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Rwanda: Spate of Enforced Disappearances
Top row, from left to right: Anne-Marie Murekatete (Disappeared on March 18, 2014); Elie Semajeri (Disappeared on April 16, 2014); Shamusi Umubyeyi (Disappeared on April 16, 2014) Middle row,…
100 million dollars required for M23 amnesty – Ministe
Head of the M23 rebel military forces, Brigadier-General Sultani Makenga (L). AFP/ PHOTO newvision By Mujuni Raymond Over 100 million dollars are required to shift the M23 rebels from Bihanga…
IMF asks Uganda to avoid debt crisis
Ms Ana Lucía Coronel, the IMF mission chief and senior resident representative for Uganda. FILE PHOTO By MARTIN LUTHER OKETCH IN SUMMARY Uganda’s domestic arrears currently stand at trillion Kampala- The International…
The Untold Stories: Rwanda’s Kagame Moves to Consolidate Grip over a Tense Country.
Kayonga with Kagame There is trend of murdering or removal of former old military officers of the Rwandan Military from high military command by President Paul Kagame and installing into…
PHOTOS: M7 Demonstrates Great Physique & Stamina During Visit Of Flood Hit Kilembe
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday demonstrated great physique and stamina during his visit of flood hit hilly Kilembe sub county in Kasese district, western Uganda. (All photos by PPU COURTESY OF…
Jonathan, N’guesso Task African Leaders on Terrorism
By Jaiyeola Andrews President Goodluck Jonathan and his Republic of Congo counterpart, President Denis Sassou N’guesso, Tuesday charged African leaders, the African Union and its Peace and Security Council to…
Nigerian kidnapped schoolgirls: They are quiet, docile, passive. All in grey, dark grey, black, the colours of the clouds that block out the sun
Goodluck Jonathan was only stirred after protests spread around the world and Michelle Obama took up the cause We know rape and violence is used against women and girls in…
15 die in DR Congo football match stampede
At least 15 people died and 30 others were injured in a stampede that occurred during a football match at the Tata Raphael Stadium in Kinshasa. The death toll was…
DR Congo faces food insecurity despite aid
In war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, aid is not turning into food security - leaving populations close to famine. Bureaucracy can lead to food sitting in warehouses while local…
The Worst Place in the World to Be a Mother
Overwhelming rates of maternal mortality, child mortality, poverty, poor education and other severe development and human rights challenges made the Democratic Republic of Congo the world’s worst place to be a mother this year…