Sunday 12 May 2013

[wanabidii] How will Museveni with those who sponsor him to engage in Theft and do Evil in Africa Succeed when Justice is our right ???



Good People,
 
 
How will Museveni with those who sponsor him to engage in theft
of plundering public resource, illegally invading territorial space of
neighbourhood and making attacks with organized terrorist gang
who kill people, steal and rape women, do the unthinkable Evil in
Africa when Justice is our right ??? Good people, facts in the
evidence must lead us to demand for justice. This is daylight
robbery in an organized conspiracy plan to take away peoples
dignity, deny human rights and destroy livelihood and survival.
 
 
Beware of legal rights in the constitutional peoples mandate and
stand up to claim for justice. If our peace and unity is threatened
and shattered, that is an injustice that are unacceptable. Peace
and unity cannot be achieved when counter force is put in effect
to distort peace and unity we all struggle to restore. The machine
engineered to counter efforts for peace and unity must be halted
and stopped first for peace and unity to take effect.
 
 
A good development package to Africa for good and sustainable
partnership development in both Public Partnership or private
Partnership must come with mutual shared responsibility needed
to improve crucial welfare development agenda that provides for
establishment and improvement of public institutional facilities for
social interaction resource and where development gains go
hand-in-hand along way with promoting extra carriculum for skill
building and improvement, provide innovation, give opportunity
to extension learning in science and technology and where both
local and urban share interractives in the global networking by
the use of computer in the information technology.
 
 
This in effect will demand that investors honor and respect the
constitutionality of peoples' mandate policy requirement and share
in the people's sustainance to progressive development needed to
excel and succeed. It will also demand that, projects are done in
legalized framework manner; where partnership prospects are
balanced and are made transparent to benefits all stakeholders
and shareholders amicably and equitably without Poli-trix, fear,
marginalization, discrimination, intimidation or greed.
 
 
Any good intended development agenda must respect the will of
the people as mandated in the constitution and in honoring
peoples' dignity and human rights, we are able to engage in
development prospects without conflict of interests that causes us
so much loses, pain and sufferings.
 
 
May our good God Bless us all and keep us safe in our stand for
justice to all. May the power of God expose all evil plan and
wickedness that are aimed to destroy our livelihood and survival
and unite us in one mind to focus on doing good to each other
but stand against evil scheme formed against us for goodness
sake.
 
 
Amen.......
 
 
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
 
 
 
 
 
Watch This ......... and together, lets match forward doing good by putting a stop to evil wickedness of greed which are forces that
are obstacles handicaping and obstructing
good from taking effect amongst good people;
the purpose for creation.......The Joy of Life is
to live its fullness by doing good all the days
of our life........ and at the end, we live this
world better than we found it......Cheers !!!
 
 
 
 
UN Sanctioned Congo "Intervention Brigades" Complement US Africa Strategy
Published on Apr 24, 2013

Maurice Carney: 3,000 member force intervention will further militarize Congo; US has power to sanction rebel-backers Rwanda and Uganda, but will not because they are allies in American AFRICOM strategy

 
 
 
 
Complete News - M23 rebels begin withdrawal to Sake
Published on Apr 20, 2013

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M23 rebel fighters are marching towards the town of Sake, carrying their weapons and little else. But they aren't pulling out of Goma willingly - their commanders had to persuade them to leave. The people of Goma have seen rebel groups come and go, and there was support for M23 when the rebels arrived 12 days ago - but the mood has changed. Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri reports from Goma.

 
 
 
 
Why did Rwandan War Lord Accused of Crimes in Congo, Give Himself Up to the
Published on Apr 16, 2013

Maurice Carney: Rwanda hands over one warlord to ICC and props up others as it continues plunder of Congo's resources

 
 
 
 
Neocolonialism in Africa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9jXO1rZP40
Published on Feb 3, 2013

Europe and America are trying to find a way out of their economic crisis by continuing more austerity. Our reporter asks whether Americans should have the right to carry personal nuclear weapons. We talk to former UK ambassador to Algeria, Graham Hand, about the foreign policy of western powers in resource rich Africa. These and much more are all reviewed in this edition of Double Standards with Afshin Rattansi.

