July 4, 2024
Rwanda’s quest for liberation can be conceived as a mirror for continental liberation. This year, the country celebrates the 30th anniversary since th…
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It is astonishing to realise that two powerful UN states — the UK and US – remain at odds with the word genocide — and continue themselves to contribute to the denial campaign the Security Council seeks to outlaw.
As the RPF appeals to the offspring of genocide perpetrators to dissociate themselves from the crimes of their parents, those who seek to demystify the RPF make the opposite appeal, calling on them to justify the actions of their parents and to even defend their “honour.”
“Any good-faith defender of free speech and freedom of the media ought to situate the discourse in relation to the relevant international instruments and domestic legislation, as well as their enforcement.”
The threat of Genocide has hovered over Africans because the colonial state hasn’t been able to afford security to all. Although the Rwandan state existed
Multilateral fora can’t be effective unless supplemented by a new way of thinking and doing.
France’s half-confession sets new terms of engagement with an African country; it’s a recognition that the colonial terms, which cannot
offer the kind of respect due to an exceptional adversary, are counterproductive
The status quo has kept Africa in a straitjacket of exploitation and interference, with charity covering it up in humanitarian garb
The Human Development Report, recently published by the Rwanda Country Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), highlighted the important contributions of home-grown Initiatives
The system works for Western corporations that don’t want skilled locally grown competition as they grow their markets, and for INGOs that need populations they can continue to depict as “needy.” It does not work well for any nation seeking to find and develop on its own path.
A WTO chief who is not afraid to speak out in favour of Africa and other developing countries does make a lot of difference.
It is astonishing to realise that two powerful UN states — the UK and US – remain at odds with the word genocide — and continue themselves to contribute to the denial campaign the Security Council seeks to outlaw.
As the RPF appeals to the offspring of genocide perpetrators to dissociate themselves from the crimes of their parents, those who seek to demystify the RPF make the opposite appeal, calling on them to justify the actions of their parents and to even defend their “honour.”
“Any good-faith defender of free speech and freedom of the media ought to situate the discourse in relation to the relevant international instruments and domestic legislation, as well as their enforcement.”
The threat of Genocide has hovered over Africans because the colonial state hasn’t been able to afford security to all. Although the Rwandan state existed
Multilateral fora can’t be effective unless supplemented by a new way of thinking and doing.
France’s half-confession sets new terms of engagement with an African country; it’s a recognition that the colonial terms, which cannot
offer the kind of respect due to an exceptional adversary, are counterproductive
The status quo has kept Africa in a straitjacket of exploitation and interference, with charity covering it up in humanitarian garb
The Human Development Report, recently published by the Rwanda Country Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), highlighted the important contributions of home-grown Initiatives
The system works for Western corporations that don’t want skilled locally grown competition as they grow their markets, and for INGOs that need populations they can continue to depict as “needy.” It does not work well for any nation seeking to find and develop on its own path.
A WTO chief who is not afraid to speak out in favour of Africa and other developing countries does make a lot of difference.
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