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  • How FDLR Generated $71m Annually from Businesses With Wives of DRC Officers

    The Chronicles Editorial January 5, 2023
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    Here is a supply center for charcoal in Goma. The UN estimates much of the charcoal used in eastern DR Congo is supplied by FDLR militia from their bases they’ve held for over 20 years With sales of Hemp, charcoal, ivory and taxation – Rwandan FDLR rebels are making millions…

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  • Kagame’s New Year Address Focuses Solely on DR Congo, Praises Burundi

    Staff Writer January 1, 2023
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    Moving away from previous many years, President Kagame Kagame used nearly his whole New Year speech to address relations with large neighbor DR Congo. Burundi, with which relations have been bad until recently, was given praises. FULL SPEECH BELOW As we conclude 2022, I would like to thank Rwandans for…

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  • The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Marks a Seismic Shift in Relations with the Continent

    The Chronicles Editorial December 31, 2022
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    With the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, Washington appears to be finally reframing its relationship with Africa in largely positive terms. Yet much hinges on the financing and implementation of the dozens of initiatives announced at the summit. The second edition of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit (ALS) took place in Washington last…

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  • Kayumba Christopher in Same Isolated Prison Cell with YouTuber Aimable Karasira

    Staff Writer November 18, 2022
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    Dr Christopher Kayumba (R) and his lawyer Seif Ntirenganya during earlier appearance while still in RIB custody Both academic-turned-politician Dr Kayumba Christopher and university lecturer-turned-YouTuber Aimable Karasira appeared this Friday in court for their separate cases. Dr Kayumba was arrested in September last year, on allegations of rape and attempted…

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  • Central African Republic: Special Criminal Court Hands Down First Judgment

    Vianney Ingasso November 3, 2022
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    On October 31, the Bangui-based Special Criminal Court issued its first verdict. It found three former members of a Central African armed group guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in 2019. One of the convicts received a life sentence, while the other two got 20 years in…

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  • Tanzanian Man Jailed for 5 years for Defaming President Suluhu on WhatsApp

    The Chronicles Editorial October 23, 2022
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    President Samia Suluhu The Resident Magistrate’s Court of Simiyu Region has sentenced Levinus Kidanabi, popularly known as ‘Chief Son’s’ to seven years in prison and a fine of Sh10 million for defaming the President of the Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan. He was sentenced to another two years and…

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  • Felicien Kabuga Doesn’t Want Defense Lawyer Forced on him by UN Court

    Fondation Hirondelle September 28, 2022
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    The long-awaited trial of Félicien Kabuga, alleged mastermind of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, is due to start on September 29 in The Hague. However, the accused is appearing with a lawyer he has been rejecting for almost two years. The trial is threatened by the 89-year-old’s frail health and the…

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  • South Sudan Should Disarm Civilians – The Evidence Shows This Improves Security

    The Chronicles Editorial September 27, 2022
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    South Sudan President Salva Kiir A long-running state of insecurity has recently intensified in Unity State – one of South Sudan’s 10 states – resulting in many innocent lives being lost. The security crisis is being stoked by many factors. One is fighting between sections of the civilian population, caused by cattle raiding, among…

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  • Major Study Debunks Five Xenophobic Myths About Immigrants in South Africa

    The Chronicles Editorial September 27, 2022
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    Anti Xenophobia demo Cape Town, South Africa May 2008 (Photo by Mikko Kapanen) In South Africa, immigrants are often scapegoated as the root of socio-economic problems. In the post-apartheid landscape, Black African immigrants, mainly, from other African countries have been negatively stereotyped as “illegal” and “job stealers” who are “criminal”…

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  • Setback for CAR President As Highest Court Stops Constitutional Change

    AFP News Agency September 24, 2022
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    Faustin Archange Touadera BANGUI – The Central African Republic’s top court on Friday annulled presidential decrees setting up a committee to rewrite the constitution, which had sparked fears Faustin Archange Touadera was seeking a third term in office. In a legal setback for the president, the Constitutional Court declared that…