 
 
 
 
US Covers Up Rwanda Supported Mutiny in Congo
Published on Jun 26, 2012

Maurice Carney: American ally Rwanda supports rebel troops in Congo

 
 
 
 
Maurice Carney interviewed by Democracy Now! (1 of 3)
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Congo is worst conflict since WWII-corporations make $$$-2/2
Uploaded on Jan 24, 2008

Corporations Reaping Millions as Congo Suffers Deadliest Conflict Since World War II
A new mortality report from the International Rescue Committee says that as many as 5.4 million people have died from war-related causes in the Congo since 1998. A staggering 45,000 people continue to die each month, both from the conflict and the related humanitarian crisis. Amidst the deadliest conflict since World War II, hundreds of international corporations have reaped enormous profits from extracting and processing Congolese minerals. We speak to Maurice Carney of Friends of the Congo and Nita Evele of Congo Global Action. [includes rush transcript]

 
 
 
 
Mali and the Second Scramble for Africa
Pressfortruth.ca correspondent Tyrone Drummond takes a closer look at the ongoing situation in Mali with sociologist, former Canadian Soldier, and author of the book: Globalization of Nato, Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya.

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SR 42 Bilderberg - Bill Still.mov
Published on May 20, 2012

The Bilderberg 2012 meeting will be near our studios in Chantilly, Virginia this year. Our investigative team went down the road to give you a look at the site before security closed it down. This message is for the Bilderberg members explaining why their solution is ultimately doomed to failure.
 
 
 
Good job on addressing the BB Group, Bill. One thing would suggest is that European Nationalism is not necessarily bad, as there are many other examples of balanced European Nationalism. Socrates, Plato, Cato the Elder, Cicero, Voltaire, Frederick the Great are all examples of good and enlightened Nationalists. The problem is when nationalism is mixed with ethnic or racial superiority, IMHO. Even Gandhi is by definition a Nationalist and comes from the European education system. Torin.
 
 
 
Well well well, we will get global control of the world population. We will eliminate 6,000,000,000 people leaving only us and half a billion servents. After all, resourses are running out. If you had the means would you want to share the world real estate with the likes of you. Think of it as a purge that will allow a better crop of human beings to live in utopian bliss. You ignorant savages, you believe that the Son of God will return and with a sword. More cabernet, waiter.
 
 
 
these Inbred rulers whom rule our world , steaing our money ruining our food with GMO whom the Monsanto scientists creating this poison food make sure they eat all pure organic non gmo foods in their cafeterias must be stopped , wake up and realize they are the enemy and ruining our Country and our World . Wake up and spread the word before we are all in concentration camps they admit now are here for us to be put in .
 
 
 

Fearing M23, Hundreds of Congolese Flee to Uganda

By AFP

Posted Saturday, May 11 2013 at 09:24
 
 
A spokeswoman for the United Nations refugee agency in Uganda says hundreds of Congolese are fleeing into Uganda to avoid being forcibly conscripted into the ranks of the rebel group M23.
 
 
Lucy Beck of UNHCR said Wednesday that more than 250 Congolese villagers crossed into Uganda on Tuesday alone, joining at least 1,000 more who fled in recent days.
She said the situation is "uncertain," with the agency stocking up on supplies in anticipation of more arrivals.
 
 
M23, the most prominent rebel group in eastern Congo, has been talking up its readiness to defend itself against an offensive brigade of U.N. peacekeepers set to be deployed there. According to Beck, the refugees are "fleeing M23 preparations."
Peace talks between the rebels and the Congolese government have hit a dead end.
 
 

