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Uganda’s foreign affairs minister Sam Kutesa (L) shakes hands with Rwanda foreign ministry state minister in charge of EAC Olivier Nduhungirehe at the meeting today In the first meeting of the top implementing body for the Angola MoU, Rwandan and Ugandan delegations have agreed to end attacks in “both mainstream…

President’s Kagame and Museveni exchange copies of the Angola MoU Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has again declined to discuss his conflict with Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame. Responding to social comments on Wednesday seeking clarification on progress since the Angola quintupartite summit, Museveni said it was not for public discussion. “[Facebook…

Above is Rubavu (Rwanda) and below is Goma (DR Congo). As clearly seen from this aerial photo, the demarcation line separates Congolese homes from palatial residences on the Rwanda side, many of which are occupied by Congolese nationals DR Congo has issued directive barring anyone employed by government from staying…

Can they trust each other again after years of suspicion: President Salva Kiiir Mayardit meets his rival Dr Riek Machar today in Juba South Sudan opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar arrives in the capital Juba this morning to hold a face to face meeting with President Salva Kiiir Mayardit. Accompanied…

Burundi’s Minister for East African Affairs Isabelle Ndahayo speaking in Parliament this Thursday September 5, 2019 Government of Burundi will table a proposal to have its share of annual payment to the East African Community (EAC) bloc reduced. Minister for EAC, Isabelle Ndahayo informed the Burundian Parliament on Thursday that…

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations meets with South Kivu Governor Théo Ngwabidje Kasi on Tuesday in the provincial capital Bukavu Political tensions in DR Congo’s neighbours are spilling over into South Kivu region, says Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the French diplomat heading the UN’s peacekeeping operations. Lacroix, in South…

The Nakivale Refugees Settlement in southwestern Uganda has been hosting Rwandan refugees since the 1960s. Uganda accuses Rwanda government of sending its spies to infiltrate the settlement The government of Uganda is scrapping the so called “blanket refugee status policy” – in apparent shift seen as response to ongoing fallout…

General Fall Sikabwe who made the announcement today in Beni Anyone who provides information on location that will lead to apprehension of members of Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels will be rewarded, DR Congo army said Friday. General Fall Sikabwe, commander of Congo’s army in Beni region of eastern…

President Kagame (L) shakes hands with Museveni at the press conference following their summit in Luanda, Angola From brief encounter, President Paul Kagame and Uganda’s counterpart Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday signed on to a set of 4 points and 8 sub-elements aimed at solving a bitter quarrel that has escalated…

President Sassou Nguesso (R) welcome President Kagame for a working visit to the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville, 27 October 2016 Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso is also in Luanda for the much-anticipated summit of leaders trying to mediate between President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni.…

L-R: Presidents Felix Tshisekedi, Yoweri Museveni, João Lourenço and Paul Kagame during the previous quadripartite summit. The leaders of Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo are due in Angola’s capital Luanda this Wednesday for the second quadripartite summit. The first such summit was held on July 12, hosted by Angolan President…

At the Corniche (Grande Barrière), one of the two crossings on the Rubavu-Goma border, Rwandan officials make sure nobody from DR Congo crosses without ebola screening There is disbelief in Rwanda following DR Congo’s decision to impose new travel restrictions on Rwandan nationals seeking to go to Goma. Since Thursday…

Dr Denis Mukwege, the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, described as the “doctor who repairs women”, inside a ward of his Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, South Kivu, DR Congo The World Bank has confirmed it will fund expansion of Panzi Hospital founded by DR Congo Nobel laureate Dr Denis Mukwege.…

Uganda Government Spokesman Ofwono Opondo at a previous media briefing in Kampala Uganda government spokesman Ofwono Opondo has caused a new storm, adding fuel to unconfirmed information which has been circulating that Rwanda’s foreign minister Dr Richard Sezibera is critically ill. Yesterday morning, Opondo posted a link on Twitter of…

Serving Eucharist hand-to-mouth by priests is a dangerous ritual, which the Catholic Church has agreed to temporarily stop in regions neighbouring DR Congo The Catholic Church has taken an unprecedented step by accepting to alter some of the centuries-old rituals during mass to aid government’s efforts against ebola. In a…

