Walk to Work: uniqueness of Ugandan protests for democratic change

Original solutions to particular contexts or problems, that’s what works. It’s already a few months that Ben Ali of Tunisia has been expelled from power by public apathy through an unprecedented social uprising. Hosni Mubarak of Egypt is after his removal from power in February 2011 still tangled with the Egyptian judiciary system over criminal charges against protesters and other offenses.  And the Libyan leader Kaddafi’s ultimate end is not clear yet with his ongoing battle against a rebel coalition backed by NATO.

Ivory Coast: a difficult but possible future after Gbagbo

On Monday April 18^th, 2011 I was a guest speaker of Press TV at a discussion panel on the situation in Ivory Coast after the capture of Laurent Gbagbo with the help of French and UN forces. Other panellists included Ayo Johnson from Viewpoint Africa and Prof. Okey Ojekewe from the Center for Sustainable Governance. The presenter and producer of the programme – Africa Today, was Henry Bonzu.

Why the West wants the fall of Gaddafi?

Note: US President Obama has frozen more than $30 Billion of Libyan funds earmarked for African Projects. The Obama Administration is giving $25 million to the rebels for a Regime Change agenda in Libya, which US and EU have vowed to accomplish.  France, UK and Italy have sent military experts to strengthen the rebels. Obama had approved a covert CIA actions before the bombing of Libya began in mid March.

Analysis by Jean-Paul Pougala – Africans should think about the real reasons why western countries are waging war on Libya, writes Jean-Paul Pougala, in an analysis that traces the country’s role in shaping the African Union and the development of the continent.

Gambia rejects Alassane Ouattara as president of Ivory Coast

The Gambia said on Saturday that it does not recognize Alassane Ouattara as president of Cote d’Ivoire after the arrest of his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, with the help of the UN and French forces.

“The Gambian government will not recognize any president, President Ouattara included, nor African government that has been imposed by forces outside the African continent, no matter the reason,” says the statement.

The President’s Wives Club: First, Simone Gbagbo and now Janet K. Museveni.

It is sometimes rightly stated that behind each successful man there is an influential or strong woman. Though, in order to continue in the same line of argument, one needs here to consider the fact that becoming a dictator cannot be regarded as a success story but rather a disaster  because of what the position implies particularly for those who end up as victims.

Putting Out Fire With Gasoline In Libya

By Susan Lindauer

War doesn’t work, does it? Best case scenario, NATO’s war against Libya will run 18 to 24 months unless decisive action is taken right now—this day—to end the military confrontation. Moussa  Koussa, Libya’s Foreign Minister who defected to Britain on March 30, warns Libya is in danger of becoming the “New Somalia.”

Rwanda: Why Rwandans Will Stop Kagame Peacefully?

By Theogene Rudasingwa
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Paul Kagame: My country is still haunted by memories of the international community looking away. No country knows better than my own the costs of the international community failing to intervene to prevent a state killing its own people.

‘Kabila Kagame Kaguta Must Go’ as Message

For people not familiar with the Great Lakes region of Africa, Joseph Kabila, Paul Kagame and Kaguta Museveni are presidents of Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda respectively. They have been in power for 10, 17 and 25 years correspondingly.

Politics of betrayal, opportunism and criminality towards Rwandans should cease

April of each year since 94 reminds Rwandans and the rest of the world of the million or so people who died within one hundred days as a consequence of betrayal, opportunism and criminality at their extreme expression. We remember the dead, how they died, and sometimes wonder how all that became possible. But history is there to tell us.

Rwanda claimed to be recruiting hackers

By Dennis Mbuvi

According to information posted at Security Forum, the regions [East Africa] premier security mailing list, Rwanda security forces are in Kenya on a hacker recruiting mission. The information says that Rwanda is seeking security professionals to bring down various foreign websites that hold information not ‘friendly’ to the Rwandan government.

According to information posted at Security Forum, the regions premier security mailing list, Rwanda security forces are in Kenya on a hacker recruiting mission. The information says that Rwanda is seeking security professionals to bring down various foreign websites that hold information not ‘friendly’ to the Rwandan government.

A poster in the forum claims that Rwanda first tried to source security professionals in Uganda as there weren’t enough in Rwanda. There was also a skill shortage in Uganda, and so they were pointed to Kenya. The information also claims that they have targeted both seasoned security professionals and learners, popularly known as ‘script kiddies’.

It appears though that most of those approached were apprehensive about picking up the task. It is rumoured though that a cyber-security firm operating in the country has agreed to pick up the job. The security professionals on the list say that they were approached to bring down websites such as

http://umuvugizi.com, http://www.victoire-ingabire.com, http://www.inyenyerinews.com, http://www.musabyimana.be, http://rwandinfo.com, http://www.leprophete.fr, http://www.twagiramungu.net, http://www.newslineea.com.

A group of hackers known as “inject0r k3ny4″ have threatened to bring down Rwandan Government websites if any of the websites on the said list is hacked into. The same group of hackers is aimed at a recent defacement of the Ugandan Statehouse website in protest to what they termed as “presence of Ugandan security forces in Kenya.”

Source: Computerworld

Paul Kagame’s government is apparently running out of options to stiffle democracy that all these websites the president wants to shut down are calling for in a country where most of owners have roots. He is only postponing the inevitable. You cannot lie forever to everyone all the time that Rwanda is democratic when it isn’t. China is doing the same  censoring electronic publications. At least Chinese don’t claim to have a democracy but they are a socialist popular republic. Everything has an end. Even lies.