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Journalist shot dead in eastern DRC
Goma - A journalist for state media in the Democratic Republic of Congo was shot dead on Friday in Goma in the vast country's restive east, officials said. Robert Chamwami…
Zuma moves to defuse Dar, Kampala, Kigali tensions
South African President Jacob Zuma (centre), Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni (right) met in Kampala on December 21. In their meeting, the two leaders discussed peace and security in the Great Lakes…
9 Dead As Al-Shabab Attack AU Somali Base
Gunmen have attacked the African Union’s main base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, leading to an exchange of gunfire between armed men and soldiers that left nine people killed. Among…
Zuma visit intended to help peace process in South Sudan, DRC
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma’s one-day visit on Monday to meet the presidents of Tanzania and Uganda was intended to further the peace process for war-torn South Sudan and the Democratic Republic…
15 bodies found in Lake Tanganyika
At least 15 bodies believed to be of victims of a boat accident - MV Mtambala which sank at Moba in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on December, 14…
Tanzania president fires minister over corruption
Anna Tibaijuka is the second top government figure to be sacked over a multi-million dollar energy sector corruption scandal Tanzania's minister for lands has been fired by President Jakaya Kikwete,…
‘Why Museveni picked Lumumba, Namayanja’
Sources reveal some of the things that informed the party chairman’s decision. Lumumba President Museveni on Monday defied predictions and appointed a relatively young team to the top leadership of…
Belgium scraps $50M aid as Rwanda fails to meet democracy target
Critics accuse Kagame of trampling on media and political freedoms. PHOTO | FILE AFP By REUTERS IN SUMMARY Rwanda is ranked 162 out of 180 countries in the 2014 Reporters Without…
Obama makes history by ending Cuba blockade; pity about Gitmo
IN SUMMARY Obama may not have succeeded in closing down the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, but the lifting of the trade embargo has redeemed his country’s damaged reputation somewhat and…
Two assailants on military office burned alive in Congo
Baku-APA. Local officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say two men who had attacked a military office have been burned alive by civilians, APA reports quoting Press TV. The…