Africa

SADC Army in DRC

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.

President Juvenal Habyarimana, First LadyAgathe, relatives and friends celebrating 50th Birthday at a Church in 1986

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?

Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye Sworn in on April 2, 2024

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.