikayoborwa n’uwitwa Rwabutogo Francois. Ni kimwe mu binyamakuru byamamaje jenoside biyishishikariza abaturage. Muri uwo mugambi mubisha, Medaille Nyiramacibiri, kimwe n’ibindi binyamakuru byavugaga rumwe, cyarwanyije Amasezerano y’Amahoro ya Arusha. Ayo amasezerano…

35ans Ensemble- Rencontre de Kigali

July 24, 2013

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HRW Report on alleged Rwandan support to M23

July 24, 2013

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Originally posted on Africa is a rising lion:
The recent Report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on the alleged support of Rwanda to the M23 is yet another confirmation on how dangerous it is to let private corporate interests set the agenda in international relations. The report is solely based on testimonies collected among the…

Le Président J. Kikwete et les mots qui tuent

June 3, 2013

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Nous Rwandais le savons peut-être plus que tout autre peuple au monde : les mots tuent ; ils tuent autant que tout autre arme la plus sophistiquée. Quand, une nuit du 6 avril 1994, un gouvernement tout entier se mit à exterminer plus d’un million de ses habitants, le terrain avait été de longue date préparé, les […]

The beauty that is Rwanda

January 20, 2013

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This is a stunning video of Rwanda   AFRICA from MAMMOTH on Vimeo. In summer of 2012, Mammoth spent two weeks in Rwanda, Africa filming for the country’s tourism department. After delivering the finished video, we decided to create another edit to include all the bonus footage and outtakes. This video is NOT the edit […]

December 1, 2012

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Originally posted on Africa is a rising lion:
Like other parts of Africa, the great lakes region has been shaped by the colonial legacy with communities sharing the same culture living in different countries. The only way African countries can deal with this colonial legacy is through regional integration. Unfortunately, the international community has adopted…

Opening of Judicial Year and Swearing-in ceremony- Kigali 4 October 2012

October 7, 2012

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Full script (Below) source The News Time Rwanda Officials of our Country Members of the Diplomatic Corps I greet you all and thank you for being here with us during this event. I especially thank everybody working in the judiciary which is responsible for the justice in Rwanda. We are here for two reasons: The first is […]