Rwanda s Dilemma Between Domestic Desires And...

Title: Rwanda’s dilemma between domestic desires and international pressures The wheels towards the 2017 Rwandan Presidential election begun turning over the last few months with Paul Kagame seeming to be legally able to run for an additional term in office. For those who study Rwanda, Kagame has been in control since the end of the horrific 1994 Rwandan genocide also known as the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Officially, during his first six years in power, Kagame was the Vice President. Political pressures forced the acting President, Pasteur Bizimungu to step down paving the paving the way for Kagame to at least publically, hold the most important office. The 2003 and 2010 cemented Kagame’s position as not only President, but also as leader of Rwanda despite international claims of voter intimidation and arrest of opposition leaders. Despite these claims, Kagame’s ability to retain power stems from a combination of how Rwandans are willing continue the political status quo and genuine belief in Kagame’s abilities to further Rwandaâ €™s development. The question of Kagame’s next term begins with the Rwandan Constitution preventing any and all officials for having more than two seven-year terms as President. Article 101 limit the time someone can hold onto the power of President within the executive branch of government. During my first visit to Rwanda in 2008 and again in 2012, Rwandan civilians and government officials commented that this decision to restrictShow MoreRelatedBusiness Ethics and Global Economy10535 Words   |  43 Pages6433ch10.qxd_lb 10/19/06 10:43 AM Page 260 CHAPTER OBJECTIVES ââ€"† CHAPTER 10 Business Ethics in a Global Economy CHAPTER OUTLINE Ethical Perceptions and International Business Culture as a Factor in Business Adapting Ethical Systems to a Global Framework Global Values The Multinational Corporation Sexual and Racial Discrimination Human Rights Price Discrimination Bribery Harmful Products Pollution and the Natural Environment Telecommunications Issues Intellectual-Property Protection WorldRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesand Adam McKeown 9 †¢ 2 Twentieth-Century Urbanization: In Search of an Urban Paradigm for an Urban World †¢ Howard Spodek 53 3 Women in the Twentieth-Century World Bonnie G. Smith 83 4 The Gendering of Human Rights in the International Systems of Law in the Twentieth Century †¢ Jean H. Quataert 116 5 The Impact of the Two World Wars in a Century of Violence †¢ John H. Morrow Jr. 161 6 Locating the United States in Twentieth-Century World History †¢ Carl J. Guarneri Read MoreGp Essay Mainpoints24643 Words   |  99 Pagessentimentalities?) 1b. New: narcissistic Intro: †¢ Gone were the days when the chance of seeing one’s name in a printed publication was at the mercies of the publishing house, whose decision on one’s manuscript determined whether one would achieve international prominence or be reduced to languishing in nameless obscurity †¢ The rise of the new media, most notably the Internet, has caused an unprecedented democratization of the publishing process, with almost everyone and anyone being entitled to their