Africa Great Lakes Democracy Watch



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Africa Great Lakes Democracy Watch Blog. Our objective is to promote the institutions of democracy,social justice,Human Rights,Peace, Freedom of Expression, and Respect to humanity in Rwanda,Uganda,DR Congo, Burundi,Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya,Ethiopia, and Somalia. We strongly believe that Africa will develop if only our presidents stop being rulers of men and become leaders of citizens. We support Breaking the Silence Campaign for DR Congo since we believe the democracy in Rwanda means peace in DRC. Follow this link to learn more about the origin of the war in both Rwanda and DR Congo:http://www.rwandadocumentsproject.net/gsdl/cgi-bin/library


Thursday, August 5, 2010

Kagame is becoming like Bokeri Bokassa

When Paul Kagame came to power after the Rwandan genocide in 1994, his forces brought to an end the horrific slaughter in which 800,000 people were killed in just 100 days.
In recent years President Kagame's attempts to reform and rebuild Rwanda have brought political stability and economic growth.Click here to watch the BBC interview with Kagame
Yet when Rwandans go to the polls on 9 August it will be against a backdrop of accusations that the government has crushed the opposition, assassinated rivals and silenced its independent media, as Rob Walker reports.
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