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Some of the Rwandans detained in Uganda The biggest opposition party the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has launched a process to bypass the governments of Rwanda and Uganda to have a “dialogue” between what they call the “citizens of the two countries”. FDC party spokesman Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda announced…

Meeting President Museveni here, Cyril Ramaphosa was last in Uganda in August last year for wedding of his son to daughter of Uganda’s former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, which is part of the axis that led to current fallout between Rwanda and Uganda, has…

President Uhuru Kenyatta meets President Museveni at State House Entebbe, Uganda Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Uganda on Monday afternoon after spending the morning in Rwanda – in what seems to be efforts to defuse Kigali-Kampala tensions. Kenyatta flew into Rwanda early morning on an unannounced trip. He spent…

Tibor Nagy, the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs speaking today at the Carnegie Mellow University Africa, in Kigali The US African Affairs top diplomat on Monday fell short of directly naming China, instead, in a carefully worded written speech in Rwanda said some of America’s competitors were…

The deceased Musoni Jackson who death has shocked many There is outpouring of grief in Rwanda for Jackson Musoni who died in the Ethiopian Airways plane that crashed on Sunday morning from Addis Ababa enroute to the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Personal friends, former schoolmates and colleagues took to social media…

President Kagame receives President Kenyatta at the RDF Combat Training Centre in Gabiro, Gatsibo District, eastern Rwanda. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta landed at the Kigali International Airport early morning around 8am for an impromptu unannounced visit. The trip had all the hallmarks of a bilateral visit to deal with an…

Members of a religious sect of Burundian refugees are transported to border by Rwanda after they refused immunization and other services in Rwanda claiming they have God’s protection and needed no worldly things The number of Rwandans crossing border to Burundi is down to less than 30 for fear of…

In this market in Kigali, like all across the EAC region, there are thousands of creams The South Sudanese delegation in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) yesterday March 8 introduced a bill they say seeks to maintain the “dark skin complexion” of their women and all east Africans. Thoar…

President Museveni’s government is accused of aiding these men to destabilize Rwanda In never-before-revealed details, President Paul Kagame explained this Saturday what he described as a “cycle of things” Uganda has been doing for the “last 20 years” which have eventually led to the latest standoff between the two capitals.…

Inside the chamber of the Ugandan parliament where interest from lawmakers on the Rwanda issue seems to be fading The anticipated Government statement to Parliament this Thursday afternoon on the standoff with Rwanda did not attract the enthusiasm it had generated in the previous session on Tuesday. General Moses Ali,…

The East African Manufacturers’ Association (EAMA) has also joined calls for the leadership of Rwanda and Uganda to work out a way to resolve their differences. The grouping of more than 100 industrialists from within the EAC bloc want the two countries to do what they preach about regional integration.…

In April 2018 at the DR Congo election commission – many months before the polls. Harriett Baldwin has been to DR Congo several times in last two years. In an unprecedented move, a junior Minister of the United Kingdom has reminded the new DR Congo President of who calls the…

R-L: Presidents Paul Kagame, John Pombe Magufuli and Yoweri Museveni during the 17th Extraordinary EAC Summit in Dar es Salaam, September 8, 2016 President Paul Kagame arrives in Tanzania this Thursday where he is expected to meet and hold bilateral talks with President John Pombe Magufuli. Kagame is also expected…

Uganda Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga Members of Uganda’s Parliament on Tuesday afternoon dismissed the explanation given by General Moses Ali, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of Government Business in Parliament as to what is happening between Kampala and Kigali. Lawmakers Muhammad Nsereko and Anna Ebaju Adeke had…

Ugandan trucks destined for Rwanda are parked at the Gatuna border since Thursday last week, and more still coming even as Rwanda has temporarily closed it for planned constructions to go on Exporters in Uganda are losing at least $600,000 (Rwf530m) for every day that they are unable to bring…

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda Ugandan officials will no longer respond to Rwandan officials with regards to the deteriorating relations with Rwanda, as par the directive from President Yoweri Museveni. Government Spokesperson Ofwono Opondo told a media briefing at the Uganda Media Center today afternoon that they will not make…

