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God Sleeps in Rwanda: A Journey of Transformation

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African-Americans in Times of War

February 25, 2018

By Joseph Sebarenzi, Ph.D. This month, we celebrate the contributions of African-Americans to our nation- including the millions of African-American soldiers who courageously served in the United States military from the Civil War up to the present war against terrorism. But in a speech I gave last week in Washington, D.C., I chose to highlight […]

Revenge Keeps Conflict Going

February 13, 2017

Revenge keeps a conflict going, putting at risk future generations. Interethnic violence in Rwanda started small in the late 1950s, but because Rwandans responded to violence with violence, the conflict escalated over time, leading to genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Martin Luther King, Jr., understood the wickedness of violence. He said that the […]

The Right to Return Home is an Inalienable Right

December 1, 2016

By denying Father Thomas Nahimana—and his fellow Rwandans—to return to his country of birth and citizenship, the government of Rwanda led by President Paul Kagame may have violated Article 3 (2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The article states, “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to […]

Happy New Year

December 31, 2011

I am pleased to send you my best wishes for the New Year 2012. All the best to you, your family, and all your loved ones! Keep in touch.  Joseph Sebarenzi’s family

15 years of peacebuilding…and counting…

March 30, 2011

The Conflict Transformation across Cultures-CONTACT program started in 1997 with fourteen participants. Today, CONTACT has hundreds of alumni from all over the world. “When I was looking at the world map with my daughter, I discovered how great CONTACT was. I told her that I know people from everywhere. I know all these countries now, […]

God Sleeps in Rwanda published in the UK

February 13, 2010

God Sleeps in Rwanda is published in the United Kingdom under a slightly different title: God Sleeps in Rwanda: A Personal Journey of Transformation. This is a paperback with a different cover and colors: Click the image to visit Amazon UK to purchase the book.

Joseph Sebarenzi on CNN

November 22, 2009

Mr. Sebarenzi appeared on CNN in New York on November 18, 2009, and argued among other things that: “Instead of having a president that is too powerful, (Rwanda) should have a powerful parliament, judiciary, and a civil society”, he said. Author Philip Gourevitch, who wrote a prize-winning account of the massacres, “We Wish To Inform […]

Washington Post reviews God Sleeps in Rwanda

November 22, 2009

On Nov. 22, the Washington Post published a review of God Sleeps in Rwanda by Stephen Kinzer, author of “A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It.” In his memoir, “God Sleeps in Rwanda,” Joseph Sebarenzi presents a thoughtful critique of Kagame’s regime. His tale is a provocative warning to the many […]

Rwanda: Heeding History’s Lessons Before It’s Too Late

October 4, 2009

When it comes to doing business, Rwanda is the African nation to watch. The 2009 World Bank Doing Business report hailed the central African nation for its extensive fiscal and economic reforms aimed at attracting foreign investments. Rwanda has also been praised for its quick recovery after the 1994 genocide that cost nearly 1 million […]

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God Sleeps in Rwanda: A Journey of Transformation by Joseph Sebarenzi, former Speaker of the Rwanda Parliament, genocide survivor, public speaker, and lecturer at the SIT.

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