On May 3, 2024, Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) troops, under the cover of M23 rebels heavily bombed camps of Congolese displaced civilians in Mugunga, North-Kivu Province in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), near the main city of Goma. Tens of displaced people, mostly women and children and elderly were killed. The bombing, a continuation of human crimes committed by the Rwandan army against the Congolese civilians for decades has been condemned worldwide, including by the United States Government (USA), the European Union (EU), African Union (AU), and South African Development Community (SADC), leading to calls for International sanctions against the Rwandan army and its leaders.
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Remembering Assassination of Presidents Juvenal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira: 30 Years Later, Still No Justice
Late Rwandan President General Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira were assassinated on the evening of 6 April 1994. Their assassination was the catalyst for unprecedented ethnically based massacres. At the end of the massacres, millions of Rwandans, from Hutu, Tutsi and Twa ethnic groups were massacred. The assassination of the presidents and the massacres that followed set off a regional humanitarian catastrophe whose consequences are felt even today, 30 years later. Based on estimates from the NGOs, experts, and, most importantly, the United Nations, the assassination of Juvenal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira has led to more than 10 million deaths, so far.
The question however is not about the numbers. The major question remains, 30 years later: why no one, so far, has been held criminally and civilly accountable, except unassuming scapegoats to accommodate collective political correctness of the international community?
Africa - Senegal: President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye Sworn in as Fifth President of Senegal
On April 2, 2024, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44-years-old, was sworn in as the new President of the Republic of Senegal. During the ceremony, attended by many state leaders from across Africa, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye reiterated his commitment to abide by and protect the constitution of the Republic of Senegal, to promote the interests of the people above all other goals, and to improve relations with African and other countries around the World. Meanwhile, statements from and positions of a few political leaders and activists close to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, supporting some known African bloody dictators, have already raised some concerns.
DR Congo: Judith Tuluka Suminwa, First Woman To Be Appointed Prime Minister in DRC makes history
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Antoine Tshisekedi has appointed the Prime Minister for his long awaited government. The new Prime Minister is Judith Tuluka Suminwa. Her appointment is being hailed as a major step forward in the DRC: she has become the first female Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.