L-R: Presidents of DR Congo, Uganda, Angola and Rwanda meeting in Angola’s capital Luanda last month for the so called ‘Quadripartite Summit’ Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has told people near Rwanda’s border that talks are ongoing to resolve the border issue. Museveni was yesterday in Kabale district, which borders Rwanda’s…

River Rusizi connects L. Kivu and L. Tanganyika, and it already has two smaller dams Despite poor relations for last 4years, the governments of Rwanda and Burundi have put aside their differences to bring much needed power to their people. The two this Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…

At the Corniche (Grande Barrière), one of the two crossings on the Rubavu-Goma border, officials make sure nobody from DR Congo crosses without screening There is not much happening at Petite Barrière the busiest border crossing between Rwanda and its large neighbour DR Congo. Before the current outbreak of the…

The leaders during the second formal session, which came after one where they met alone with translators A seemingly tense summit hosted by Angolan President João Lourenço in Luanda affirmed Friday that the region is peaceful – even as war ranges in some parts and open cold war continues in…

Clockwise: Powerless DR Cong President Félix Tshisekedi; Host Angola President João Lourenço In a fight: President Paul Kagame of Rwanda Accused: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni Angola’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced late Wednesday on social media that the country’s President João Lourenço will this Friday host the Presidents of DR…

Lt Joel Mutabazi appearing back in 2014 Lt Joel Mutabazi, whose case is directly linked to the current Rwanda-Uganda fallout, this Tuesday afternoon appeared before the Court of Appeal, to contest his life sentence. Appearing in his military uniform and rank, Mutabazi was with 13 other people, with whom they…

DR Congo First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi (L) is hosted by Rwanda’s First Lady Jeannette Kagame to dinner in Kigali as she begins a two-day visit (Courtesy Photos) In a new diplomatic overture to DR Congo, its First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi is in Rwanda for a two-day visit. She…

DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi speaking at the CEO Africa Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, alongside host Presdient Paul Kagame (Right) President Felix Tshisekedi is increasingly attracting the trust of the Congolese people nearly half a year in government, a new poll claims, contrary to another survey by the same institution.…

DR Congo’s Felix Tshesekedi (C) hosted President Paul Kagame and Angola’s João Lourenço to talks by this Friday in Kinshasa. The Presidents of Rwanda, DR Congo and Angola have signed tripartite agreement in the Congolese capital Kinshasa. The unannounced agreement, emerged after President Paul Kagame and Angola’s João Lourenço were…

This photo circulated on Saturday in which President Paul Kagame was seated next to Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni at the inauguration of South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa. Kagame and Museveni can be seen calmly talking. Right from March when the current standoff with Uganda started, Rwanda Police has been reacting to…

Uganda Justice Minister Maj Gen Rtd Kahinda Otafiire is known there for his no-mincing attitude on anything. He is never afraid to publicly attack even his boss President Yoweri Museveni Maj Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, Uganda’s Justice Minister and Chairman of the Global Pan African Movement (PAM) has used the…

Burundian refugees wait to board a UNHCR bus, eight kilometres from the Burundian/Rwandan border, which they crossed by foot, in Kamabuye, Rwanda, on Friday, May 1, 2015. (Photo by KATE HOLT) Four years after they were forced to abandon their homes and everything else, with prospects of going back getting…

Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister Dr Richard Sezibera with Uganda counterpart Sam Kutesa on the latter’s visit in Kigali last October to deliver message his boss President Yoweri Museveni A day after calling Rwanda “our sister”, Uganda’s Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa has sent a briefing to all foreign envoys in Kampala.…

Education Minister Dr Eugene Mutimura appearing before budget and economy committee of the Lower Chamber of Parliament The Education Ministry told Parliament this Tuesday that it is urgently constructing schools in four districts so that border residents do not have to cross borders. Without mentioning “Uganda” and “Burundi” by name,…

Aerial photo of the Gatuna border, which is in the left-hand corner. Rwanda is in background. The foreground is Uganda’s Kabale district. Rwanda temporarily closed Gatuna border to heavy duty traffic, which Kigali said would be diverted to Mirama Hill-Kagitumba, more than 100km away (Photo by TradeMark East Africa) From…