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Some African leaders regard United States President Donald Trump's decision to halt aid to the continent as an opportunity to foster self-reliance. They have already initiated plans to mobilise the necessary resources to reshape Africa's aid landscape. “Trade, not aid, is now the pillar of our policy in Africa,” said United States ambassador Troy Fitrell, from the Bureau of African Affairs, in a speech on 14 May at business summit in Abidjan.The declaration settles any doubts over the Trump administration's position on aid towards Africa. The US – the world single largest aid donor in the world, according to the United Nations – no longer wants to disburse billions in foreign aid, despite the fact that it represents a small percentage of its entire budget.In 2023, the US spent $71.9 billion in foreign aid, which amounts to 1.2 percent of its entire budget for that fiscal year.President Donald Trump repeatedly stated that aid is a waste. For years, Africa has been the region receiving more funding from the United States than any other.Across the African continent, Trump's executive orders were initially met with shock, anger, and despair — but also with a renewed determination to change course and place African resources at the heart of African healthcare.In February, at an African Union summit, Rwandan President Paul Kagame announced that the AU's health institutions, including the Centres for Disease Control, would take the lead in seeking alternatives to US funding.“Africa now finds itself at a crossroads. The health financing landscape has shifted dramatically.“I propose that, over the next year, we work together to define new mechanisms for concrete collaboration on healthcare among governments, businesses, and philanthropies,” he told African leaders.“The work of building our continent, including our healthcare systems, cannot be outsourced to anyone else.” To untangle what is going on, for this edition of Interntional Report, RFI interviewed Eric Olander, editor-in-chief of the China-Global South Project; Chris Milligan, former foreign service officer at USAID, in Washington; Mark Heywood, human rights and social justice activist in South Africa, co-founder of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC); Onikepe Owolabi, vice president of International research at the Guttmacher institute in New York; Monica Oguttu, founding executive director of KMET, Kisumu Medical and Education Trust, in Kenya.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has called on all African countries to work together and deal with conflicts and coups on the continent. He says the African Union needs to do more to address the many challenges facing the continent. Speaking at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Kagame says regardless of the challenges, efforts must be made to finding lasting peace.

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, March 18: The Belgian and Rwandan press react very differently to a diplomatic spat between the two countries which had led to the expulsion of diplomats on both sides. Also: two astronauts struck in space for nine months prepare to head back to Earth. Plus, Ohtani fever hits Japan as the LA Dodgers and their Japanese superstar play two MLB games against the Chicago cubs in Tokyo. We begin with the diplomatic spat between Belgium and Rwanda. The European Union imposed sanctions on three senior Rwandan military commanders and the head of the state mining agency after the offensive by M23 fighters in DR Congo. The M23 is comprised of Congolese Tutsis, as Belgian paper Le Soir notes. UN experts have noted that the M23 has benefited from logistic and military support by Rwanda, including drones. The Rwandan government has denied these allegations thus far. As a result: both Rwanda and Belgium have expelled diplomats from their respective countries in what Le Soir calls a violent but predictable break-up. In its editorial, the paper says the anger stems from the fact Brussels was at the forefront of the accusations against Rwanda. The paper adds: "The Rwandan President is wrong and he knows it. If anyone's territorial sovereignty is being violated, it's that of Eastern Congo, which is rich in minerals and fertile land."It's quite a different story from the Rwandan press which focuses on Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The New Times headlines on what Kagame has outlined as Western hypocrisy. One of Rwanda's gripes is that it is accused of supporting the M23 rebels but the West has not condemned DR Congo, whom Rwanda accused of supporting another rebel group, the Hutu-led Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda. For The New Times, the DFLR is a "genocidal" group. In its editorial, the Rwandan daily says instead of supporting efforts for lasting peace, Brussels has chosen to fuel tensions by backing the Kinshasa regime. It adds: "The people deserve a future shaped by peace, stability and regional cooperation. Not one dictated by the lingering shadows of colonial exploitation."In other newsIt's been nine months since NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams got stuck in space. They are finally heading back to Earth. What was meant to be an eight-day mission but Wilmore and William's stint in space lasted much longer – nine months. Their odyssey was plagued by technical problems and political controversy. NASA has relied on Elon Musk's Space X to ferry crews to the space station since 2020. Musk says he offered to bring the astronauts earlier but was rebuffed by the Biden administration, The Washington Post reports, something the former president denies. The astronauts certainly put their time in space to good use. Williams conducted two space walks and now holds the record for total space walking time by a female astronaut: over 62 hours in her three-decade career! The British daily The Guardian looks at the physical toll of being stuck in space on the body. It's not pretty: struggles with walking due to lack of gravity for extended periods of time, plus fluid buildup causing swollen eyeballs, dizziness and bad eyesight. Luckily these are mostly temporary conditions.Baseball fever hits JapanThe LA Dodgers are playing the Chicago Cubs in a special Tokyo series starting this Tuesday. The New York Times notes that the games are part of the Major League Baseball's ambitions to increase the popularity of baseball worldwide. The Dodgers and Cubs will play two season opening games today and tomorrow in Japan. The LA Dodgers' Japanese star Shohei Ohtani is the highest paid baseballer in the American league. Ohtani, The New York Times says, is Japan's answer to Babe Ruth, a rare player who can pitch and hit at the highest level. The Japan Times reports that as Ohtani's teammates are discovering, he is revered in Japan and his face is everywhere – promoting green tea and sake, on trains and vending machines. With TV programmes tracking the team's flight path, talk shows talking about Ohtani's diet, fashion choices and home decor … and tickets selling for up to $10,000, Ohtani fever has well and truly gripped Tokyo as Japan prepares to welcome a national sporting hero back home!You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.

