Uganda-Rwanda

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…

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…

The Kagitumba One Stop Border Post, known as Mirama Hills in Uganda, where the said COVID-19 positive patient was intercepted Ugandan security and medical staff trampled on truck driver immediately he crossed from Rwanda into Uganda on Sunday evening. All dressed up in heavy personal protective equipment, the team stopped…

With Ugandan flags and placards, and in ruling NRM party yellow colors, supporters of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni lined the highway between Kabale town and Gatuna border. In choreographed act, thousands of Ugandans from Kabale district lined the route chanting praise songs for their President Yoweri Museveni as he headed…

From Left clockwise: Presidents Kagame, Tshisekedi, Lourenço and Museveni met for 4 hours this Sunday in Angola President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni, will hold another round of talks in three weeks time, at the Katuna border post, as they continue to seek ways of resolving sticking…

Gen Kale Kayihura, former Uganda Police chief arrested over alleged kidnap and deportation of Rwandan refugees. A military court in Kampala, Uganda has on Monday surprisingly granted bail to four senior police officers after nearly two year in jail for among other charges, the kidnap and deportation of Rwandan refugees.…

Rwanda’s State Minister in charge of East African Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe, and Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa held a joint press conference after the talks collapsed Rwanda has accused Uganda of being responsible for collapse of talks on Friday aimed at settling ongoing Kigali-Kampala fallout. A Rwandan delegation arrived…

This was in Kigali for the first meeting of the Adhoc team The Adhoc committee involving Rwandan top officials and their Ugandan counterparts are meeting this Friday for the second meeting that had been postponed three times. The delegations include Foreign Ministers, Internal Affairs Ministers, Intelligence Chiefs and High Commissioners.…

Rwandans brought by Ugandan security personnel and dumped at Cyanika border this Wednesday evening A total of 33 Rwandan were this Wednesday evening brought in lorries and dumped at Cyanika border, in Burera district, which neighbors Kisoro district of Uganda. Northern Province Governor Jean-Marie Vianney Gatabazi, who rushed to the…

Presidents Yoweri Museveni (L) and Paul Kagame exchange the MoU documents A second meeting between Rwanda and Ugandan ministerial delegations, as part of regional efforts to diffuse their standoff, has again been called off. The meeting was supposed to take place on October 16 in Kampala, a month after the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…