Rawanda

Glaring Western Hypocrisy on Human Rights in Africa

November 16, 2022 UNAC Editor Africa, US Hypocrisy

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, November 2, 2022 The US and EU are complicit in the continued Rwandan and Ugandan incursions into the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as in their support of their TPLF proxies against Ethiopia. On October 31st, thousands of Congolese in Goma, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu[…]

US and UN Treachery in the African Great Lakes Region: Why Rawandan Refugees Don’t Want to Go Home

September 25, 2021 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo, Racism, Rawanda, United Nations, US Hypocrisy

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, September 8, 2021 The United States and the United Nations are responsible for the ongoing plight of Rwandan refugees. The term “United Nations” in front of the UN’s various humanitarian agencies is deceptive. It implies that they’re funded by the UN’s general budget and therefore are politically neutral. In fact, however, the[…]

Rusesabagina’s Show Trial

March 10, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Africa, US Foreign Policy

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, February 24, 2021 Ann Garrison reports that a hero of the Rawandan Conflict, lauded in the west for his open mindedness and generosity during the war in the 90s, is now under arrest by the US backed Rawandan military dictator. She asks “Is there any limit to how far the West will[…]

The Planet’s Problem from Hell: Samantha Powers

December 22, 2020 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Africa, Imperial Wars

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, December 16, 2020 As head of USAID, Power will be in perfect position to wield foreign aid as a cudgel for beating foreign heads of state till they bow to US empire, writes Ann Garrison. “Having successfully advocated for US-led NATO wars in Libya and Syria, Power set her sights on the[…]

Kagame Fed Nigerians A Flattery And A Big Lie In His Speech On Corruption

June 17, 2019 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo, Nigeria

Editor: Paul Kagame is a US asset in central Africa. He rules Rawanda, but has caused instability in the Congo as well. An Open Letter to Paul Kagame by David Himbara, Published on Medium, June 13, 2019 Dear General, you accomplished two objectives in your speech on corruption delivered at Abuja, Nigeria, on June 11, 2019. First, you flattered Nigerian[…]

Divide and Rule: Balkanizing the Democratic Republic of Congo

August 21, 2018 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo

Photo left: Congloese join Rawanda Day protests, 2012; Photo right: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Kagame’s farm in Muhazi.“Carnage on such a scale could not have occurred were it not for the connivance of the United States, which has nurtured Kagame at every juncture. … ~September 2010 by Ann Garrison interviews Boniface Musavuli on[…]

Nikki Haley: Damn the UN Human Rights Council and the Rest of You Too

June 21, 2018 UNAC Editor United Nations

by Ann Garrison, originally published on Black Agenda Report, June 20, 2018 “More censure of Israel is no doubt in the works, given Israel’s latest massacres in Gaza.” On Tuesday, June 19, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced US withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) now meeting in Geneva. The UNHRC is stacked with human rights abusers including[…]

In Praise of Blood

June 3, 2018 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo, Imperial Wars

African dictators Paul Kagame and Laurent Kabila slaughtered and impoverished the people of central Africa on behalf of and assisted by western corporations and western governments. The following has been excerpted from Judi Rever’s compelling new book, In Praise of Blood: The Crimes of the Rawandan Patriotic Front, with permission of the publisher, Random House Canada. Originally published on Black[…]