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The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of “protecting” M23 rebel leaders wanted for war crimes.
A government official told the BBC that seven months after the end of the rebellion, Rwanda was also delaying attempts to interview about 500 ex-fighters currently in a camp in…
Namibia Govt Official Brands NRM Female MPs “Prostitutes”
A senior Namibian government official has been accused of hitting a female Ugandan parliamentarian with his cane and calling her delegation “prostitutes” during an altercation at a buffet lunch in a Windhoek hotel.…
Washington rebukes Kigali over ‘human rights abuses’
US special envoy for the Great Lakes Region Russell Feingold speaks with President Paul Kagame in Kigali. Photo/FILE IN SUMMARY Rwandan security organs have in recent months conducted operations in the…
How much do President Paul Kagame’s trips abroad cost Rwandan taxpayers?
How much money do President Paul Kagame's overseas trips cost? Do these trips add value? These questions were evidently prompted by a photograph of Paul Kagame attending a Real Madrid…
The Untold Stories: Dr Runyinya doctored by RPF after three years acquitted by the Huye Court.
The story that appeared in the online pro-government blog the on 02/06/2014 indicates that the former advisor to the late Rwandan Head of State Gen. Juvenal Habyarimana has been summoned…
M7: Julius Nyerere Deserves To Be Canonized
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has praised the contribution of the late Tanzanian leader, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, who not only united the people of Tanzania and worked for mankind, but…
Former Rwandan Rebels Take First Steps Towards a New Life
Leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (DFLR) rebel group, general major Victor Byiringiro, delivers a speech during a weapons surrendering ceremony, in Kateku, North Kivu, in…
Push to block Kutesa UN job gathers pace
Mr Sam Kutesa is facing opposition over his UN job quest on grounds that his political record is inconsistent with UN principles. photo by RACHEL AJWANG By TABU BUTAGIRA Kampala. A…
Armed Rwandan rebels surrender in DRC
- More than 100 armed Rwandan rebels from a group linked to the 1994 genocide in their homeland turned themselves in on Friday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,…
Kigali, Dar face off again over DRC conflict
Diplomatic tensions between Tanzania and Rwanda appeared set to escalate as the two countries once again traded accusation over the latter’s alleged backing of rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.…