AP News

Ugandan general questions Museveni succession plan

By By Rodney Muhumuza
May 09, 2013
    KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) —
    Breaking ranks with the military high command, a general is accusing President Yoweri Museveni of trying to ensure his son replaces him, the first top official to raise concerns about the purported succession plan.
    David Sejusa, one of only six generals in the Ugandan military and a member of its high command, said in a recent letter to the head of the internal security service that he wants an investigation into allegations that those opposed to Museveni's son as a future leader could be targeted for assassination.
    The allegations by a military official believed to be near the center of power have shocked many in Uganda. The army's top commander ruled Sejusa "out of order" and accused him of subverting the country's military laws. Some analysts now believe the apparent division among the military's top brass suggests a power struggle amid uncertainty over when Museveni, in power for almost three decades, will retire and who might replace him.
    Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, the army's top commander, issued a statement Tuesday saying the military was offended by Sejusa's letter, in which Sejusa alleged that the idea of Museveni's son taking over as president when his father retires "is becoming divisive and creating fertile ground for causing intrigue" in the armed forces.
    "The (Ugandan military) takes exception to the fact that the spirit of the general's letter simply champions the agenda of the radical and anarchic political opposition, hence rendering him partisan," Nyakairima's statement said. "I would like to take this opportunity to reassure the general public that the (Ugandan military) is a cohesive, effective, efficient and pro-people force ... loyal to the people, the commander-in-chief and the constitution of Uganda."
    Museveni's son, a senior army officer named Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has been rapidly promoted over the years, leading some to believe he's being groomed to succeed his father. Last year he was made an army brigadier in changes that also saw him become the top commander of the country's special forces, an elite unit widely seen as the most powerful in the military. The special forces guard the country's oil installations and are also in charge of the president's security. In this position Kainerugaba answers to his father.
    Museveni, himself a serving army general, has never publicly said he wants his son to succeed him. But rumors to the contrary have persisted, fuelled in part by the son's strong position in a military institution that wields substantial power in this East African country.
    Angelo Izama, a Ugandan analyst who runs a security think tank called Fanaka Kwawote, said there was likely a power struggle within the army ranks as the older generation of army officers gradually loses power to the new guard, of which Kainerugaba is the most prominent member. Sejusa is one of the original bush-war fighters at the side of Museveni when his rebels took Kampala in 1986.
    "The younger officers are now effectively in charge," Izama said. "Some of these things reflect the older officers' disenchantment with this state of affairs. Succession has already begun in the military, and it has proceeded apace."
    It remains unclear if Museveni will seek another term in office when his current one expires in 2016.
    Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi, a prominent Ugandan lawyer and political analyst, said Sejusa had given voice to an issue that few in the military have the courage to speak of.
    "It's a fact that he's not alone in thinking this way about Museveni's son," Rwakafuuzi said. "Many of the army officers haven't spoken their mind, but they know that Muhoozi's meteoric rise does not augur well for politics in this country."
     
     
     
    Experts Meet to Discuss How Public - Private Partnerships Can Solve the Global Demand for Better Education

    PR Newswire

    DUBAI, UAE, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/
    -- Delegates from 46 countries will attend Global Education Conference
    Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Heads of State, and Finance and Education ministers will discuss the role that private-public partnerships can play in bringing educational transformation to benefit more young people in the world in order to create a skilled workforce fit for the future.
    The inaugural Global Education and Skills Forum will be held this week in Dubai on March 14-17. The Forum, jointly organized by UNESCO, The Commonwealth Business Council, The UAE Government and GEMS Education will examine ways to create real, sustainable and scalable change to education systems at global and local levels.
    A particular focus will be on developing an environment that supports effective Public and Private partnerships, including a regulatory framework that ensures access, quality, relevance and equity in education provision.
    Spokesperson for the Global Education and Skills Forum Chris Kirk, said, "It's time to revolutionise our approach to education. The world is witnessing unprecedented demand for quality education from Africa and Asia. The majority of the world's population is already living in emerging economies. While the debate between private versus public continues, millions of children are missing out on a quality education".
    "Children and young people demand educational transformation, one which delivers efficient, high quality public provision globally in order to meet and raise the expectations of families and communities around the world. This type of intervention can only be achieved through co-operation between the public sector, private sector and non-governmental organisations."
    The Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova said, "Global companies have their global interests. But there is something new coming about, and that's the common understanding that it's in the private sector's interest that people are well educated. It's in the private sector's interest that markets function, that people are solvent, that the countries are stable. And the private sector is very open to innovative methods of cooperation. Tackling complex, global challenges requires innovative and far reaching partnerships between the public and private spheres.
    Around 67 million children do not have access to primary school education and another 72 children miss out on secondary school education.
    The tangible outcomes of the education gap include high unemployment rates; top ranking jobs going to non-nationals; talented students moving abroad for better opportunities; low value qualifications and skills misaligned to the needs of the economy.
    The Forum covers topics across the education sectors; including sessions on disruptive technologies, technical and vocational education and equity in education.
    Attendees include E. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi, H.E. Maria Kiwanuka, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda, H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, H, H.E. Cirino Ofuho, Minister of Youth, H.E. Chilundo Arlindo, Deputy Minister of Education, Mozambique, South Sudan, H.E. Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State, UAE, Nick Fuller, Head of Education, Olympics 2012, UK, H.E. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of Human Resource Development, India and Lord Andrew Adonis, former Minister of State for Education, UK.
     