The M23 rebels who seized the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma last week have announced a unilateral ceasefire effective today (February 4). In a statement Monday, the M23 said the ceasefire was for humanitarian purposes. The group denied that it was planning to capture the town of Bukavu or other parts of DRC. Meanwhile, Kenyan President William Ruto says DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have agreed to attend a joint East African Community and Southern African Development Community summit this weekend. Reporter Al Katanty Sabiti Djaffar in Goma talks to VOA'S James Butty about these developments

EFF leader Julius Malema has voiced his frustration at Rwandan President Paul Kagame's response to President Cyril Ramaphosa, saying: “He can't address us like that."

In this edition of the Sunday Show, the President of the United Independent Movement (UIM) Neil de Beer talks about the future of the Government of National Unity (GNU) being reset by President Cyril Ramaphosa and Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen over a private lunch; the apparent disunity between Freedom Front Plus Leader Pieter Groenewald and Western Cape Leader Corné Mulder as yet another DA Mayor is ousted. De Beer lists the Cabinet Ministers and Deputies who are governing under a cloud; and slams former President Jacob Zuma's MKP appropriating the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) name, and SANDF Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya wearing honorary Recce and 44 Parachute Battalion badges. (He calls it “stolen valour”, and challenges the general to a tandem parachute jump). De Beer comments on the diplomatic row between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and “our limping, gutless president” - and lays into Defence Minister Angie Motshekga. He expresses concern about attacks on the highly efficient KZN Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. And, of course, he has a pointed message for ESKOM after the unexpected load shedding this weekend.

Zimbabwe will today host the SADC Heads of State and Government summit on the DRC crisis. The summit comes at a critical time, with tensions escalating in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has warned of a potential confrontation with South Africa, following President Cyril Ramaphosa's accusations that Rwanda's defense force is supporting the M23 rebels who are responsible for the deaths of 13 South African soldiers in the DRC. For more Elvis Presslin spoke to Lieutenant-General Maomela Motau, a former member of the South African National Defence Force

Clement Manyathela speaks to Yolande Makolo, who is the Rwandan Government spokesperson about Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s tweets about his calls with Cyril Ramaphosa. Makolo says South Africa and the SADC mission should not be in DRC as they are not bringing peace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clement Manyathela speaks to Thembisa Fakude who is a Senior Research Fellow at the Africa Asia Dialogues and Lieutenant-General Maomela Motau who is the Former Chief of Defense Intelligence about the escalating tension between Rwanda and South Africa after contradictory tweets from Rwandan President Paul Kagame and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After rebels took the eastern city of Goma in DRC, Kenyan President Samuel Ruto said he plans to meet with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Wednesday. Mulengwa Zihindura, president of the Center for Political and Strategic Studies in DRC and a former spokesperson for President Joseph Kabila, tells VOA's Douglas Mpuga, the government in Kinshasha has not done enough to protect her territory.

