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All items tagged RwandaGlobal Must Read ArticlesMay 8, 2009 | Africa Must Break Free of Aid ShacklesEntrepreneurship, not aid, is the best way for poor nations to end poverty and improve development. ++ Aid engenders poverty, instability and reliance. ++ Help is welcome, but rich nations must have “a head for poor countries, not just a heart”. ++ Poor nations should respect local wisdom, build a culture of innovation and create investment opportunities. ++ Despite challenges, Rwanda has a clear ... MoreMarch 27, 2009 | Politicians Open Your Eyes!The economic crisis has hit the world as a surprise but was it truly unexpected? Krugman, Economic Nobel Prize Winner in 2008, had issued warnings since 2000 on the fragility of ultraliberalism. ++ Yet, when it comes to hearing pessimistic predictions or even facts, citizens and politicians often opt for closing their eyes rather then intervening.++ History is rich in examples of neglect. ++ ... MoreDecember 16, 2008 | EU Must Intervene to Stop Mass Rapes in DR CongoLast week Ban Ki-Moon asked European leaders to intervene in DR Congo, admitting the failure of the peacekeeping mission. ++ The collapse of the Congolese army has led to mass killings and rapes. ++ The EU must take action in Congo as there are “good political as well as human rights reasons why stopping mass rape should be the platform for this intervention.” ++ Immediate pressure ... MoreNovember 13, 2008 | The Legacy of RwandaThe situation in Eastern Congo is becoming untenable; without the assistance of the 3,000 more peacekeepers being called for by United Nations officials, the situation will become even more desperate. ++ The 17,000 international peacekeepers already in place are considered “the single most important factor preventing the full collapse of state authority.” ++ The Security Council, ... MoreNovember 4, 2008 | Stopping Genocide in CongoTens of thousands of Congonese civilians have fled their homes, finding themselves surrounded by Rwandan-backed rebels. ++ The financial crisis seems to be distracting global leaders from the genocide that is taking place in Congo. ++ Since Rwanda invaded Congo in 1998, more than 5 million civilians have died. ++ With regard to the Genocide Convention it is “politically and morally wrong for the ... MoreMay 16, 2008 | The Return of the Rwanda conflictBrought up by their fathers - the men responsible for the mass killings back in Rwanda - or by extremist Hutu rebels, the second generation of Hutu child soldiers has grown up.++ They are imbued with the same mind-altering ideology of extermination as during the genocide and reared to hate and murder Tutsis. ++ Most of the children are members of the FDLR’s armed wing, known as a terrorist ... More |
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