     
    For more information, please contact:
    Margaret Flanagan/ Rebecca Sageman
    ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
    Tel: (+971)4-4507-600
    SOURCE UNESCO, The Commonwealth Business Council, The UAE Government and GEMS Education
     
     
     
    President commends ex-US President Clinton for African trade promotion
    Friday 20th July 2012
    President Yoweri Museveni has commended the former American President, Mr. Bill Clinton, for promoting Africa in global trade.
    He was paying tribute today at the National Medical Stores in Entebbe during the launching of the "Scale up Diarrhea Treatment – Cut Down Mortality" event.
    The activity is being promoted by the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) which is involved in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and diarrheal diseases. He said that under his leadership, the former US President, Mr. Clinton, enabled the African continent to enjoy tariff and quota free facilities for its products. He, therefore, paid tribute to former US President, George Bush Junior, for further promoting Africa in the sale of over 6,500 products under the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) arrangement.
    "If Ugandans spent less time bars and utilized these facilities, they would enhance their welfare", Mr. Museveni noted. He said that the country could not fully utilize the opportunity due to the shortage of electricity and poor roads.
    On a happy note, he assured the country that there would be no more power outages and therefore, wananchi should utilize the opportunity profitably. He said that Africa is now a huge potential market of 1 billion people adding that these can be big consumers of what the US produces. He also noted that in return, the US can be a big consumer of African products.
    President Museveni thanked President Bill Clinton for visiting Uganda and also for enabling the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) in the control of pneumonia, malaria and diarrhea. He said that CHAI has moved along with the World Health Organization (WHO) requirements in the control of malaria and pneumonia among children below 5 years of age.
    He noted that the 14,000 children, who die per year in Uganda, form about 10% of infant mortality rate in the country. President Museveni said that oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc are to be given to health workers, noting that so far, 15,000 of them have been trained in the administration of ORS and zinc. He tasked the Uganda National Medical Stores to ensure the availability of ORS and Zinc. He was happy to reveal that the government has made preparations in administering human papilloma virus to protect girls against cancer of cervix. He added that the pneumonia vaccine is being administered effective this year and that of diarrheal diseases would be administered with effect from next year.
    Former President Bill Clinton said that his visit was a symbol of the power of partnership adding that CHAI works in 70 countries to help people in the fight against HIV/AIDS, pneumonia, TB, malaria and diarrhea. He noted that HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria are the largest killers in the developing world.
    He revealed that their target is to score a rate of 54 deaths per 1000 live births which is the current global rate. He was confident that this can be achieved in Uganda. He said that his initiative would provide the ORS and zinc.
    He thanked President Museveni for welcoming his foundation to work in Uganda and the facilitation the government has rendered to it. He said "there will be no need to worry about children dying from diarrhea".
    The Minister of Health, Hon. Christine Ondoa, said that the Uganda government and CHAI have collaborated in the control of various diseases. She noted that 250 health centres in the country have benefited from this collaboration.
     
     

    Bill Clinton to visit Uganda on Friday

    By TABU BUTAGIRA

    Posted Wednesday, July 18 2012 at 09:26

    In Summary

    ITINERARY: The former US leader will, during what has been described as a "private visit", reach out to students and teachers at an academy supported by his foundation
    Former US President Bill Clinton is expected in the country on Friday to assess firsthand the performance of projects run by his foundation, his group and the US embassy in Kampala confirmed last evening.
    This newspaper understands that Mr Clinton, who last visited Uganda in March, 1998 while the sitting US President, will be flying in from Rwanda, which is the other African country on his itinerary beside South Africa and Mozambique.
    "[The] former US President Bill Clinton is in Africa to visit Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) programmes," said Ms Elise Crane, the acting embassy spokesperson.
    The Foundation's programmes on the continent, according to information on its website, promote sustainable development for families and communities, strengthening health systems and expanding access to treatments, addressing climate change, and turning ideas into action by implementing commitments.
    It emerged yesterday that while in Uganda, Mr Clinton, husband to US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham, will visit a CGI Building Tomorrow Academy to confer with students and teachers.
    Officials say that the former President will on Friday afternoon travel to a Clinton Health Access Initiative, better known by the acronym CHAI, at the National Medical Store and Prescription Distribution Center in Entebbe.
    "There he will tour the facility, participate in a roundtable event, and deliver remarks," reads a July 14 message announcing the visit. An advisory on the Foundation's website shows all of Clinton's events in Uganda will be open to the media.
    The Voice of America reported that Mr Clinton, while in South Africa, where cheaper anti-retroviral drugs negotiated by his foundation have helped reduce HIV/Aids deaths, said:

    "South Africa has probably saved more lives by drastically increasing treatment for AIDS in the last year-and–a-half than any country ever has in a similar amount of time."
    The Thabo Mbeki-led government was reluctant to accept any link between HIV and Aids, and the lack of adherence to preventive methods made infection rates soar in South Africa until a policy U-turn by the success Jacob Zuma government resulted in progress.
    "So everybody knows that for years they had a government that did not believe in doing what needed to be done; now they are in overdrive, VoA quoted Mr Clinton as having said, "These are the kinds of things that we need to do. It gives people hope. It gives people a sense of progress."
    In Rwanda, the former President will attend the opening of the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence, created through a CGI commitment by the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation and Partners in Health.
    The Clinton Foundation says its multi-million dollar projects have helped reduce prices by up to 90 percent for key HIV drugs, enabling 4 million people in Africa gain access to lifesaving antiretroviral medications.
    Utility
    President Clinton first visited Africa in 1998, and has continued to build upon his longstanding commitment to Africa through the work of his Foundation by providing investment and opportunity to underserved communities. The Clinton Global Initiative members have made 759 of their own commitments with an estimated value of over $27.8 billion, focused on working to build a better future across the continent.
     
     
     
     

    ENTEBBE SUMMIT FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY

    Joint Declaration of Principles

    The Entebbe Summit of Heads of State and Government
    At the joint invitation of H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the Republic of Uganda and H.E. President William Jefferson Clinton of the United States of America, their excellencies Mr. Daniel T. arap Moi, President of the Republic of Kenya, Mr. Pasteur Bizimungu, President of the Republic of Rwanda, Mr. Benjamin William Mkapa, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. laurent Desire Kabile, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity, met on Wednesday 25 March, 1998 at Entebbe, Uganda.
    The exchange of views between the African leaders and the President of the United States marks a new beginning, launching a process of defining and building a U.S.- Africa partnership for the 21st Century. The Heads of State and Government reaffirm the historical bonds between the people of America and Africa. We pledge to deepen these ties through a lasting partnership rooted in common values and recognition of our interdependence, and built upon mutual respect and the sovereign equality of nations. The Leaders commit themselves to honor and execute agreements mutually concluded by all the parties to rigorously pursue Africa's economic growth and transformation, and full integration into the global economy.
    Putting Partnership into Practice:
    The Heads of State and Government recognize that to effect this new, genuine and transparent partnership, there is a need to commit ourselves to the identification and acknowledgement of both our mutual and divergent interests, the pursuit of free and frank discussions, and a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each partner.
    A Partnership Built on Principle and a Shared Vision:
    The Heads of State and Government recognize that a lasting partnership must be built on the principles of shared ownership, joint responsibility, and full transparency.
    The Heads of State and Government further acknowledge a shared vital interest in long-term meaningful engagement. We affirm that Africa and the United States hold a mutual interest: in fostering Africa's economic and political transformation and full integration into the global economy, and in promoting democratic participation and respect for human rights. We affirm that social, economic and political inclusion is the foundation for lasting peace and stability. The Leaders declare that African and American security interests alike will be advanced by a joint attack on the transnational problems of terrorism, disease, proliferation of weapons, drug trafficking and environmental degradation.
    On Building a New Economic Future:
    Recognizing that Africa's stability, and democracy's viability, are rooted in the alleviation of poverty and the achievement of sustainable economic development, the Heads of State and Government commit themselves to a series of measures designed to speed Africa's transformation and full integration into the global economy, and to expand mutually beneficial trade and investment opportunities:
    The Leaders commit themselves to fostering an expanded African and international dialogue, aimed at defining strategies to facilitate Africa's global integration that are as flexible and creative as those applied to post-war Europe and Asia;
    The Heads of State and Government reaffirm the importance of Inter-Governmental Authority on Development and East African Cooperation initiatives to facilitate regional economic integration and create a larger regional market, and commit themselves to identifying ways and means to accelerate these and other efforts;
    Endorsing the conclusions of the World Bank Summit convened in Kampala in January 1998, the Leaders agree to target their own efforts in four critical areas, and to encourage the multilateral institutions to also fully support:
    the development of a sustained international dialogue, based on mutual respect, on how to ensure that mandated economic reform programs reflect the specific circumstances of individual countries;