Uganda Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa In a statement designed to respond directly to a morning press conference by Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Minister and Government Spokesperson Dr Richard Sezibera, Uganda has immediately shot back. Kampala’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa tackled all the “three outstanding issues” which Dr Sezibera raised.…

Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister and Government Spokesman Dr Richard Sezibera speaking today Today, March 5, Rwanda detailed what it said were “three outstanding issues” it has against Uganda – in the latest battle for hearts and minds of ordinary citizens in both countries and the broader public. Foreign Affairs…

Dr Philemon Mateke, Uganda’s state minister for regional cooperation Dr. Philemon Mateke, the 76 year-old Ugandan state minister for regional cooperation has for the first time spoken about Rwanda issues. Dr Mateke’s name has repeatedly appeared in local Rwandan media accusing him of being the Uganda government ‘point man’ for…

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has written to Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) asking that the trailers which had been cleared before the February 28 border closure be allowed to cross into Rwanda. RRA wrote to URA on the morning of February 28 indicating that heavy trucks coming in from Uganda…

In this Jan 25, 2015 courtesy photo, Winnie Byanyima shares light moment with President Kagame, then African Development Bank Group President Dr Donald Kaberuka, and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote. It was during the AfDB annual summit in Kigali The Executive Director of British charity Oxfam Winnie Byanyima is the latest…

Foreign Affairs Minister and Government Spokesman Dr Richard Sezibera at a Unity Club event in Rwanda Some Rwandan officials and ordinary citizens are dismissing a threat by Uganda Government Spokesperson Ofwono Opondo on Saturday that they will ‘expose’ officials who continue to comment on the latest spat between Kigali and…

Construction work ongoing at the Gatuna border Rwanda and Uganda are embroiled in a bitter row over what exactly is happening at the Gatuna border post. Uganda is saying it is total closure of the border by Rwanda while Rwanda says it’s diversion of heavy vehicles to Kagitumba due to…

Olivier Nduhungirehe (L) and Ofwono Opondo are engaged in a war of words Rwandan officials making public statements on the ongoing border tensions should be careful because they have property in Uganda, government spokesman Ofwono Opondo has said. He told NTV Uganda television this Saturday February 2 that there were…

Kwizera Fred is one of about 7 Rwandans who have been deported in a similar manner He was picked up on a Friday from a church at noon on October 12, 2018 in rural Busiro county of Wakiso district, just outside the capital Kampala. At 4am (3am Rwandan time) on…

Rogers Kayibanda speaking in Kigali about his 49 day ordeal A 43 year-old Rwandan national Kayibanda Rogers who has been missing for about 50 days in Uganda was today abruptly deported back to Rwanda. Kayibanda, went missing on the night of January 11 in Kampala, after attending his young brother’s…

It is day two of a developing misunderstanding between the governments of Rwanda and Uganda over Kigali’s decision to “temporarily” close the Gatuna border to allow works to continue on a regional border post. What exactly happened is not being reported the same way in either capitals. The Chronicles sought…

Ugandan community in Rwanda meets President Paul Kagame at his office on July 20, 2012 Despite Rwandans in Uganda facing “…incarceration without consular access, deportation etc.”, Ugandans in Rwanda or traveling through here are safe, the Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Richard Sezibera says. In a statement, Sezibera says: “As explained…

Olivier Nduhungirehe, Rwanda’s State Minister for East African Affairs Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister Dr Richard Sezibera has spoken on phone with Uganda counterpart Sam Kutesa over the escalating tensions – two days after it all ratcheted up. Olivier Nduhungirehe, State Minister for East African Affairs said Friday afternoon that the…

Uganda Government Spokesman Ofwono Opondo at the media briefing in Kampala on Friday morning In the escalating tension between Kigali and Kampala, Rwanda’s Minister of State for East African Affairs has angrily dismissed a statement by Uganda government spokesman claiming “There’s no witch hunt for Rwandese in Uganda.” Ofwono Opondo…