Rwanda

Half the Sky

Josh Ruxin | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books


Josh Ruxin

Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's new book should be of particular concern to anyone familiar with Millennium Development Goal number five: reducing maternal mortality.

U.N. Birthday Rocks for Its Peacemakers

Jim Luce | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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Jim Luce

Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...

Electronics and Atrocities: Tech Supply Chains Must Do No Harm

David Sullivan | Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology


David Sullivan

Electronics companies should commit resources to trace supply chains back to the point of extraction, conduct audits, and check assurances for fraud to certify electronics products as conflict-free.

Human Rights Watch Damns MONUC in Congo: Leaked UN Internal Memo Supports the Accusations

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.02.2009 | World


Georgianne Nienaber

What has happened to the innocent in Congo goes far beyond anything that rational minds can comprehend. Is this why the US has turned such a blind eye to what is happening there?

Forgiveness: Human or Divine?

Josh Ruxin | Posted 10.28.2009 | World


Josh Ruxin

Can a woman not only forgive the man who killed her husband, her child, her mother, but accept him as her friend and neighbor? Can a man forgive himself for the brutal act he committed?

Seattle Teen Gives Rwandan Girls The Gift of Education

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact


You are never too young to change the world, and Jessica Markowitz is living proof. The Seattle Times reports that Markowitz was just a sixth grader w...

Famine and Plenty, Both in Times of Drought

Josh Ruxin | Posted 10.16.2009 | World


Josh Ruxin

In Rwanda and across Africa, the Millennium Villages project has demonstrated that food scarcity can be all but vanquished if the required resource management, investment and political will are available.

U.N. Ambassador Kohona: Sri Lanka Refugee Situation Improving

Jim Luce | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Jim Luce

Fourteen years after the civil war in Rwanda, refugees are still living in mud huts.  In Bosnia, following Balkanization, people lacked heat and ...

DR Congo: Civilian Cost of Military Operation is Unacceptable

Refugees International | Refugees International | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home


(Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 13, 2009) - The Congolese government's military operation in eastern Congo, Kimia II, backed by United N...

Satellite Imagery Proves Catastrophic Failure of Joint Rwanda/Congo Military Exercises

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.13.2009 | World


Georgianne Nienaber

Reported have said that joint military operations between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have been a catastrophic failure. Now satellite imagery of the Busurungi area in North Kivu clearly shows burned villages.

Activists Put Congo's Conflict Minerals on the Map

David Sullivan | Posted 10.08.2009 | World


David Sullivan

We've all heard of Conflict Diamonds by now. But a troubling, less visible crisis haunts objects we use everyday. Here is everything you need to know about the next big issue: Conflict Minerals.

Idelphonse Nizeyimana, Rwanda Queen-Killing Genocide Suspect, Arrested In Uganda

AP | GODFREY OLUKYA and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 10.06.2009 | World


KAMPALA, Uganda — A top suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of thousands of people in Rwanda's 1994 genocide – including childre...

Rwanda: Heeding History's Lessons Before It's Too Late

Joseph Sebarenzi | Posted 10.01.2009 | World


Joseph Sebarenzi

For Rwanda to thrive, economic performance, for which President Kagame deserves credit, must be coupled with political reconciliation and strong democratic institutions.

Oprah's Bad Book Club Pick

Rob Spillman | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media


Rob Spillman

Uwem Akpan, a Nigerian Jesuit priest, is a maudlin, sappy writer, whose book only reinforces Western stereotypes about Africa.

Rwanda's President on Past Horror and Present Hope

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 09.11.2009 | World


Joel B. Schwartzberg

OW on PBS host David Brancaccio interviews Rwandan President Paul Kagame about why he believes universal health care in Rwanda is crucial for the country's social, political, and economic advancement.

Health Centers: One of the Keys to Eradicating Poverty

Josh Ruxin | Posted 11.08.2009 | World


Josh Ruxin

Located at the epicenter of Rwanda's genocide, Ngeruka is a rural community that faces an array of health problems compounded by the fact that there is merely one small four-room health post servicing the entire community.

Information Technology Means No More Excuses

Pres. Paul Kagame | Posted 09.27.2009 | World


Pres. Paul Kagame

It is information technology, above all else, that has lifted the shroud of silence that, at one time, obscured the heinous acts of a few deranged men. The world has fewer excuses for intolerance and poverty.

Public-Private Partnerships: Creating Infrastructure and the Expertise to Run It

Josh Ruxin | Posted 09.26.2009 | World


Josh Ruxin

In Rwanda, the most effective programs constitute a true partnership between donors with funds, equipment, and skills, and the communities who need them.

Socialites Without Borders Teach Rwandans How To Mingle

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 09.25.2009 | Home


KIGALI, RWANDA—"Always remember to keep things light and breezy when mingling," said real estate heiress Danielle Watters as she advised a group...

Stop "Crimes Against Humanity and Geological Scandals": Give AFRICOM a Chance In Congo

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 09.19.2009 | World


Georgianne Nienaber

This is going out to the end of a very long limb, but contrary to the rumblings in progressive think tanks, let's suggest that AFRICOM must be given a chance in eastern Congo.

Republican Mobs Stirrng The Pot Until It Boils Over

Wayne Besen | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


Wayne Besen

Americans are human beings, just like everyone else. The notion that what we say does not matter "because it could never happen here" is jingoistic foolishness.

Dear Secretary Clinton: Could You Please Find Out if This Congolese Child Is Still Alive?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 09.03.2009 | World


Georgianne Nienaber

I know you won't have a lot of free time when you visit the DRC, so perhaps you could skip some interviews and visit eastern Congo. The people there believe that you will help them.

On a Hillside in Rwanda, Orphans Find Semblance of Normalcy

Judy Flumenbaum | Posted 08.30.2009 | World


Judy Flumenbaum

For one week in May, we lived and worked at the beautiful Agahozo Shalom Youth Village in rural Rwanda. The youth village houses 125 teenagers who were orphaned by the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

International Intervention No Longer Works: Analysis

Slate | Posted 08.27.2009 | World


Only a fool would be surprised by the series of explosions that occurred July 14 on the outskirts of the village of Khirbet Slem in southern Lebanon. ...

Ending Mass Atrocities: The Next Step

Betwa Sharma | Posted 08.27.2009 | World


Betwa Sharma

Millions died not because the right doctrine was missing. There was no political will to act. The Council did not need R2P to intervene in Rwanda and it doesn't need it now.