Africa

NBA- Africa: African Dictators of 2024 - US Senators Challenge Agreements Between NBA and Rwandan Dictator Paul Kagame

Protests Against Paul Kagame in Toronto, Canada in 2006

In 2018 - 2019, the Rwandan government and NBA agreed on launching the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in Rwanda. The project was launched after Rwandan government built a $104 million stadium in one of the poorest countries in the World. The NBA-Rwanda Government project has been criticized by several leaders around the World given the well documented grave human rights abuses in Rwanda, under the bloody regime led by the Rwandan Dictator Paul Kagame, including widespread assassinations and disappearances of political opponents, journalists, and activists, enrollment of child soldiers, invasion of neighboring countries to loot mineral and natural resources, while massacring innocent civilians.

Africa - Kenya: Facing Widespread Protests with Bloodshed, is Kenyan President William Ruto becoming a new African Dictator?

Protests in Nairobi, Kenya on June 25, 2024

Kenya has been experiencing popular protests. The protests are from people, especially the youth and young adults tired of the economic hardship and financial woes, blamed on longterm widespread corruption and the lack of accountability and transparency within the Kenyan government. Over the last days, the protests have become violent with protestors setting ablaze the city hall, the governor's office, and the country's parliament in the capital Nairobi and the police shooting dead many protesters. The protests are getting the support of political activists and opposition leaders across Africa and the World, while William Ruto is being labelled the next incompetent African dictator.

Rwanda - World: Forbidden Stories' Rwanda Classified Investigation Exposes Crimes by Paul Kagame's Bloody Repressive Regime - What is Next?

Rwandan Dictator Paul Kagame vs Rwandan Activist Yvonne Idamange Iryamugwiza, Feb 2021

Over a long period, a pattern of repression, crimes, assassinations and kidnappings have marked the Rwandan regime under the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) since 1994, ruled by the Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame. Despite well documented proofs, these crimes and repressions appeared to be overlooked by the international community, influential media, and other main organizations. Even Western Democracies have seemed to overlook these crimes and bloody repression and continued to support and welcome Paul Kagame and other RPF leaders. In May 2024, the nonprofit organization Forbidden Stories, under the Rwanda Classified project, published results of cover investigations on the crimes and repression committed by the Rwandan regime. The findings show horrific actions, leading to questions on what is next for the Rwandan regime and its leaders.

DR Congo: After Months of Delay, Finally A New Government and More Expectations

DR Congo New Government on May 28, 2024

After months of government of impasse, uncertainty, dissension, and waiting the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has appointed a new government. The new government was expected to be smaller, with the goal to reduce the cost but ended up having almost the same size as the previous one. With the wars going on in Eastern DR Congo and a recent failed coup attempt, the expectations from the new government are very high.