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  • Tech Researcher Who Alleged Chinese Spying on Olympic Athletes, Now Goes After Rusesabagina Family

    Chronicles Team September 7, 2022
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    Hotel Rwanda movie personality Paul Rusesabagina Jonathan Scott, a cyber security researcher is no stranger to controversy. In January, the American phone tech expert went public with details that China was using an App developed for the Olympics, to spy on the athletes instead. In a new shocker, Scott has…

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  • William Ruto: From “Outsider” to Kenya’s Fifth President

    The Chronicles Editorial August 15, 2022
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    Born in Uasin Gishu County in 1966, Dr Ruto has risen from humble beginnings in Sugoi to become one of the richest and most powerful men in Kenya. And now, he has risen even higher after being named Kenya’s president elect. Kenya Kwanza coalition leader William Ruto. AFP With almost an…

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  • Rwanda Losing Over Rwf 37billion Every Season Due to Soil Erosion – Study

    Staff Writer August 9, 2022
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    About 5km upstream from Nyabarongo I hydropower dam, the soil brought in from different regions is is visible because the dam reservoir had reduced significantly when we visited in November 2021. Such scenes also appear in other spots upstream A mapping of the impact of soil erosion on the country…

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  • Ivory Coast President Pardons Predecessor Gbagbo, Unfreezes His Bank Accounts

    AFP News Agency August 7, 2022
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    President Alassane Ouattara (left) during meeting with predecessor Laurent Gbagbo Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced Saturday that he had pardoned his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, who faced a 20-year jail term for a 2018 conviction over political unrest. “In the interests of strengthening social cohesion, I have signed a decree…

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  • Rebuilding Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado A Daunting Task

    The Chronicles Editorial July 18, 2022
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    Rwandan troops invited to the region by the Mozambique government have pacified most of the areas they operate Mozambique’s restive northeastern province is abuzz with action. Despite recent losses, violent insurgents continue to attack villages and residents, while thousands of security forces fight to secure towns in order to welcome…

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  • Historically Marginalised Community or “Batwa” of Rwanda Want to Go Back to Forest Life

    Staff Writer July 14, 2022
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    Members of the Historically marginalised community still engage in pottery but no longer allowed to roam freely in forests Community in Rwanda identified as “historically marginalised”, but previously called “Batwa” want to go back to the life they live for centuries; the forest. At a gathering in Kigali, their representatives…

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  • Witness in Genocide Trial Recants Testimony After 25 Years

    Staff Writer July 12, 2022
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    Jean Twagiramungu is escorted by Police Officers as he arrived at Kigali International Airport from Germany on August 18, 2017 Prosecution witness in the genocide trial of Jean Twagiramungu who was extradited by Germany in 2017, has changed his testimony the moment he appeared before the court. Twagiramungu was sent…

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  • Rwanda’s Debt Balooning Due To High Interest Paid To European, American Companies

    Staff Writer July 12, 2022
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    Finance Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana prepares to deliver budget statement to Parliament Rwanda and other African countries owe three times more debt to Western banks, asset managers and oil traders than to China, and are charged double the interest, according to new research. The study by UK-based Debt Justice shows…

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  • Tanzania Ruling Party Backs Down, Holds Talks With Opposition Over New Constitution

    Staff Writer June 23, 2022
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    Election rally of Tanzania’s dominant ruling party CCM during previous election Tanzania’s dominant ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party has opened direct talks with main opposition CHADEMA party in effort to ease tensions that have threatened to tire down the country. The two sides have been at war every election cycle.…

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  • What Next For Genocide Convicts Unwanted Everywhere?