    the expansion of external resource flows, directed, in particular, at human resource development, infrastructure, rural development and research;
    increased investment in the physical infrastructure required to sustain regional trade and integration;
    building African capacity to lead the economic reform process through transparent and accountable political and economic institutions.
    The United States affirms the priority it attaches to speedy implementation of President Clinton's Partnership for Economic Growth and the enactment of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, legislation that will permit broader market access for African goods;
    The Heads of State and Government affirm the African Growth and Opportunity Act as a major step forward in U.S.- African economic relations, but acknowledge that this effort to provide greater market access for African goods must be complemented by efforts to increase African capacity to diversify economies and produce exportable goods;
    The Heads of State and Government pledge to work together to explore ways and means of ensuring that this Act, and other measures including but not limited to initiatives of the multilateral financial institutions, reflect and build upon the diversity, in both circumstances and approach, of Africa's national economies;
    The Heads of State and Government also emphasize the critical need to further strengthen, in particular, agricultural production and processing, including through the transfer of technologies;
    The Heads of State and Government welcome the decision of the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), to target $500 million for infrastructure investment in Sub-Saharan African.
    In the interest of further expanding U.S. private investment in the region and across Africa, the Heads of State and Government are committed to undertaking concrete measures aimed at promoting African investment opportunities, and to building African capacity to further enhance the economic policy environment;
    In recognition of the African desire for increased self-sufficiency and the dangers of aid dependency, the Heads of State and Government agree that an accelerated effort should be made to use foreign assistance as a tool for the enhancement of trade, investment and capital formation, as well as for sustainable economic development;
    The Heads of State and Government recognize the continuing obstacle that the debt burden poses to Africa's economic transformation, and reaffirm their collective determination to fully implement innovative approaches to the management and lessening of the debt burden;
    The Heads of State and Government commend ongoing African efforts, as well as those of Africa's partners, to increase transparency, fight corruption, and support better business practices, and welcome regional and continental efforts to further these aims.
    On Condemnation of Acts of Genocide
    The Heads of State and Government recognize the accomplishment of the Government of Rwanda in halting the 1994 genocide, condemn all acts of genocide and pledge to undertake a concerted effort to prevent its resurgence. To this end:
    All Heads of State and Government condemn the continued atrocities of the ex-FAR, the Interahamwe and their allies, pledge to work together to prohibit future atrocities in the Great Lakes region, including those aided and abetted by external arms suppliers, call for the revitalization and expansion of the UN Arms Flow Commission, and are committed to publicize and duly consider its findings;
    African Heads of State and Government pledge to deny extremist networks the use of their territory, postal services, airports, financial institutions, passports, road networks, and communications systems. The Summit calls upon all states to implement tight controls over these networks abroad;
    All Heads of State and Government pledge to support the efforts of the OAU Eminent Personalities Study of the Rwanda Genocide and the Surrounding Events, and to duly consider its findings and recommendations;
    The United States commits itself to working with regional partners and others to begin exploring, within one month's time, the creation of an international Coalition Against Genocide, the aims of which might include: fostering international coordination in support of regional efforts to enforce anti-genocide measures; providing a forum for high-level deliberations on long-term efforts to prevent genocide in the future; and ensuring international support for the findings of the OAU Study;
    The Heads of State and Government commend the Government of Rwanda for its efforts to render justice for the victims of the genocide and to prevent acts of revenge. We call upon the international community to redouble its efforts to work with the Government of Rwanda to achieve these goals;
    The Heads of State and Government recognize recent progress made by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, but express their concern about the slow pace with which the Tribunal's work has proceeded, urge the ICTR to do everything within its power to accelerate the processing of its cases, and call on all nations to cooperate fully and expeditiously with the Tribunal;
    The Heads of State and Government affirm that the restoration of regional peace and stability requires an end to the culture of impunity and the restoration of the rule of law, and pledge their best efforts to strengthening national systems of civilian and military justice. The United States commits itself through the Great Lakes Justice Initiative, to an expanded effort to help the public and private sectors in Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo develop justice systems that are impartial, credible, and effective, and to support efforts to promote inclusion, coexistence, cooperation and security;
