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Thursday, 12 September 2013

Democratic Green Party of Rwanda s new song. It was unveiled on 29th August 2013 at the party headquaters during the flag raising ceremony.

Thursday, 29 August 2013

The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda has today the 29th of August 2013 raised its party flag, at its main office in Kigali, Rwanda. This flag raising ceremony takes place, three weeks after getting official recognition by the Rwandan Government. This event is of great significance to the party since it marks the beginning of political activities in the Republic of Rwanda. Future activities of the party shall include: setting up of structures at different administrative levels of the country, preparing for local elections in 2016, presidential elections in 2017, parliamentary elections in 2018 and senatorial elections in 2019. The party will continue to be a voice of the voiceless, a champion of democratic values and sustainable development. Done at Kigali, 29th August 2013 Jean Claude NTEZIMANA DGPR’s Secretary General

Monday, 12 August 2013

The newly registered Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, wishes to inform the general public that, it will not be able to participate in the September 2013 parliamentary elections. The party finds it not possible to have all the necessary requirements for the upcoming parliamentary elections, given the set deadline to submit the list of candidates. DGPR will prepare for the local elections in 2016 and the presidential elections in 2017. Done at Kigali, 12th August 2013 Dr.Frank Habineza President, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda

Friday, 9 August 2013

The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda is pleased to inform all its party members, well-wishers, members of the media and the general public that it has finally received its registration certificate from Rwanda Governance Board, today, 9th August 2013. This is a very important step forward in the democratisation process of Rwanda. The struggle to get the party registered has taken four years. The Party was officially launched on 14th August 2009 and journey has been very tough. We would like to take on this opportunity to thank the Government of Rwanda for allowing the party to get registered. We hope the Government will continue opening more space for opposition politics and let democracy take root in Rwanda. We are also grateful to all the members of the media, diplomats accredited to Rwanda, the international community and all Friends of the Rwandan Greens for having stood with us all this time. We request you to continue doing so. The deadline for submitting lists of parliamentary candidates for the September elections is Monday, 12th August. The timing is very short. We take on this opportunity to request the National Electoral Commission to extend the deadline to at least one more week. Done at Kigali, 9th August 2013 Dr.Frank HABINEZA President, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda

Friday, 26 July 2013

We are pleased to inform all party members, members of the media and the general public, that today, 26th July 2013 at 12:03 PM, we finally submitted to Rwanda Governance Board the official request to register the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda as a political party in the Republic of Rwanda. This come after having Successfully held the Party s founding congress on 21st June 2013. In accordance with the Organic Law Governing Political Organizations and Politicians: N° 10/2013/0L of 11/07/2013, published in the official gazette of the Republic on 12th July 2013, we included the following documents on the application letter: Three certified copies of the statutes, three certified lists of members from all the 30 districts of the country and three certified lists of the Central Executive Committee members, Three certified copies of the minutes of the founding congress which established the party, Three copies of internal rules and regulations of the party, Certificates of full identity for the Party’s President, 1st Vice President and the 2nd Vice President, Residence certificates for the Party’s President, 1st Vice President and the 2nd Vice President, Certificates of clean criminal record for the Party’s President, 1st Vice President and the 2nd Vice President. Done at Kigali, 26th July 2013 Dr.Frank HABINEZA President, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda.

Saturday, 29 June 2013

PARTY COMMUNIQUE The Founding Congress of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda which took place on 21st June 2013, was a great success. The Congress had over 1000 delegates from the 30 districts of Rwanda. All the districts had more than the 5 people required by law. The Congress approved the party constitution, Internal rules and regulation and the Central Executive Committee. Members signed on several party documents infront-of the Public Notary. The official request to register the party shall be submitted to the Ministry of Local Government next week (first week of July). We take on this opportunity to once again thank every one who played a role in the success of this congress, especially Gasabo District officials, Ministry of Local Government, National Police and all security agencies, diplomats accredited to Rwanda, Journalists and last but not the least all party members. 29th June 2013 Dr. Frank Habineza DGPR s President

Wednesday, 12 June 2013

The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda wishes to inform party members, the general public and the media fraternity, that it has finally received the permission to hold its founding congress from Gasabo District. We had submitted a new request to the District Mayor on 5th June 2013, explaining measures taken to move the party registration process forward. The Party’s founding congress shall take place on Friday, 21st June 2013 in the ‘Salle Polyvallente la Verdana-Kimironko’, ex-Casabonita, 50 metres past Kibagabaga Road before Kimironko prison. Done at Kigali, 12th June 2013 Dr.Frank Habineza Founding President Democratic Green Party of Rwanda

