Rwanda

Rwanda (/ruːˈɑːndə/ or /ruːˈændə/ ( listen); Kinyarwanda: U Rwanda [u.ɾɡwanda]), officially the Republic of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Repubulika y'u Rwanda; French: République du Rwanda), is a sovereign state in central and east Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda is in the African Great Lakes region and is highly elevated; its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year.

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David Neiwert, Washington Post: Trump rhetoric firing up far-right militia groups to pursue domestic terrorism

Waco Tribune-Herald 18 Nov 2018

Seeking a more lenient sentence for Patrick Eugene Stein’s plot to murder hundreds of Somali immigrants in a small Kansas town, Stein’s attorneys turned to a novel strategy ... In 1990s Rwanda, for example, thousands were massacred when radio talkers targeted communities for lethal violence as part of a tribal/ethnic cleansing campaign ... .......

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BHS Speech Team brings home awards from Marshfield tournament

The World 10 Oct 2018

BANDON - Seventeen members, 10 returning and seven new speakers, of the 2018 Bandon High School Speech Team represented Bandon at the South Coast Invitational Speech held Oct ... Kyla Harris advanced to the final round in Radio Commentary with her originally written speech on “Health Care in Rwanda." ... Two competed in the final round of Radio Commentary....

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“Coimbatore is the Manchester of South India”

The Times of India 20 Sep 2018

13 ... 20-year-old radio presenter from Rwanda chose to wear a gown in the swimsuit competition of the Miss Earth 2017 pre-pageant held at the Pontefino Estates. Honorine Hirwa Uwase paraded in front of the judges in her yellow orange gown, confidently and bravely hanging on to a long-held Rwanda tradition against wearing bikinis in public ... Muna Juma ... ....

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Cameroon Media Regulators Demand End to Hate Language Before Poll

Voa News 15 Sep 2018

The radio station’s program in question is called Polimetre ... Essoka had suspended some of the station's programs, saying they could be compared with those of Radio Mille-Collines, the media outlet that was at the heart of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda....

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Why Is CNN Mainstreaming A Right-Wing Radio Host Who Promotes Violent, Extremist Rhetoric?

Alternet 08 Aug 2018

His radio show often features loose talk about right-wing violence ... There was a certain quiet drama when talk radio host John Fredericks appeared on a recent panelhosted by CNN and HLN anchor Carol Costello ... George Tiller on Fox News, before the abortion provider’s assassination; and the “hate radio” talk that inspired genocide in Rwanda....

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Why Is CNN Mainstreaming an Extremist Right-Wing Radio Host?

truthout 08 Aug 2018

There was a certain quiet drama when talk radio host John Fredericks appeared on a recent panel hosted by CNN and HLN anchor Carol Costello ... George Tiller on Fox News, before the abortion provider’s assassination; and the “hate radio” talk that inspired genocide in Rwanda....

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‘Peace through Business’ mentors women

Guthrie News Leader 03 Aug 2018

Laura Musiime is a media managing director at a television and radio station that she and her husband own and operate in Rwanda, Radio One ... More from this section ... Musiime’s pioneering work has seen much progress in the media industry in Rwanda over the last decade, and political leaders are growing more comfortable with sharing news with the media ... ....

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Surviving genocide: Holocaust, Rwanda survivors share experiences

Watauga Democrat 31 Jul 2018

The war was between two of Rwanda’s social classes — the majority Hutus and the minority Tutsis ... Mukeshimana discussed how music played a role in the Rwanda genocide. At the time, Mukeshimana said the only mode of communication between the government and the people was a radio station....

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Xi's signed article receives enthusiastic response from Rwandan public

Xinhua 23 Jul 2018

Titled "China and Rwanda ... As the first Chinese president to visit Rwanda, Xi said he was looking forward to the visit ... After reading the article, Emmanuel Nkangura, a Rwandan journalist with Isango Star Radio, said the very impressive content reflects what is happening on the ground, which shows that Rwanda-China ties are growing stronger....

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The internet was supposed to save democracy. I asked 4 tech optimists what went wrong.

Vox 08 Jun 2018

... open utopian possibilities.” ( Interview with ABC Radio Australia, 2012 ) What he says now (via email) ... How does that fit into your theory? Alec Ross From my standpoint, it’s being used in the same way in which Hutu radio was used to foment a genocide in Rwanda in the 1990s....

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Counter rise of violent rhetoric in SA

Mail Guardian South Africa 31 May 2018

Goebbels, Hitler’s minister of propaganda, used radio to spread the prejudice. Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM), the pro-Hutu radio station, performed a similar function in Rwanda in the months preceding the genocide. Rwanda is mountainous and radio broadcasts do not reach all parts of the country....

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Rwanda defends Arsenal football shirt sponsorship deal after aid outcry

Belfast Telegraph 29 May 2018

Clare Akamanzi, chief executive of the Rwanda Development Board, said the deal with the London side would boost tourism in the central African state and help it reduce its reliance on outside help ... The investment was part of Rwanda’s driver for “self-reliance” and to allow it “not to perpetually look at itself as an aid recipient”, she said, adding....

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Rwanda's £30m Arsenal sponsorship divides opinion

The Observer 29 May 2018

Anyone confused as to why Rwanda chose to spend £30m putting its name on the sleeve of Arsenal’s football shirts could begin to answer their question by looking at President Paul Kagame’s Twitter feed ... The more Rwanda earns from tourism, the more we can invest in our people ... That said, the deal could be as beneficial within Rwanda itself as abroad....