THE LAST WORD | Andrew Mwenda | Diane Rwigara has been lionised by sections of the Western media and its cheerleaders in our region. She is the lady who announced her intention to run against President Paul Kagame in the August presidential election. Unfortunately for Rwanda but certainly fortunately for …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Rwanda files charges against opposition leader
THIS WEEK: Rwanda files charges against opposition leader Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | A statement issued by Rwanda police on Sept.25 shows opposition leader Diane Rwigara has been charged with offences against state security and forgery. Rwigara who expressed interest in standing against President Paul Kagame in the recently concluded …
Read More »RWANDA: New twist in Rwigara case
Police investigating her and family members over forgery, tax evasion Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT TEAM | The recent police quizzing of former Rwandan presidential hopeful Diane Rwigara has taken a new twist with the authorities questioning why she claims to have been arrested whereas not. Police on Sept.04 took …
Read More »VIDEO: Activist Rwigara says Rwanda election was pre-determined
VIDEO: Activist Rwigara says Rwanda election was pre-determined Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Former Rwanda Presidential Aspirant, Diane Shima Rwigara, has told NTV that most people voted for President Paul Kagame in big numbers in the recent elections in Rwanda because of fear of reprisals from the regime. In a …
Read More »New ranking credits Rwanda on gender
Highest ranked country in the world with most women in parliament as of January 2017 Rwanda has 49 women in its 80-seat lower house of parliament and 10 women in its 26-seat Upper house of parliament, the Women in Politics 2017 map, created by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN …
Read More »Rwandan tycoon to challenge Kagame in elections
Daughter of late Rwandan tycoon to challenge Kagame Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | The 35-year-old daughter of a tycoon who once bankrolled the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front said Wednesday she plans to run as an independent candidate against President Paul Kagame in August’s elections. “Everybody is scared to express themselves …
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