The United Nations on Monday warned of the "extremely worrying" humanitarian situation in the besieged city of Goma. This, as it seeks to protect civilians caught in the Congolese army's clash with M23 rebels. M23 rebels announced Sunday that they had taken control of the city. Meanwhile, a former governor of Central Kasai Province in the DRC says genuine dialogue is the best way to resolve the ongoing conflict in the eastern part of the country. Hurbert Kabasu Katulondi's remarks come after Kenyan President Samuel Ruto announced plans to meet with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi on Wednesday. Experts say high on the agenda should be finding ways to immediately end the conflict in the eastern part of the country. For the latest developments and analysis VOA's Peter Clottey reached Hurbert Kabasu Katulondi.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame's new cabinet from the July presidential election is being sworn in Monday. Kagame won his fourth five-year-term last month, with 99.15 percent of the vote over his two opponents. Political analyst Mutuyeyezu Oswald tells VOA's James Butty, the 21-member cabinet is made up mostly of ministers from Kagame's previous government

On Daybreak Africa: Health officials say Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks. Plus, Zimbabwe defends its human rights record and praises the just-concluded SADC summit, but an analyst calls SADC a toothless regional grouping. Seventh Day Adventist Church youth march in Johannesburg to encourage immigrants to refrain from committing crimes. Rwandan President Paul Kagame swears in his new cabinet Monday. Former Malawian President Arthur Peter Mutharika is endorsed by his party for the 2025 election. In the US, the Democratic Party convention begins this week in Chicago amid momentum for vice president Kamala Harris. For these and more, tune in to Daybreak Africa!

Peace and security in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were among the highlights during the swearing in ceremony of Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The conflict in the eastern DRC has seen Rwanda's relations with its neighbors deteriorate over the last two years. Moses Havyarimana report

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on April 28, 2021. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed. Two new reports – one commissioned by the French government and one by Rwanda's government – have underscored the role France played in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. But one critic says Rwandan President Paul Kagame's response to the reports may have more to do with his grip on power than it does on justice. That critic was once part of Kagame's government but now, he has gone into hiding. That is this week's episode of The Take. In this episode:  David Himbara (@DavidHimbara), educator, political economist, & development strategist Episode credits: This episode was updated by Tamara Khandaker. The original production team was Amy Walters, with Ney Alvarez, Alexandra Locke, Dina Kesbeh, Negin Owliaei, Priyanka Tilve, Thomas Fenton, Stacey Samuel, and our host Malika Bilal.  Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take's executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

Rwandan President Paul Kagame is on the verge of re-election for his fourth term in office. This, as preliminary results from Monday's presidential election show he has gained 99.15 percent of the vote. His two opponents, Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party, received 0.53 percent, while independent candidate Philippe Mpavimana has 0.22 percent. President Kagame has ruled Rwanda since 2000. VOA's Nairobi Bureau Chief Mariama Diallo is in Rwanda covering the election

Rwandan President Paul Kagame met Monday with Angolan President Joao Lourenco in Luanda for discussions about the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo. DRC has accused Kigali of supporting the M23 rebels, while Rwanda has accused DRC of supporting the FDLR rebels. President Lourenco is the African Union mediator for the conflict between the two nations. The New Times Rwanda quotes President Kagame's office as saying, “the two heads of state agreed on key steps towards addressing the root causes of the conflict.” Independent Angolan journalist Mario Paiva tells me the Angolan foreign minister says Kagame has agreed to meet soon with DRC President Felix Tshisekedi to discuss peace in eastern DRC. VOA's James Butty spoke with veteran Angolan independent journalist