Wednesday, 12 June 2013

The representatives of North African Green Parties from Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco who met in Cairo-Egypt from 6th -9th June 2013, unanimously decided to establish the North African Greens Federation (NAGF). The Headquarters of this regional federation shall be located in Cairo-Egypt and the secretariat shall be hosted by the Egyptian Green Party. Elected Executive Committee President, Dr.Mohamed Awad, Egyptian Green Party Vice President, Ms.Fatima Alaoui, Morrocan Green Party Secretary General, Mr.Zitouni Abdelkader, Parti Tunisie Verte Treasurer, Ms.Soheir Mohamed Shalaby, Egyptian Green Party Communication Secretary: Reserved for Tunisia Women and Youth Secretary: Reserved for Morocco. The congress appointed Dr.Ahmed Galal El Din from Egypt as the new Executive Secretary Other Important Achievements The African Greens Federation (AGF) delegates, who included the, AGF’s President: Dr.Frank Habineza, AGF’s Treasurer: Ms.Robinah K. Nanyunja, AGF’s West African Greens Representative: Mr.Adamou Garba and AGF’s Executive Secretary: Ms. Fatoumata Boussim, visited the Egyptian Senate (Shoura Assembly) and met with senators from the African Affairs committee and later with the Speaker of Shoura Assembly, Prof.Dr Ahmed Fahmi Ahmed, who presented a Leadership Appreciation Prize to the President of African Greens Federation, Dr.Frank Habineza, in recognition of his work in uniting Africans, promoting democracy and green politics in Africa. Delegates also met the Head of the Anglican Church in Egypt, the President of the National Human Rights Commission, the Leader of Ghad El Thawra Party: Dr.Ayman Noor and several G15 Political party leaders as well as the Arab Network for Environment and Development. They also met with the directors of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies and the Regional Institute for Journalism. It was agreed that a Memorandum of Understanding shall be signed between the two organisations. The final appointment was with the International Head of the Islamic Religion (the great Emam of Al Azhar) who retaliated his support to the African Greens Federation and promised to provide between 5-10 university scholarships from all AGF member countries. He also promised to support an AGF study on the Nile and National Centres willing to teach the Arabic language. AGF also promised to pray an important role in peaceful negotiations between Egypt and all Nile Basin countries.

Monday, 20 May 2013

The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda wishes to inform the general public and members of the media that, it’s evidently becoming more impossible to have an opposition party get registered in Rwanda. DGPR’s tenth request was submitted on 6th May 2012 to the Mayor of Gasabo District. It was also an official response to the Mayor’s letter dated 3rd May, where we had clearly stated that, the party had no issues to sort out with Mr.Mugisha Alexis, since he had voluntarily resigned from the party on 2nd July 2010, his resignation letter was also attached. We therefore, requested the Mayor to grant us permission to hold our founding congress on 21st May. Surprisingly Mr.Mugisha Alexis also submitted in a new request the same day and requested to hold the same congress on 21st May but at a different location. On 14th May 2013, while we were meeting the mayor at his offices, we were treated to a great surprise when Mr.Mugisha Alexis, majestically entered and then the Mayor requested us to sit down together and solve the confusion we are causing. This was not part of our plan but we respected the Mayor’s request and later asked Alexis what he wanted and why he chose to do what he was doing yet he knew he that had resigned from the party. He made it clear that he wants to be brought back into the party and hold a senior position than he held before. We explained to him that we have lost all trust in him and that it won’t be possible and thus advised him to start a new party with a different name. He did not accept our proposal and we are not ready to bring him back in the party. Given, all the details above, it’s evidently becoming clear that registering an opposition party in Rwanda is increasingly becoming more difficult and we take on this opportunity to request the highest authorities of the country to immediately intervene and solve this unnecessary political impasse. Done at Kigali, 20th May 2013 Dr.Frank Habineza Founding President Democratic Green Party of Rwanda

Monday, 6 May 2013

Today, we submitted a new letter to the Mayor of Gasabo District, clarifying matters concerning Mr.Mugisha Alexis and requesting a new permision to hold a the party s founding congress. H.W the Mayor Gasabo District KIGALI-RWANDA Dear Sir, Re: Clarifications on Mr.Mugisha Alexis and New Request to Hold Party Founding Congress Reference is made on your letter dated 3rd May 2013, regarding our request to hold the founding congress of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda on 10th May 2013 at Centre Christus-Remera. Your Worship, in that letter, it is stated that you received two applications to hold a similar event but on different locations and different dates. Whereas, ours was submitted on 22nd April, the second one from Mugisha Alexis was submitted on 24th April. You therefore, requested us to first sort out issues in our party before seeking permission to hold the party’s founding congress. We would therefore, like to officially inform you, that we have no issues to sort out because, Mr.Mugisha Alexis, voluntarily resigned from the party on 2nd July 2010. Please find his resignation letter attached. More to that, when we resumed our political activities on 13th September 2012, he was not among the new executive committee members introduced to the public and to members of the media, during our press conference at Hotel Umubano-Kigali. Please find below an official web-link published on 15th September 2012, confirming the new Executive Committee members who are steering the registration process of our party: http://www.rwandagreendemocrats.org/news/re-launching-party-activities-and-new-executive-committee. The rest of the members are not yet confirmed because they have not signed anywhere. Therefore, their names have not yet been made public. Due to those facts mentioned above, we are pleased to once again request you to grant us permission to hold the founding congress of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, on 21st May 2013 at Centre Christus-Remera. We would also like to request, the presence of the Public Notary of Gasabo District, to come and witness the official signing of the Party’s legal documents. We shall collaborate with the National Police on matters concerning our security. We are looking forward to getting a positive response from you soon. Yours Faithfully Dr.Frank HABINEZA Founding Party President C.C: Minister of Local Government (MINALOC) Inspector General of Police Mayor of Kigali City