November 16, 2022
East Africa: Peace Talks Top Priority for EAC Force in Congo - Kenyan General
The commander of the East African Community military force deployed in eastern DR Congo has said political and diplomatic processes are "the first priority" among efforts to pacify… Read more »
East Africa: Silence Guns, Embark on Dialogue - Kenyatta Pleads
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday, November 15 visited Goma and Rutshuru, in the Eastern part of DR Congo and called for ceasefire amid intensified tensions. Read more »
November 14, 2022
East Africa: East Africa's Praying Presidents and Prospects for War or Peace in DRC
East Africa boasts of some unique things. You wouldn't think one of them would be its praying presidents. But it is. It seems in this region we do it more than others. Whether we… Read more »
Rwanda: Rubavu Residents 'Not Worried By DR Congo Tensions'
Following the arrival of nearly 100 refugees from DR Congo fleeing clashes between government forces and the M23 rebels, local authorities in Rubavu District say residents are… Read more »
Rwanda: Nshuti, UN Security Committee Discuss DR Congo Situation
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Prof Manasseh Nshuti, and members of the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee led by Amb.… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Rwanda: Kagame, Angola President Hold Talks Amid DR Congo Tensions
President João Lourenço of Angola arrived in Kigali on Friday, November 11, as part of the regional efforts to normalise relations between Rwanda and DR Congo, The… Read more »
November 01, 2022
East Africa: Regional Army Chiefs to Meet Over DR Congo Tensions
Heads of Defence Forces in the East African Community (EAC) are expected to meet "as soon as possible" to find a sustainable solution to the rampant security crisis in eastern DR… Read more »
November 12, 2022
Rwanda: UN mission in DR Congo Chief Ignores Root Cause of Congo Conflict, Says Ambassador Karega
Vincent Karega, Rwanda's former ambassador in Kinshasa, has questioned the commitment of the UN mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) to ending the insecurity in the country's east. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Foreign Minister Mutua on Trade Relations, Rwanda-DR Congo Crisis
Kenyan Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Minister, Alfred Mutua, says that Rwanda should continue acting the same way it has been reacting - with restraint - to several acts of… Read more »
November 13, 2022
East Africa: Leaders Meet Tshisekedi in Race to Calm DR Congo Conflict
The East African Community (EAC) leaders are set to meet DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi in the capital Kinshasa on Sunday and Monday for high-level consultations on the… Read more »
Rwanda: Close to 90 Congolese Flee to Rwanda
Local authorities in Rubavu District received 89 DR Congo citizens who are fleeing from fights between the government forces FARDC and M23 rebels group. The refugees arrived on the… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Rwanda: IGP Munyuza Briefs Police Officers Ahead of South Sudan Rotation
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dan Munyuza, challenged Police officers set to be deployed to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), to stick to what they were trained to… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Ethiopia: What Warring Parties Agreed On
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has described as "monumental" the signing of a peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), adding… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Rwanda: DR Congo Fighter Jet Violates Rwandan Airspace - Govt
Rwanda says a Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) violated her airspace in the morning hours of Monday, November 7, and briefly touched down at Rubavu… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Rwanda: Kagame Urges Commissioned Officers to Uphold Discipline
President Paul Kagame has charged commissioned officers to be characterised by discipline while delivering military services. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Rwanda: Rwandan Police Peacekeepers in South Sudan Donate to Orphans
The female-dominated Rwanda Formed Police Unit Three (RWAFPU-3) serving under the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), on Tuesday October 25, reached out to orphans in the capital… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Rwanda: Solutions to DR Congo Problems Cannot Be Outsourced - Rwandan Diplomat at UN
Rwanda's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Robert Kayinamura, has said that whenever DR Congo is headed for presidential elections, a pile of accusations against Rwanda… Read more »
October 16, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Security Forces Discover Weapons Stockpiles in Cabo Delgado
Rwanda security forces involved in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in Cabo Delgado Province of northern Mozambique on Saturday, October 15, discovered… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Rwanda: Kagame Calls on Global Parliaments to Fight Genocide Ideology
President Paul Kagame has reiterated the role of parliaments in the fight against Genocide ideology through legislation and cooperation, with a view to achieve a peaceful world… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Backs UN Resolution Condemning Russia's Annexation of Ukraine Regions
The United Nations General Assembly, on Wednesday October 12, voted to condemn Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four partially occupied regions in Ukraine, urging member… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Rwanda: Female Police Officers Undergo Trainers' Course on Prevention of Child Soldiers
Seventeen female Police officers, on Monday, October 10, started a two-week 'Training of Trainers' course on the prevention of recruitment and use of children as soldiers. Read more »
October 01, 2022
Rwanda: Cabo Delgado - What Rwandan and Mozambican Forces Are Doing After Securing Two Districts
Maj Gen Eugene Nkubito, the joint task force commander of Rwandan security forces in Mozambique's northernmost Province of Cabo Delgado, is not daunted by the huge task at hand, he… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Rwanda: Cabo Delgado - Over 130,000 People Returned Home as Security Improves
As the plane carrying journalists to the Rwanda security forces' area of responsibility in Cabo Delgado Province approached the Afungi Airstrip on Monday, September 26, a line of… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Rwanda: First Lady Talks Peace, Prosperity as Baseline for Sustainable Development
First Lady Jeannette Kagame has said that world leaders should work towards sustainable development with an aim of achieving peace and prosperity. Read more »
Rwanda: Who is General Nkubito, the New Rwandan Contingent Commander in Mozambique?
Maj Gen Eugene Nkubito, the joint task force commander of Rwanda security forces (RSF) in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's northernmost Province, gave us a stick-to-the-script kind of… Read more »