Elections in Rwanda
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Rwanda: Parliament Passes Anti-Terrorism Bill
Kigali — Parliament yesterday gave a nod to the ratification of the African Union protocol on prevention and combating of terrorism which was adopted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July 2004. The protocol sets out obligations of...
Africa: Spotlight on Beijing +15
I want to bring the spotlight back to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) in 1995 ushered in a new era in terms of addressing women's empowerment and...
MPs to Meet Over Women's Rights
Members of Parliament from both Chambers will tomorrow convene in a two-day seminar to assess the country's situation regarding the implementation of the Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women...
Polisi and Greek, Slovakia Envoys Discuss Cooperation
The Vice Speaker of Parliament, Polisi Denis, yesterday met the Ambassadors of Greece and the Republic of Slovakia and discused various areas where both their parliaments can learn from each other, The New Times reports.
Country Waits for CHOGM 2009 to Know If It's Welcome to the Commonwealth
On November 27, 2009, the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting will be convening in Trinidad and Tobago. Rwanda's fingers will be crossed as it will be awaiting the outcome of the meeting which will determine...
Germany arrests Congo rebel leaders
Two Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders were arrested by Germany, charged with directing war crimes. Some 4,000 miles away from the spiral of violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the simultaneous arrests of two key...
Will Malaysia ever be colour-blind? | Nazry Bahrawi
In Malaysia, a promise to continue a race-based affirmative action policy will only entrench racism After South Africa and Rwanda's harrowing experiences, it might be expected that no country would want its citizens governed...
East Africa: Political Parties to Come Together in a Federal Region
Nairobi — Political parties within the East Africa Community bloc will be encouraged to forge alliances with like-minded parties in the region. After the Common Market comes into force, the focus will shift to Political...
Kenya: A Leadership That Has Deferred the Country's Dream
opinion Nairobi — Sometime in the late 1990s, as donors tightened the purse strings on Kenya, a desperate President Moi dashed to London to plead Kenya's case before the head of the World Bank. Like in Chinua Achebe's The...
East Africa: Regional MPs Should Be Elected By Citizens - EAC
Delegates at the just concluded East African Community (EAC) symposium have demanded that members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) be elected by ordinary citizens and not by parliaments.
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