A new controversial but powerful BBC documentary attempts to shed light on the other untold stories from the 1994 Rwandan genocide. According to the new documentary, Paul Kagame is not the liberator that he claims to have been but a selfish man…
The World Economic Forum on Africa was held in Abuja, Nigeria and was centered on three pillars: Accelerating Society’s Transformation; Deepening Investment Partnerships; and Redesigning Growth Models.
In addition to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of Nigeria and representatives from his government, other leaders…
The Academy Awards ceremony will be held Sunday night in California. While there are no authentically African films nominated this year we have chosen to highlight, "Open Heart" nominated in the short documentary category.
OPEN HEART- DOCUMENTARY
Open Heart is the story of eight…
Early History 1918 Under the Treaty of Versailles the former German colony of Rwanda-Urundi is made a League of Nations protectorate to be governed by Belgium. The two territories (later to become Rwanda and Burundi) are administered…
We continue our tribute on Refugees making a difference with our focus on political refugee Walter Lam (Uganda), genocide survivor Yolande Mukagasana (Rwanda) and Human Rights Lawyer Makau Mutua (Kenya). WALTER LAM When Walter Lam arrived in San Diego in 1986…
BOOK REVIEW I want to start by sounding like a broken record, "Everyone has to read this book!" I was in Barnes and Noble one Thursday evening and decided to browse the non-fiction section to search for a good read from my…