South Africa is leading a regional force that's deploying into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and risks being caught up in a conflict that has displaced 7-million people. Operation Thiba is an initiative of the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC), though it's unclear how it will be funded. Troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will begin to replace a United Nations force that's been in Congo for 25 years and a year-old East African Community deployment. Neither has been able to stabilise a region that's rich in tin, tantalum, gold and other metals. Rwanda has been training, funding and fighting alongside the M23 rebel group operating in eastern Congo, according to UN experts, and the new mission puts SADC on the opposite side of the conflict. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has denied backing the rebels. SADC won't be fighting the Rwanda Defence Force directly, but the mission may lead "to fighting the RDF behind the M23," said Onesphore Sematumba, Congo analyst at the International Crisis Group. Two South African soldiers deployed as part of the SADC mission were killed by a mortar attack this week. While the operation may bolster South Africa's ambition to be a leading force in resolving continental crises, it will place further strain on its already depleted coffers. The country has also contributed troops to a force that has been fighting militants aligned with Islamic State in northern Mozambique since 2021, a deployment that was in part made to encourage TotalEnergies SE to proceed with a $20-billion liquefied natural gas project. That operation is meant to be concluded by mid-July, although it's unclear if a recent resurgence in attacks will prompt a rethink. South Africa will send 2 900 troops to Congo for a year at a cost of R2.37-billion, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa's office. Funding won't come from the defense department's existing budget, it said, without giving details. "South Africa has participated in peacekeeping operations for many years on the continent and it sees this as a national duty," Ramaphosa told the Cape Town Press Club on Thursday. Congo's government and South Africa's presidency and defense, international relations and treasury departments didn't respond to requests for comment. SADC's secretariat said it couldn't comment for security reasons. Moses Kunkuyu, Malawi's information minister, said the country will deploy troops but didn't specify how the cost would be met while Tanzania's government wouldn't comment. SADC's defense subcommittee recommended a $436-million budget for the mission, Zimbabwe's State-owned paper, The Herald, cited Angola's Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Frederick Shava as saying in September. SADC approached the European Union for funding and was rebuffed, people familiar with the situation said, asking not to be identified as the information isn't public. The US Congress would hesitate in supporting American or UN financial support for a SADC force, a congressional aide told Bloomberg. Congress turned down a request to support the East African force in 2022 outside of the UN funding mechanism, and Tshisekedi's decision to kick those troops out last year makes financing another regional force seem even riskier, said the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity. South African, Tanzanian and Malawian troop contingents with the UN's Congo mission have largely been paid for by that organization. A major concern for the SADC forces will be a lack of adequate air cover. South Africa has underfunded its air force for years, with just eight of the country's 50 attack and transport helicopters in flying condition, Defense Minister Thandi Modise said in a reply to a parliamentary question in October. "Everything is falling apart. We are so thinly sliced in terms of air capability," said Kobus Marais, defense spokesperson for South Africa's main opposition, the Democratic Alliance. "If we are not properly resourced you a...

Burundi has closed its borders with Rwanda after accusing its neighbour of funding rebel attacks. Rwandan President Paul Kagame denies the charge, but Burundi's government has branded him a "bad neighbour". Can the two neigbours overcome their differences?Also a report on migrant workers facing forced labour and exploitation in MauritiusAnd a doctor from Sierra Leone tells us how his country and developing countries can hold onto their health care workers.

Ondiro Oganga reports on Rwandan President Paul Kagame asking the diaspora to return to the continent to help build it up. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

On Daybreak Africa: Ghana's president calls for reparations for slavery. Plus, Liberia's President promises free, fair, and credible elections in October. Rwandan President Paul Kagame will seek a fourth term in 2024. Nigerian President Tinubu's academic records are to be presented to the Supreme Court. Today is the International Day of Peace. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

Ondiro Oganga reports on Rwandan President Paul Kagame calling out America for its double standards. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Michela Wrong, a renowned author and journalist, to discuss her recently published book Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad, about the murder of Patrick Karegeya and the regime of Rwandan President Paul Kagame. They also discuss the Rwandan Genocide and Kagame's rise to power and Britain's decision to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part 2 of our interview with Anjan Sundaram, award-winning journalist and author, we discuss in detail his new piece in Foreign Policy, “Why the World's Deadliest Wars Go Unreported,” and his New York Times opinion piece on Rwandan President Paul Kagame, “He's a Brutal Dictator, and One of the West's Best Friends.” He joins us from Mexico City, where he moved two years ago to report on the threats faced by environmental defenders.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says his country will no longer offer refuge to people fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Decades of instability in the east of the country have forced scores of refugees across the border into Rwanda. He says the rest of the world had completely missed the point when it came to eastern DR Congo. Rwanda is being accused of backing the M23 rebel group - which the country has always denied. The rebel group has captured swathes of territory in recent months, sending tens of thousands of refugees across the border into Rwanda.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4090160/advertisement

