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Bosco Ntaganda yafashe imijyi ibiri ya DR Congo
Ingabo zo ku ruhande rwa Gen Bosco Ntaganda zafashe imijyi ibiri yo mu burasirazuba bwa DR Congo kuri iki cyumweru nijoro. Umunyamakuru wa BBC uri muri kariya karere aremeza ko…
Residents flee as DR Congo army, rebels clash
About 100 people were forced to flee as fierce clashes broke out between government troops and rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an army commander said Sunday. "Violent…
British lawmakers criticise Uganda police over brutality
International outcry against rising cases of police brutality against opponents of President Museveni’s regime and journalists continues to gather momentum with British members of parliament now asking for pressure to…
Can al-Bashir defeat regional forces at an all-out frontline?
This week, the simmering conflict between Sudan and its neighbour South Sudan flared into an almost full-fledged war. The week kick-started with the Juba government in the South announcing that…
Bashir says Sudan to teach South “final lesson by force”
KHARTOUM/JUBA - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir all but declared war against his newly independent neighbour on Thursday, vowing to teach South Sudan a "final lesson by force" after it…
Kwibuka Genocide yakorewe abatutsi n’ubwicanyi ndengakamere bwakorewe Abahutu Mumutekano udasanzwe.
Mububiligi, Kumunsi wagatandatu taliki ya 14/04/2012, AbanyaRwanda benshi bahuriye mungoro y’imana mu Bubirigi maze bibukira hamwe abavandimwe ninshuti zabo baguye mumarorerwa yagwiriye uRwanda muri genocide, ndetse nubundi bwicanyi bwagashinyaguro bwakorewe…
”Fit as Fiddle” Mugabe Returns to Harare from Singapore
HARARE- President Robert Mugabe returned home on Thursday, looking fit, after a trip to Singapore that had ignited speculation the veteran Zimbabwean leader was seriously ill. The 88-year-old, who has…
Congo president calls for arrest of wanted warlord
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — In a marked turnaround, Congo's president called Wednesday for the arrest of a notorious ex-warlord who has been serving in the country's army despite an international…
Former Rwandan Official Says Root Causes of Conflict Must be Addressed
As Rwanda commemorates 18 years since the genocide that claimed the lives of some 800,000 people, a former Rwanda chief prosecutor has warned that the likelihood of renewed conflict, even…
Joyce Banda sworn in as Malawi’s first Female president
Malawi's Vice President Joyce Banda (R) stands during a press conference in Lilongwe on April 6, 2012. Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has died after a heart attack, political and…