Politics

Njuguna Joseph, a Kenya, was director of the school of journalism at University of Rwanda. He is no longer and said to have since returned to Kenya. As prosecution’s appeal against Dr Kayumba Christopher acquittal got underway at the High Court in Kigali, serious questions hung over one prosecution witness;…

On this Monday September 18, the Kigali High Court is set to start hearing of the case in which prosecution is challenging the acquittal of Dr. Kayumba Christopher Dr Kayumba was set off the hook by the Nyarugenge Intermediate Court on February 22, 2023. He was immediately released from more…

Alicia Herbert, OBE (Middle) shares a light moment with Rwandan girls and boys at EPAK Don Bosco School A UK Special Envoy who is in Rwanda to attend the 2023 Women Deliver conference has recommended Rwanda for the progress made in English learning and giving girls spaces to build their…

Delegates at the opening ceremony of the Women Deliver 2023 Conference in Kigali, Rwanda Delegates attend the opening ceremony of the Women Deliver conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo/UN Women A global report by UN Women and UNDP shows that no country has achieved full gender parity.  According to the report,…

In Bwiza village, they are recieving a district certificate during one of the twice-weekly meetings. The certificate was for being a model village for social order Imagine living in a community for three to four years without seeing a security patrol vehicle. No single crime is recorded at Police. Neighbors…

Dr Christopher Kayumba at the High Court during a previous appearance University academic and media expert Dr Kayumba Christopher appeared this Monday at the High Court in Kigali after prosecution appealed against his acquittal by a lower court. However, the hearing was immediately adjourned at the request of Dr Kayumba.…

Coup attempts were frequent in Africa in the post-independence and Cold War periods.  By comparison, the past 20 or so years have been quiet. From 2011 through 2020, the continent averaged fewer than one completed coup per year. But since then, the relative stability has given way to what looks…

Last week President Paul Kagame indicated to Parliament that he would submit amendments to the 2015 Constitution. Day later, Justice Minister and Attorney General Dr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, appeared in the Chamber of Deputies to put forward the amedments. Among amendments President Kagame is proposing is merging elections. Presidential, senatorial and…

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Here is a supply center for charcoal in Goma. The UN estimates much of the charcoal used in eastern DR Congo is supplied by FDLR militia from their bases they’ve held for over 20 years With sales of Hemp, charcoal, ivory and taxation – Rwandan FDLR rebels are making millions…

Moving away from previous many years, President Kagame Kagame used nearly his whole New Year speech to address relations with large neighbor DR Congo. Burundi, with which relations have been bad until recently, was given praises. FULL SPEECH BELOW As we conclude 2022, I would like to thank Rwandans for…

With the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, Washington appears to be finally reframing its relationship with Africa in largely positive terms. Yet much hinges on the financing and implementation of the dozens of initiatives announced at the summit. The second edition of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit (ALS) took place in Washington last…

Dr Christopher Kayumba (R) and his lawyer Seif Ntirenganya during earlier appearance while still in RIB custody Both academic-turned-politician Dr Kayumba Christopher and university lecturer-turned-YouTuber Aimable Karasira appeared this Friday in court for their separate cases. Dr Kayumba was arrested in September last year, on allegations of rape and attempted…

On October 31, the Bangui-based Special Criminal Court issued its first verdict. It found three former members of a Central African armed group guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in 2019. One of the convicts received a life sentence, while the other two got 20 years in…

President Samia Suluhu The Resident Magistrate’s Court of Simiyu Region has sentenced Levinus Kidanabi, popularly known as ‘Chief Son’s’ to seven years in prison and a fine of Sh10 million for defaming the President of the Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan. He was sentenced to another two years and…

The long-awaited trial of Félicien Kabuga, alleged mastermind of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, is due to start on September 29 in The Hague. However, the accused is appearing with a lawyer he has been rejecting for almost two years. The trial is threatened by the 89-year-old’s frail health and the…

South Sudan President Salva Kiir A long-running state of insecurity has recently intensified in Unity State – one of South Sudan’s 10 states – resulting in many innocent lives being lost. The security crisis is being stoked by many factors. One is fighting between sections of the civilian population, caused by cattle raiding, among…

Anti Xenophobia demo Cape Town, South Africa May 2008 (Photo by Mikko Kapanen) In South Africa, immigrants are often scapegoated as the root of socio-economic problems. In the post-apartheid landscape, Black African immigrants, mainly, from other African countries have been negatively stereotyped as “illegal” and “job stealers” who are “criminal”…

Faustin Archange Touadera BANGUI – The Central African Republic’s top court on Friday annulled presidential decrees setting up a committee to rewrite the constitution, which had sparked fears Faustin Archange Touadera was seeking a third term in office. In a legal setback for the president, the Constitutional Court declared that…

Hotel Rwanda movie personality Paul Rusesabagina Jonathan Scott, a cyber security researcher is no stranger to controversy. In January, the American phone tech expert went public with details that China was using an App developed for the Olympics, to spy on the athletes instead. In a new shocker, Scott has…

Born in Uasin Gishu County in 1966, Dr Ruto has risen from humble beginnings in Sugoi to become one of the richest and most powerful men in Kenya. And now, he has risen even higher after being named Kenya’s president elect. Kenya Kwanza coalition leader William Ruto. AFP With almost an…

About 5km upstream from Nyabarongo I hydropower dam, the soil brought in from different regions is is visible because the dam reservoir had reduced significantly when we visited in November 2021. Such scenes also appear in other spots upstream A mapping of the impact of soil erosion on the country…

President Alassane Ouattara (left) during meeting with predecessor Laurent Gbagbo Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced Saturday that he had pardoned his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, who faced a 20-year jail term for a 2018 conviction over political unrest. “In the interests of strengthening social cohesion, I have signed a decree…

Rwandan troops invited to the region by the Mozambique government have pacified most of the areas they operate Mozambique’s restive northeastern province is abuzz with action. Despite recent losses, violent insurgents continue to attack villages and residents, while thousands of security forces fight to secure towns in order to welcome…

Members of the Historically marginalised community still engage in pottery but no longer allowed to roam freely in forests Community in Rwanda identified as “historically marginalised”, but previously called “Batwa” want to go back to the life they live for centuries; the forest. At a gathering in Kigali, their representatives…

Jean Twagiramungu is escorted by Police Officers as he arrived at Kigali International Airport from Germany on August 18, 2017 Prosecution witness in the genocide trial of Jean Twagiramungu who was extradited by Germany in 2017, has changed his testimony the moment he appeared before the court. Twagiramungu was sent…

Finance Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana prepares to deliver budget statement to Parliament Rwanda and other African countries owe three times more debt to Western banks, asset managers and oil traders than to China, and are charged double the interest, according to new research. The study by UK-based Debt Justice shows…

Election rally of Tanzania’s dominant ruling party CCM during previous election Tanzania’s dominant ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party has opened direct talks with main opposition CHADEMA party in effort to ease tensions that have threatened to tire down the country. The two sides have been at war every election cycle.…

Six months have passed since eight people acquitted or released by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) were transferred by the UN to Niger, supposedly to live freely and permanently. But they are still without papers and without freedom, confined to a house in Niamey guarded by police and…

Irrigation process going on at Ndego Soya farm. L. Nasho can be seen in the background (Photo: Nkurunziza Faustina) The Eastern part of Rwanda had been a vacant land for decades before the government found a use, turning it into the country’s breadbasket through irrigation. Farmers have traditionally irrigated rice…