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During visit, Security Council members meet leaders of Africa’s Great Lakes countries
Members of UN Security Council delegation are welcomed by MONUSCO officials as they arrive at Goma airstrip in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Photo: MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti As part of an…
Perezida Kikwete yemeje ko ibibazo hagati ya Tanzaniya n’u Rwanda byarangiye
Mu ijambo rye ageza ku baturage buri mpera y’ukwezi, Perezida wa Tanzaniya, Jakaya Kikwete yavuze ko irangira ry’uwo mwuka mubi, ryabaye nyuma y’ibiganiro hagati y’abayobozi babiri b’ibihugu byombi byakozwe mu…
Stop asking me how to fix Congo, says Kagame
Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he does not understand why people keep asking him how to end decades of conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, despite accusations by experts that…
EU questions aid effectiveness for DRC
BRUSSELS, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Efforts made by the European Union to provide assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo resulted in limited progress, an audit found. The European Union has provided $…
Manchester City missed the chance to go top of the Premier League following a shock defeat at Aston Villa
Manchester City missed the chance to go top of the Premier League following a shock defeat at Aston Villa. Yaya Toure volleyed in the opener to give City hope of recording…
UPDF looting sparked war in north – Col Mande
STOCKHOLM The long-running insurgency in northern Uganda was provoked by plunder of the region and revenge killings by the victorious National Resistance Army troops upon taking over power in Kampala in 1986,…
Andre Villas-Boas’s reunion with his former mentor Jose Mourinho ended with honours even as John Terry’s header gave Chelsea a point at White Hart Lane.
Gylfi Sigurdsson ensured Tottenham had the first-half lead their dominance deserved but Chelsea were revitalised by the introduction of Juan Mata at half-time and Terry's equaliser came as he headed home…
At least two dead as DR Congo troops and rebels clash
GOMA (DR CONGO) (AFP) – Fighting among rebels and government troops left at least two dead on Thursday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ending a short lull in violence…
Nanone habonetse undi muhungu wemeza ko se ari Rwigema, ndetse ko nawe yahigwaga
Janeatte Kagame na Gen Jack Nziza bakomeje koshya abana guteza urubwa numugayo Madamu wa nyakwigendera Gen Rwigema, ibyo byose bikaba biba Paul Kagame arebera. Inyandiko ikulikira namabi ya Janeatte Kagame…
Not Just Killing Machines: Drones Can Save Lives, Too
"Technology is neutral. Drones have been associated with bad uses because of their military use," said Andreas Raptopoulos, founder of Matternet. "I think there are a lot of good uses for…