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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…

President Kagame arrived in Rubavu district to thunderous welcome by then tens of thousands of locals President Paul Kagame said Friday that people living in Rubavu district, which borders directly with Goma in DR Congo, have a large market across. Mentioning “Congo” by name, Kagame said relations with Rwanda’s neighbour…

State Minister Henry Okello Oryem Uganda’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem said Friday that there is an “easy” way through which Rwanda can use to settle its issues with Kampala. Minister Oryem said if Rwanda had used that way, its concerns would have already been settled. Uganda…

In foreground: RDF Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Patrick Nyamvumba inspecting the services being provided by the army in Burera district, as part of a national program Rwanda Defence Forces Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Patrick Nyamvumba has told communities on border with Uganda that all services they…

In April 2018, Uganda’s State Minister for regional cooperation, Philemon Mateke (left) attended kwibuka 24 events, hosted by Rwanda envoy Gen Frank Mugambage. Minister Mateke, it emerged recently, that he is Uganda Government link with Rwandan FDLR rebels The Rwandan community in Uganda this Saturday afternoon paid homage to the…

These are some of the students who completed attending ‘Itorero’ and President Kagame has been invited to address them at different times. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni calls them a “militia” being trained to attack Uganda, according to Kagame President Paul Kagame has again gone on the offensive with new details…

Health Minister Dr Diane Gashumba shows locals the photos she said are of people who had developed complications after being circumcised in Uganda The Healthy Ministry has launched a campaign in areas bordering Uganda to provide circumcision services for which the locals have been crossing the border to get –…

At the retreat, President Paul Kagame greets Dr Kirunda Kivejinja, Uganda’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for EAC Affairs President Paul Kagame warned this Friday, March 29, that the East African Community (EAC) was faced with serious challenges, and called for “urgent” action by the Summit of Leaders to deal…

Presidents Pierre Nkurunziza (Burundi), Jakaya Kikwete (formerly of Tanzania), Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), Yoweri Museveni (Uganda) and Paul Kagame (Rwanda) – at previous summit A parliamentary forum of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) has recommended that the leaders of Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi urgently meet to resolve…

President Uhuru Kenyatta receives counterpart Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at Moi International Airport in Mombasa President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has arrived in Kenya, from South Africa, in the latest leg of his travels that are related to his fallout with the Government of Rwanda. Museveni was received by President Kenyatta…

President Kagame and his guest Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo shared the same podium to speak to hundreds of African business leaders (Photo by Kigali Today) In perhaps the first in recent history of the two countries, Rwanda’s President and his DR Congo counterpart today shared a rare public platform…

UK High Commissioner Jo Lomas presented her credentials to President Paul Kagame on January 16, 2018 The British High Commissioner to Rwanda Ms. Jo Lomas has said that her country would be happy to offer mediation support to resolve the ongoing Rwanda-Uganda conflict. The High Commissioner said this in an…

President Museveni was received in Johannesburg yesterday Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa yesterday afternoon for a two-day visit. Officially, he is there to attend “solidarity conference on Western Sahara”, the region in west Africa that has been trying to gain independence from Morocco. The conference, in…

President Paul Kagame opening the Africa CEO Forum 2019 at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Kigali Convention Centre. President Paul Kagame has upped the pressure on Uganda telling African CEOs that Uganda was the sole party to blame for the current standoff between the two sides. “Politics is what is…

President Tshisekedi arrived Sunday evening in Rwanda, meeting President Kagame. On February 7, he was in Kenya for talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta. This past Friday, March 22, Tshisekedi was in Uganda. In a period of less than three months during which he has been in office, DR Congo President…

The two leaders meeting at State House Entebbe, Uganda DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi was in Uganda on Friday evening where he met President Yoweri Museveni at Entebbe State House. “We discussed trade, regional security and other areas of bilateral interest to Uganda and the DR Congo,” said a post…

A screen shot of the New Vision print copy in which the letter is published A confidential letter written by Uganda President Yoweri Museveni to Rwanda’s Paul Kagame over the ongoing conflict has provoked hilarious reaction from social media in Rwanda. The letter is published in the Tuesday edition of…

Justice Minister and Attorney General Johnston Busingye spoke yesterday at a press conference launching the Justice Sector Week, a period when all institutions associated with justice converge in one place open to public to visit to see what services they offer The 986 Rwandans either languishing in Uganda military intelligence…

President Kagame meets with President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the 31st AU Summit in Mauritania, June 30 2018. The others in the meeting were the foreign ministers. The two leaders have met several times, and in all those meetings, Minister Sisulu (R) was there. Rwanda now has another…

A screenshot of the website of ‘Daily Monitor’ displaying its editorial which is published in ‘Sunday Monitor’ print version One of the biggest newspapers in Uganda “Daily Monitor” has published editorial in which it uses the map of Rwanda that was changed in 2002. Before 2002, Rwanda was divided up…

President Magufuli met Kutesa and Kabonero to his right President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has sent a “special message” to Tanzania counterpart John Pombe Magufuli. The message was delivered yesterday evening by Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa. He met President Magufuli in Dar as Salaam. Kutesa was with Uganda’s envoy…

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni arrives to for his speech to NRM lawmakers Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has told ruling party lawmakers that stoppage of Ugandan exports to Rwanda will have no impact. Calling the Uganda-Rwanda ongoing standoff “these temporary things”, Museveni said Uganda exports to much bigger markets like Kenya…

Vital Kamerhe, President Tshisekedi’s chief of staff was in Kigali recently to prepare for his boss’ trip. The delegation met President Paul Kagame DR Congo’s new President Félix Tshisekedi, expected in Kigali for two-day visit later this month, will also unveil how he plans to change his country’s fortunes. Tshisekedi…

Uganda FM Sam Kutesa meets Dr Richard Sezibera of Rwanda in Kigali previously The statement released on Wednesday by Uganda’s Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa and others he has made before are “diversionary and do not address fundamental issues raised by Rwanda”, according to Kigali. In a counter statement from Rwanda’s…

Uganda’s foreign affairs Minister Sam Kutesa says in a statement released Wednesday afternoon that Rwanda is not allowing Ugandan exports. Rwanda is also not letting through trucks carrying goods from here to cross to Uganda, according to Kutesa’s statement. At its borders, Rwanda is only allowing through trucks carrying good…

Kenya Airways flight at the Kigali International Airport on a previous landing A Kenya Airways flight headed for the Malian capital Bamako had to make emergency landing when a pregnant woman developed complications. According to the Duty Manager at Rwanda Airports Company, the KQ Boeing 737-800 aircraft that was coming…