On Daybreak Africa M23 rebels operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say they are dedicated towards fulfilling a ceasefire and withdrawal agreement following a meeting in Angola between President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Sudan's President Salva Kiir is on the receiving end of criticism from The Sudan People's Liberation Movement In-Opposition, the main opposing party to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement, after the East African nation revoked the appointment of Amer Ateny Alier, as speaker of the Jonglei state legislative assembly.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says nobody is going to bully us when it comes to internal Rwandan affairs, in response to the US request to release government critic Paul Rusesabagina. Mr Kagame was asked if the US's Antony Blinken advocacy on Mr Rusesabagina was helping or hurting his case. Mr Kagame says that somebody in America wanted the case to be nullified because this person is a celebrity. The US has stated that Mr Rusesabagina is being “wrongfully detained” in Rwanda.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he had a productive conversation with Rwandan President Paul Kagame to emphasize the need for peace and security in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda however says that despite the good discussions there are still differences in understanding of the issue. Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta says a wrong and misguided approach by the international community had made the problem worse. The US urged Rwanda to end its support for the M23 rebel group in DR Congo, in line with resolutions made during the talks on the conflict held recently in the Angolan capital, Luanda.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken cites UN experts certain that his hoost Rwandan President Paul Kagame is supporting Tutsi rebels in the Congo.  Elections in Senegal - where the ruling coalition has lost its majority for the first time since independence in 1960 - and Kenya where a low turnout has produced a tight race.  World Health Organisation finds the health life expectancy in Africa has improved by ten years over the first two decades of this century. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame hits back at critics that his country supports M23 rebels+++Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi to meet with Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame+++Ghana's teachers protest high cost of living

Despite ongoing cross-border tensions, Rwandan President Paul Kagame held a phone conversation with his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Félix Tshisekedi along with the African Union chairman Macky Sall. Can peace be achieved through mediation? We meet the Kenyan teacher who has won an award for his work campaigning against smoking. And two years after the deadline set by the central African country of Chad to eradicate child marriage, how much has changed?

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 25, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the visit of Rwandan President Paul Kagame to the northern region of Mozambique; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered an address to the nation in observance of Heritage Day; the World Health Organization has announced that COVAX will decline its COVID-19 vaccines by 25%; and a Chinese executive for a high tech company has been released from Canadian custody in a prisoner exchange. In the second hour we will listen to addresses delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 76th Session held during the week. Speeches by the Secretary General, the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia and the President of Tanzania are reviewed. Finally, we hear a report from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director General Dr. John Nkengasong.

JJ Cornish sheds light on how Rwandan President Paul Kagame shows yet again how ruthless he can be with his political critics. Plus, why French President Emmanuel Macron apologised to Algerian veterans who fought on France's side in Algeria's bitter war of liberation.

JJ Cornish sheds light on how Rwandan President Paul Kagame shows yet again how ruthless he can be with his political critics. Plus, why French President Emmanuel Macron apologised to Algerian veterans who fought on France’s side in Algeria’s bitter war of liberation.

JJ Cornish sheds light on how Rwandan President Paul Kagame shows yet again how ruthless he can be with his political critics. Plus, why French President Emmanuel Macron apologised to Algerian veterans who fought on France's side in Algeria's bitter war of liberation.

On this week's episode, Fraser Nelson starts by reading the leader. Britain has a labour shortage and our immigration system is a mess - why not have an amnesty for migrants without legal status? (01:00)  Michela Wrong is on next. She found herself in the sights of Rwandan President Paul Kagame after she wrote a book exposing the abuses of his regime. (07:05) Mark Mason reads his piece to finish the podcast. Ordering at the bar isn't just about buying a drink, he says. (20:00)

Rwandan President Paul Kagame's statement in connection with crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to dominate discussions in the country. During his stay in Paris, Kagame said there has never been a crime committed in the DRC. Kagame also described Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, as a tool of strength that can't be seen. He however said Rwanda is ready to help restore peace in eastern DRC. Jean Noël Ba-Mweze reports from Kinshasa

This episode is the audio from the latest Great Reset Dialogue, a discussion on how best to use advanced technologies such as machine learning and robotics, with Colombian President Ivan Duque, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The session is introduced by the World Economic Forum's Head of Public and Social Engagement, Adrian Monck, and chaired by its President, Børge Brende.