    On Fostering Democratic Participation, Human Rights and Regional Stability:
    The Heads of State and Government affirm that the destiny and security of Africa rest primarily in the hands of Africans themselves. The Leaders pledge to seek additional resources and, in consultation with the OAU and UN, to build upon ongoing efforts, both regionally and internationally, to strengthen and sustain regional security and African peacekeeping capacity. The Leaders condemn, and pledge continued cooperative efforts to resist, all forms of cross-border terrorism directed against civilians.
    Recognizing that the stability of the region also depends on the sustainability of African democratization, the Heads of State and Government endorse the core principles of inclusion, the rule of law, respect for human rights, the equality of all men and women, and the right of citizens to regularly elect their leaders freely and to participate fully in the decision-making which affects them. Further:
    The Heads of State and Government pledge to pursue a dialogue on democratization that: accepts these core principles; recognizes that there is no fixed model for democratic institutions or transformation; explores alternative approaches to the democratic management of cultural diversity; and takes into account differences in historical experience;
    The Heads of State and Government recognize the central role of freely-elected governments in leading Africa's economic and political transformation, the need to ensure that those governments attain the capacity to lead effectively and transparently, and the need to foster a healthy and mutually-accountable relationship between elected governments and a vibrant and responsible civil society;
    The Heads of State and Government affirm the vital role national organizations of civil society can play in easing the transition from conflict and authoritarian rule to participatory democracy, and in contributing to the region's social, political and economic development;
    Recognizing the critical roles local and national institutions of government play in providing a foundation for democracy, the Heads of State and Government urge all concerned that increased emphasis be given to building the capacity of these institutions;
    The Heads of State and Government underscore a shared commitment to respect for human rights, as articulated in the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter on Human and People's Rights;
    The Heads of State and Government urge the international community to take note of the lessons learned from the region's tragic past. We pledge to uphold humanitarian principles, including the right of civilians to assistance in situations of conflict, and the protection of refugees and non-combatants. We call on the international community and host countries to prevent any future delivery of humanitarian assistance to armed combatants; to work to insure that refugees are not subjected to political intimidation; and to work closely with regional actors, both governmental and non-governmental, to insure access by humanitarian providers to all populations in need;
    The Heads of State and Government applaud the commitment and effort made by the OAU Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution, and by emerging sub-regional bodies, such as the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, to foster African-led approaches to conflict prevention, management and resolution and pledge to work towards building further international support for these efforts.
    On Pursuing the Partnership into the Future:
    The Heads of State and Government unanimously agree to explore mechanisms for regular consultations and encounters at the highest level between African and U.S. leaders. Noting the importance of mutual understanding between African and American citizens, we call for expanded cultural and educational exchanges.
    The African leaders noted with appreciation President Clinton's historic visit to Africa and express the hope that his presence on the continent has opened a new chapter in Africa-U.S. relations. The Heads of State and Government recognize that the development of a lasting partnership, characterized by shared ownership and meaningful engagement, will require commitment, time and patience. The Leaders commit themselves to pursue this objective in the spirit of mutual respect, to deepen a frank and honest dialogue, to evaluate jointly progress made in the months ahead, and to secure a meaningful and lasting partnership for the 21st Century.
    The President of the U.S.A. and the African Heads of State and Government express deep appreciation to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Government and the people of Uganda for the warm hospitality accorded to them during their visit to Uganda.
    Done at Entebbe, Uganda on Wednesday 25th March, 1998.
    Signed:
    _____________________
    WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON,
    PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
    _____________________
    YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI,
    PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
    _____________________
    DANIEL T. arap MOI,
    PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA
    _____________________
    PASTEUR BIZIMUNGU,
    PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
    _____________________
    BENJAMIN WILLIAM MKAPA,
    PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
    _____________________
    LAURENT DESIRE KABILA,
    PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
    _____________________
    MELES ZENAWI,
    PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
    ENTEBBE, UGANDA 25 MARCH, 1998
     
     

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