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Russia, Zimbabwe sign Intergovernmental Agreement in Atomic Energy
On the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg, an agreement was signed between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe on cooperation in the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes. The agreement documents were signed by the…
Read More »Russia, Ethiopia Commence Cooperation in the field of Peaceful Atomic Energy
A roadmap for the development of Russian-Ethiopian cooperation in the field of the peaceful use of atomic energy was signed on the sidelines of the Russia — Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. The document was signed by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, and Belete Molla, Minister of Innovation and…
Read More »SADC Plans to Withdraw Military from Mozambique by July 2024
An assessment mission has proposed the complete withdrawal of the Southern African military fighting armed groups in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province by July 2024, noting that the situation in the province is now calm, despite prevailing risks. The proposal was put forward during the Extraordinary Summit of the troika of…
Read More »Global Fight Against HIV Impacted By Resource Crunch As Major Donors Pull Back
Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAIDS speaking at the conference The world’s response against HIV has stalled amid shrinking resources due to Covid-19 and other crises, according to a new report presented at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada. Globally, new HIV infections fell just 3.6 percent between…
Read More »Burkina Faso ex-Leader Compaore Apologises to Family of Thomas Sankara
Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, apologised to the ex-leader’s family on Tuesday. “I ask the Burkinabe people for forgiveness for all the acts I may have committed during my tenure, and especially the…
Read More »East African Countries Seek Cross-Border Cooperation to Combat Wildlife Trafficking
Kigali — For many years, East African countries were considered wildlife trafficking hotspots. Now conservation organisations have started to mobilise all stakeholders to combat the illegal trade that targets animals – some to the edge of extinction. “A slight progress has been made in combatting the illicit trade of wildlife…
Read More »Arrest Warrant Issued Against Ex-Ethiopia PM to Give Evidence in Corruption Case
A court in Ethiopia has ordered arrest of former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn after he refused to respond to a court summon. Desalegn has been charged by the Ethiopian High Court with a felony criminal mischief. What this essentially means is that he was summoned to appear as a…
Read More »Confusion at Gatuna/Katuna Border Crossing After Reopening
Aerial view of the Gatuna/Katuna border before it was closed Confusion reigned at the main border post between Rwanda and Uganda after its official reopening on Monday, with frustrated Rwandans saying they were blocked from crossing. In a surprise announcement last week, Kigali said the frontier would be open again…
Read More »Ethiopia Alleges “Misconduct” of WHO Chief Tedros
GENEVA — The government of Ethiopia has sent a letter to the World Health Organization, accusing its Ethiopian director-general of “misconduct” after his sharp criticism of the war and humanitarian crisis in the country. Ethiopia nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to be the head of the U.N. health agency four years…
Read More »DR Congo President on Ugandan Troops: Their Presence is Not Permanent
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi signs Secretary Pompeo’s guestbook before their meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 3, 2019. [Photo by State Department] President of Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi has promised to limit the operations and presence of the…
Read More »Uganda Installing State-of-the-art Scanner at Rwanda Border
These State-of-the-art scanners can see everything in a human or cargo The Uganda government has began installing cargo, baggage, and walk-through scanners at Uganda-Rwanda border checkpoints. Kampala says the scanners are meant to “increase trade efficiency while simultaneously preventing cross-border terrorism and illegal commerce”. According to Charles Wanjala, the Uganda…
Read More »Not Safe in School: Report Exposes East Africa’s Dangerous Countries for Students
In July 2019, Uganda police fired tear gas in apparent action to stop fight between students of two different schools in eastern Uganda. Over 50 students were admitted to hospitals On March 14, 2019, heavily armed Ugandan police reportedly fired teargas and live ammunition at secondary school students participating in…
Read More »Military Force Alone Won’t Solve Mozambique’s Insurgency
Tackling the root causes behind Mozambique’s insurgency is the only way to provide a lasting solution, experts have said. Counterterrorism in Mozambique was one of the topics of discussion at the Sovereign Security Africa 2021 conference held in late August, which also brought together experts to look at cyber warfare…
Read More »Cuba is Vaccinating Toddlers With its Own Vaccine
Cuba is vaccinating children as young as 2yrs with its own vaccine Cuba has become the first country in the world to vaccinate children as young as two years old. However, the jabs given to the children are homegrown which has not been recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO).…
Read More »Kenyan Opposition Lashes Out At Uganda’s President Museveni Over “Expansionist Tendencies”
President Yoweri Museveni with Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto during one of the several previous meetings The reverberations from a scandal in which Kenya’s powerful deputy president William Ruto was blocked from travelling to Uganda, are growing by the day. This time, the target is Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni. The…
