Burkina Faso: A Soldiers’ Protest, Not A Military Coup Says Government
Not a coup d’état in the West African country of Burkina Faso, but a mutiny among the military, over the government’s handling of the jihadist insurgency, says the…
Tax Us More To Aid Global Recovery, “Millionaire Patriots” Urge World Governments
As the World Economic Forum (WEF) prepares for its annual meeting in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos, which this year is to be held virtually, a group of some…
Covid-19: China Urged To Change Course, But Why Fix A Policy That Isn’t Broken?
China’s undoubted success in combating the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has discombobulated many Western commentators, who are loathe to acknowledge it, and credit the country’s policies. Now they…
Rwanda Medical Supply Demonstrates Country’s Capacity For Medical Supply Chain
Although unintended, it was a reminder of the kind of pressures the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic is putting on provision of other healthcare needs. The Ministry of Health, in partnership…
Covid-19: Can the World Turn From Vaccine Nationalism To Vaccine Internationalism?
Two years since the world fell in the grip of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it is clear that the concept of humanity coming together against the virus, has not…
Omicron: New Variant, Same Message
It is almost three months, since the new, Omicron variant, was discovered by South African scientists, tracking SARS-CoV-2. For health authorities around the world, it is a case…
Rusesabagina “Hangers-On” Motivated By Malice, Or A Belief In Their Own Propaganda?
Rusesabagina and his lawyer Gatera Gashabana in courtThe caricatures of Rwanda, emanating from the country’s detractors can be so extreme, stretching credulity to such a degree, it is tempting…
The Christmas Tree: The Roots Of An Enduring Tradition
They have become a symbol of Christmas around the world. You probably have one, sitting in the corner of your house, festooned with fairy lights, and all manner of decorations…
Kigali Joins World Cities In Dazzling Light Display, But Only Three Hours To Bathe In It
The SARS-Cov-2 has changed and, in some ways, halted Christmas and New Year festivities altogether, but some things do not change. As always, there will be a spike…
What Is Log4j, And Why Should You Worry About Its Vulnerability?
The end of another week, come last Monday morning, you sat at your desk, turned on your computer as normal, without ever being concerned with a vulnerability to Log4j. If…
Rusesabagina Campaign: Are UK Parliamentarians Duped Or Willing Accomplices?
When America sneezes, Britain catches a cold, so the saying goes. First, Baroness Helena Kennedy, in the House of Lords, then Chris Bryant, Sir Iain Duncan-Smith, Members of Parliament…
Rwanda Detractors, Their Inexplicable, Desperate Need to Malign The Country
You would not expect to find Rwanda mentioned in a debate about standards and financial probity, among British Parliamentarians, but such is the curious desperation among Rwanda’s Western detractors…
