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What the United Nations Knows about Rwanda’s Powerful Spy Chief
Emmanuel Karenzi Karake’s reign of terror as head of the notorious Directorate of Military Intelligence by Judi Rever Human skulls at the Nyamata Genocide Memorial. (Fanny Schertzer/Wikimedia Commons)Over the last…
Obama Appoints Envoy Ahead of Major Elections in Great Lakes
The United States President, Barack Obama has appointed a new special envoy for the partially insecure Great Lakes region as almost all nations enter habitual source of violence – elections…
Congo And WHO Investigate Possible Ebola Outbreak
Health officials in Congo are investigating a possible second outbreak of Ebola. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock KINSHASA (Reuters) - Health officials in Democratic Republic of Congo are investigating a possible…
DR Congo President Kabila accused of delaying tactics
President Kabila mooted the proposal to deliberate on how to hold peaceful elections in November next year, saying the national dialogue was to avoid a repeat of the 2011 election in which the…
Rwanda lags behind in Human Rights: US State Department
Political Opposition The ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) dominates all aspects of political and public life. Opposition parties cannot operate in a meaningful way. In December 2013, the Supreme Court…
ICC to Investigate Kagame’s soldiers and Human Rights Violations in Rwanda
The International criminal court (ICC) should start a full investigation into the continued human rights violations and Torture in Rwanda given the full USA State Department and Human Rights Reports…
Gunfire and Grenade blasts heard in Burundi capital ahead of poll results.
At least two policemen were injured during a grenade attack in Burundi's capital on Wednesday, witnesses said, as the country awaited results from Monday's parliamentary election which was boycotted by…
Muslims mourn Sheikh Kirya
HUNDREDS of Muslims have thronged Kibuli Mosque to mourn the slain Muslim cleric, Sheik Hassan Kirya who was gunned down on Tuesday night by unidentified assailants. Kirya will later in the…
DRC’s Kabila will not stand for third term: Diplomat
Kabila reiterated his intention to transfer of power, British ambassador to DRC tells Anadolu Agency LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo (AA) -- The ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Uganda:190 girls defiled, 96 killed in Kampala
Several NGOs are running campaigns against defilement that is increasing on an alarming rate. By Joseph Kato Kampala- Crime is on the rise in and around Kampala with defilement, murder and…