Read More »Burundi Economy “Moderately Affected” By COVID-19 – IMF
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni with First Lady gestures as he welcomes Burundi’s counterpart Evariste Ndayishimiye and First Lady during visit earlier this year The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that though supply chains in Burundi’s neighbours and trading partners had been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Burundi itself had not…
Read More »South Sudan President Says “Helpless”, Blames Regional Neighbors For Country’s Conflict
President Salva Kiir Mayardit is not a happy man he heaps all his troubles the opposition, IGAD and the international community South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has come out guns blazing against regional neighbors he accuses of helping to foment war in his country. Singling out Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta,…
Read More »‘No Congolese Minerals Smuggled Into Rwanda For Six Months’
These were smugglers arrested before Government of Rwanda has dismissed fresh allegations raised by a UN panel that minerals from DR Congo continue to be smuggled through its territory. The UN Group of Experts on DR Congo in latest report released last week claimed that cross-border smuggling of untagged tantalum…
Read More »Goma: 350,000 People Need Urgent Humanitarian Assistance
People are still fleeing their homes running for safety The UN refugees agency is appealing for more help for tens of thousands of people displaced by a volcanic eruption last month. An estimated 450,000 people have fled Goma, about 40% of the city’s population. Around 120,000 of those have arrived…
Read More »SADC Opposes Deployment of Rwandan Troops in Mozambique
RDF Combined Arms Field Training Exercise in eastern Rwanda Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have reportedly expressed unease at a suggestion to have Rwandan troops deployed in Mozambique. At Troika Summit on Thursday last week in Mozambique, President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi’s colleagues pushed back at the idea…
Read More »Dr Denis Mukwege: The Nobel Laureate Imprisoned In His Own Hospital
He has operated on thousands of survivors of rape but now the powers that be want him dead Over the last two decades, Dr Denis Mukwege has seen his fair share of horrors. The Nobel laureate and his colleagues have treated tens of thousands of war rape survivors at Hospital…
Read More »Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu to Form COVID-19 Taskforce, Departing From Predecessor
The new Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu inspects the Guard of Honour Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu has announced that she will form a COVID-19 taskforce to guide her administration on the status of the pandemic in the country. In a move seen as a shift from the hardline position taken by…
Read More »New Law in the Works to Punish Both Bribe Givers and Takers Across EAC Region
The EAC bloc includes Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan A bill seeking to amend the antigraft law and whose passage will see bribe-givers for the first time along with the bribe takers fined by law, has entered a crucial lawmaking process at the East African Legislative Assembly…
Read More »Burundian Radios Operating from Rwanda Suspend Broadcasts
The announcement issued Wednesday Three online radio stations operated by exiled Burundian journalists have announced they are suspending broadcasts. The radios; Radio Publique Africaine (RPA), Télé Renaissance and Radio Inzamba – all released a joint statement this Wednesday announcing the decision to halt operations immediately. These media platforms were also…
Read More »More Than Ten Leaders Attend Magufuli State Funeral
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi arrived last night More than ten presidents from across the globe are attending the burial of Tanzania’s fifth president John Maguli, whose body will be set up for mourning in the national capital Dodoma today, March 22. Among the leaders includes: Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), Filipe Nyusi…
Read More »Faida: With No UN or Government Troops, Meet Woman Who Has Taken up Arms Against FDLR
In eastern Congo, militias killed more than 2,000 people in 2020. The many rebel groups in the volatile region have several women as members. Meet a female combatant who was a victim of violence before taking up arms. “They killed almost my entire family and raped me. There was no…
Read More »DRC Terminator Gen Bosco Ntaganda: 100,000 Victims Win $30m Compensation
Bosco Ntaganda during his trial at the ICC International Criminal Court (ICC) judges on Monday awarded $30 million (25.3 million euros) in reparations to victims of crimes for which a Congolese warlord was convicted including child soldiers and victims of rape and sexual slavery. Gen Bosco Ntaganda, known as “The…
Read More »Donors Reluctant to Fund Food Support for Refugees in Rwanda
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) The UN has opted to implement deep cuts to food rations for refugees in Rwanda as donors appear more…
Read More »French Language Joins English as EAC Official Languages
Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) bloc have adopted French as one of the official languages – joining English and Kiswahili. At a virtual summit held Saturday, the six leaders confirmed the addition of French. It means, it will become a major subject in schools around the community. In…
Read More »Small-scale trade in the Great Lakes Region: Eight Emerging Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic
At the Rwanda-DR Congo border which has been closed since March 2020 In the border communities of the Great Lakes Region (GLR), small-scale cross border trade (SSCBT) is a source of income and livelihood. It provides access to goods and services that enable vulnerable households to increase their resilience against…
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