Paul KagameWEF Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Jeffrey Gettleman finally got the opportunity to sit down with Rwanda’s controversial president Paul…
Howard G. Buffett is pushing the international community to fully restore aid to Rwanda. When a UN Group of Experts (GoE) report found that Rwanda was supporting rebels fighting a deadly conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a number of countries including the U.S. and Britain cut or suspended foreign aid in protest. Howard Buffett and Tony Blair loudly protested the aid cuts.
Rwanda is a beautiful example of how even the most devastated country can, with enough support and the right kind of planning, make a stunning recovery and get itself on the path of progress. On many indicators of health and welfare, as well as economic growth, Rwanda is at the top of the list in Africa and, in some cases, globally. I’ve seen the evidence for this in person, having visited and reported on Rwanda more than a year ago. It is an impressive ‘success story.’ But a bizarre juxtaposition of events that took place this week illustrates, for some anyway, the dilemma that Rwanda poses for the humanitarian community.
Tony Blair and Paul Kagame Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair wants to end aid dependence by fostering better governance,…
Congo refugees in July, fleeing fighting in the eastUN The situation around the military conflict in DR Congo is changing…
A rebel army widely believed to be backed by the Rwandan government has taken over Goma, a city in eastern…
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is, like his country, very pleasant but enigmatic. I got a chance to talk with him…
There are few simple stories in Rwanda. There are official positions, which are often stated simply and unilaterally. But if…
Is Africa’s best success story in Rwanda? Humanosphere went on an investigative field trip, to ask questions and learn about what’s actually working in Rwanda and what role international groups and corporations are playing.
Conservative British journalist Ian Birrell, formerly Prime Minister David Cameron’s speechwriter, recently got into a Twtter argument with Rwandan President…