Tag: Rwanda

President of Rwanda Paul Kagame has, through presidential order, decided to commute the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who will likely be released today, March 25th. Paul Rusesabagina, the primary subject of the movie “Hotel Rwanda”, has been in prison in Rwanda under terrorism charges, for which he  was arrested...

Presently, 99% of the vaccines that Africa as a continent uses, are manufactured outside of Africa. However, German biotechnology company, BioNTech, is seeking to change that. In June 2022 the ground was broken for a fully modernized mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, which will be...

Human rights advocacy NGO Human Rights Watch yesterday released a comprehensive report detailing abuses going on in the Eastern DRC, with a primary focus on the M23 rebel group. It lists a series of specific instances, and pulls witness testimonies for many of them. It also renews accusations that...

Efforts for peace continue to be made in the Congo. On the 23rd of November in Luanda, a peace conference was held in an attempt to solve the crisis ongoing in DRC’s east. At quick glance it may look like the conference, and the subsequent conference held in Nairobi...

« No one will take Goma » A strong message from Kenyan General Jeff Nyagah, the head of the East African Community’s (EAC) intervention force in the Eastern Congo. His promise is in regards to the recent advances of the M23 rebels, who have been placed a mere 20km from...

Many are familiar with the story of Paul Rusesabagina. The Manager of a Rwandan hotel during the Rwandan Genocide which sheltered over 1,000 Tutsi refugees from Interahamwe militias. His actions were popularized in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda, where Rusesabagina was portrayed by actor Don Cheadle.  What many are not...