This episode is the audio from the latest Great Reset Dialogue, a discussion on how best to use advanced technologies such as machine learning and robotics, with Colombian President Ivan Duque, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The session is introduced by the World Economic Forum’s Head of Public and Social Engagement, Adrian Monck, and chaired by its President, Børge Brende.

More often than not, the leadership in Africa has been defined by violent dictatorships. So much so that people wonder if the “Benevolent Dictator” exists and whether or not “The People” always know what's best for themselves. The contrasting leadership styles of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and that of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni are examples of incumbent leaders who function in democracies - yet the outcome of their leadership is worlds apart. While there are African countries that have thrived under democracy, the question remains: Is democracy a system imposed on Africa? And is it the universal solution for African governance? The Interchange is made possible by Absa and Tshimong.

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In November, the heads of state of the African Union (AU) will convene for the fourth time in a year, with the aim of accelerating the Union's reform process, a key priority of the current AU chair, Rwandan President Paul Kagame. How is the reform process going? What direction is the Union choosing? Is it equipped and ready to take on the challenges set out in its Agenda 2063? Opening remarks by Christine Nkulikiyinka, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to Sweden. Cristina Duarte, Former Minister for Finance and Planning of Cabo Verde, and member of the AU Reforms Advisory Committee Johannes Oljelund, Director-General for International development cooperation, Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iina Soiri, Director of The Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) The seminar was moderated by Mats Karlsson, former Director of UI and it was organised together with the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) and the Embassy of Rwanda in Sweden.

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 29, 2018 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire.This program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the upcoming national conference on land reform in the Southern African state of the Republic of Namibia; Rwandan President Paul Kagame has addressed the 73rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on the role of Africa in the world today; Zimbabwe is continuing to fight the cholera epidemic which has killed 49 people; and the Republic of South Africa reported a trade surplus in the month of August amid the recent declaration of a technical recession. In the second and third hours we listen to the speeches delivered during the 73rd UNGA from the leaders of Cuba, Palestine and South Africa.

Remember when President Trump allegedly referred to many African nations as "sh&#hole countries"? Soon after in Davos, he met with a prominent leader of one of those countries: Rwandan president and head of the African Union, Paul Kagame. In a wide ranging and candid interview, President Kagame recounts that somewhat...sensitive...conversation and responds to his own critics who point to an increasingly authoritarian government in Kigali. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

Remember when President Trump allegedly referred to many African nations as "sh&#hole countries"? Soon after in Davos, he met with a prominent leader of one of those countries: Rwandan president and head of the African Union, Paul Kagame. In a wide ranging and candid interview, President Kagame recounts that somewhat...sensitive...conversation and responds to his own critics who point to an increasingly authoritarian government in Kigali.

Listen to the Sat. Aug. 5, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the recent arrests of anti-government protesters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid pressure being exerted by the western states against the administration of President Joseph Kabila; the Kenya Council of Churches has embarked upon a campaign to ensure that upcoming national elections will be peaceful; incumbent Rwandan President Paul Kagame has won an overwhelming victory in the poll which will return the Patriotic Front (RPF) to office for a third term; and the movie Detroit ostensbily portraying the July 1967 Rebellion has been met with condemnation by the people of the city from various political tendencies. In the second and third hours we focus on the annual commemoration of Black August, highlighting the history of resistance by African people against racism, colonialism, neo-colonialism and imperialism. This episode looks back at the urban rebellions which swept the United States five decades ago from Los Angeles, to Chicago and Detroit. 

World Policy Institute — Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime has taken steps to control the country's media and silence independent journalists. Today's episode of World Policy On Air considers both of these issues with Anjan Sundaram, author of "Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship," based on his experiences working with local journalists.

In rural Rwanda, the simple and time-tested idea of medical house calls is not only improving the health of the community, but stimulating its economy as well. NOW travels to the village of Rwinkwavu to meet the Rwandan doctors, nurses and villagers who are teaming up with Boston-based Partners in Health and the Rwandan government to deliver medicine and medical counseling door-to-door. Would such an innovation work in America? In the capital of Kigali, NOW's David Brancaccio sits down with Rwandan President Paul Kagame to talk about international aid and Kagame's ultimate vision for a healthy, financially-independent Rwanda.