    Fondation Hirondelle June 22, 2022
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    Six months have passed since eight people acquitted or released by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) were transferred by the UN to Niger, supposedly to live freely and permanently. But they are still without papers and without freedom, confined to a house in Niamey guarded by police and…

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  • Groundwater Turns Eastern Rwanda into a Breadbasket

    Fred Mwasa June 17, 2022
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    Irrigation process going on at Ndego Soya farm. L. Nasho can be seen in the background (Photo: Nkurunziza Faustina) The Eastern part of Rwanda had been a vacant land for decades before the government found a use, turning it into the country’s breadbasket through irrigation. Farmers have traditionally irrigated rice…

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  • Groundwater Offers Lifeline for Drought-stricken Eastern Rwanda

    Germain Nsanzimana and Fred Mwasa June 17, 2022
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    Woman fetches water from a well in eastern Rwanda In eastern Rwanda, where temperatures have been in the upper highs for many decades, there is very little water on the surface in the form of natural wells, streams, rivers, and lakes. While government-led interventions such as massive afforestation have improved…

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  • Young Rwandans View China More Positively Compared to U.S. – Survey Shows

    The Chronicles Editorial June 13, 2022
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    A Chinese volunteer teaches Chinese to students from the Confucius Institute of the University of Rwanda. [Photo: China Plus] China has overtaken the US as the foreign power seen as having the biggest positive influence in Africa by young people, according to a survey released on Monday. A survey conducted…

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  • Kabuga Felicien Will Have 5 Medical Specialists During Genocide Trial

    Fondation Hirondelle May 17, 2022
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    The trial of Félicien Kabuga, octogenarian alleged mastermind of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, was initially announced for the end of 2021, but it has not begun and no one can say when it might start. The health of the former businessman, who has been at odds with his lawyer for…

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  • Rwanda’s Courts Management System Controlled by U.S Firm

    Staff Writer May 13, 2022
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    Suspects arrive for a case hearing. Usually, they will have all details about their case in IECMS platform before their hearings are scheduled. As small error or lapse automatically leads to postponement, which frustrates those involved An American developer completed the setup of online system that manages court cases in…

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  • 10 Types of Leaders Africa Desperately Needs

    Napoleon Esemudje May 12, 2022
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    Yes “Everything Rises and Falls on Leadership” Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame chairs the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union, Kigali, 21 March 2018 John Maxwell was right; “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” And at the peak of Africa’s mountainous range of predicaments, is the almost numbing reality of…

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  • Rwanda Allegedly Owes Industrialist Mironko Billions of Francs for Arms Supplies

    Staff Writer May 10, 2022
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    Mironko François Xavier A court action in which industrialist Mironko François Xavier has been seeking back payment owed to him by the government of Rwanda, may have finally come to an end. Mironko is a known brand name in Rwanda, owing to his plastics factory. He is the first Rwandan…

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  • Was President Kagame’s visit to Uganda Intended to Boost Muhoozi Succession or Rwanda’s interests?

    Fred Mwasa April 28, 2022
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    Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame reacts as Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba cuts the birthday cake with his parents, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni at State House, Entebbe, Uganda, Sunday April 24, 2022 Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is safely back home from a two-day private visit in Uganda. The…

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  • Political Associate of Dr Kayumba Christopher, Sentenced to 10 Years

    Staff Writer April 28, 2022
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    Jean Bosco Nkusi Jean Bosco Nkusi, in charge of Recritement and Mobilisation in a political organisation founded by Dr Kayumba Christopher, has been handed a lengthy jail term. The Gasabo Intermediate Court in Kigali ruled in a verdict put in the court filing system that Nkusi and four co-accused are…

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  • Nkusi Eugene alias Nkubito François: The FDLR Insider Suspected to be Tutsi Until He Fled

    Chronicles Team April 18, 2022
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    FDLR top commander confiscated Eugene Nkusi’s phone for two weeks on suspicion he could be a double agent of the Rwandan government. It was hoped “someone” would call, which would have resulted into automatic death for Nkusi. The Chronicles traces the life of a man who spent over two decades…

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