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BBC Great Lakes (BBC Gahuza) under attack again – but it will survive again
On 24th April 2014 Rwanda has suspended BBC broadcasts in the Kinyarwanda language because of a film questioning official accounts of the 1994 genocide. The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (Rura)…
Delays over DRC’s election set to fuel tension
Kinshasa - Beset by ethnic divisions, political tensions and bloody fighting in its east, Democratic Republic of Congo faces fresh challenges in the coming months over feared delays to eagerly-awaited…
Woman ‘publicly raped and beheaded for serving fish in Congo’
The video shows rebels carrying weapons ScreengrabShocking footage appears to show horrific public punishment A woman has been raped in public and killed by a rebel militant group in the Democratic Republic…
Rwanda: Unlawful Military Detention, Torture
Beatings, Asphyxiations, Electric Shocks, Mock Executions to Extract Confessions Rwanda’s military has routinely unlawfully detained and tortured detainees with beatings, asphyxiations, mock executions and electric shocks. (Brussels) – Rwanda’s military…
Tanzania president’s style a sign of iron-handed man, critics say
Tanzania opposition Chadema party chairman Freeman Mbowe speaking to reporters on September 14, 2017 at the Nairobi Hospital on the status of Tundu Lissu, who is receiving medical care after…
Museveni tells Ugandans to devote more time to work instead of prayers
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni. In Summary Uganda holds 19th National Prayer Breakfast President cautions against 'wolves in sheep skin' Museveni says he borrowed the idea of Prayer Breakfast from Mr…
10 arrested at Kampala city carnival
Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander, Frank Mwesigwa confirmed the arrests. Police have arrested 10 suspects for engaging in theft at the sixth Kampala City Capital City (KCCA) festival. Kampala Metropolitan police…
Rwandan president’s challenger charged with inciting insurrection
Diane Shima Rwigara, who has accused Paul Kagame of stifling dissent, was barred from running against him in election Diane Shima Rwigara talking to the media in Kigali in…
Congo warlord seeks to unite rebel factions in anti-Kabila alliance
Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image: Reuters For years, William Yakutumba did what many militia leaders in eastern Congo do: he occupied a pocket of territory…
MPs draft new motion on Museveni retirement
President Museveni In Summary Addressing a news conference in parliament to unveil his impending motion, Dr Lyomoki who has been assigned to move the motion next week, explained that…