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The African Development Bank said Monday that many countries still maintain unnecessary visa restrictions which are impeding the pace of integration. In its latest visa openness index released in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum, the Bank says few Africans can cross freely to another, but did…

Here the 5 accused appeared on October 24. Clemence Mukeshimana is the only woman in the group. She was deputy head of Kiziba refugee camp. She is the one currently giving her defense A court trying Congolese refugees has heard that Rwanda government deployed security forces at a refugee camp…

A MONUSCO peacekeeper excite children with balloons in an IDP camp in eastern Congo A UN review has set a timeline of three years within which the 16,000 peacekeeping force will be pulled out of DR Congo – ending nearly 20 years of a controversial mission from which little has…

La Francophonie Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo speaks at an event of the French-speaking bloc Jean-Marc Berthon, French President Emmanuel Macron’s Special Advisor has been appointed as Chief of Staff for La Francophonie Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo. The office was initially headed by French magistrate Nicolas Groper who was brought by…

2nd Vice President Joseph Butore leaves Bujumbura on Monday for the Sochi Summit Burundi has joined a new club of countries using Russian software to manage government operations – away from the dominance of the west. Russian firm Cloud Technologies, in a deal signed Wednesday in Sochi, on the sidelines…

Regional leaders leave a summit in Angola where Rwanda and Uganda signed MoU to end their ongoing standoff. DR Congo’s parliament debates in coming days will show if armies of these leaders will be in Congo next month Lawmakers in Kinshasa on Monday filed a motion to summon the Defence…

President Paul Kagame receives South Africa Presidential Special Envoy Jeff Radebe at Village Urugwiro, Kigali. South African Presidential Special Envoys on Friday met with President Paul Kagame in Kigali, on the latest leg of their African tour. Led by Jeff Radebe, a former minister and close confidante of SA President…

Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao may have lost her job but she is not accepting it laying low. She fighting back accusing the AU of still advancing colonial interests The African Union Commission is under fire after sacking its envoy to the United States Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao. An online petition has also…

Protestor gathered at UDPS party office in Kinshasa Protests have erupted in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa after a plane carrying President’s advance equipment went missing. Early this Friday, President Felix Tshisekedi’s office issued a statement confirming information that has been circulating on social media. The cargo plane antonov 72…

Justice Minister and Attorney General Johnston Busingye speaks at event marking Uganda’s 57th Independence Anniversary as High Commissioner Oliver Wonekha looks on As Uganda celebrated its 57th independence anniversary, Rwanda through Justice Minister and Attorney General Johnston Busingye sent conciliatory message of “brotherhood”. October 9, 1962, is when Uganda’s flag…

President Pierre Nkurunziza (in white Jersey) prays for potatoes in January 2018. He has conducted similar sessions for other crops. The ILO modelling shows less than 5% of the working age Burundians are employed by the mainstream economy The vast majority of working-age Burundians are depending on themselves to survive…

On Friday, the Rwandan High Commissioner Maj Gen Frank Mugambage received the Deputy Speaker of Chamber of Deputies, Edda Mukabagwiza and MP Justine Mukobwa who are in Uganda as Rwanda’s delegation to the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference The Rwandan High Commission in Uganda has condemned article published in the state-owned…

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…