Rwanda: As Rwanda Eyes the Election Season Party, Tshisekedi Readies the Congolese People for Business End of the Gun

It's been quite an eventful seven days since I last wrote. French news magazine, Jeune Afrique, 'broke' the worst kept political secret; President Kagame would run for President… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Hosts Course to Address Child Recruitment in Armed Violence

The Regional Lead Trainers Course on Prevention of Recruitment and Use of Children in Armed Violence commenced on Monday, September 25, at Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA) training… Read more »

Burundi: President Refutes Allegations of Coup Plot

Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye has laughed off allegations that have circulated on social media recently of a coup d'état plot against his leadership. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Nearly Three Decades Later, Congolese Tutsi Appeal for Persecution to End

John Nsengiyera, 27, recalls, with a tinge of nostalgia, how life used to be back home in Ngungu, a region in Masisi territory, in DR Congo's North Kivu Province, where cattle… Read more »

Rwanda: Tshisekedi Meets Rwandans Fighting Kigali in New York

DR Congo President Etienne Tshisekedi on Wednesday, September 20, met in New York, with a group of self-exiled Rwandans headed by fugitive Eugene Richard Gasana, The New Times has… Read more »

Africa: We Must Cool Down on Conflict - Kagame Tells UN General Assembly

In addition to efforts geared at tackling climate change, President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, September 20, told the United Nations General Assembly that effort must also be put… Read more »

East Africa: DR Congo - What EAC Regional Force Has Achieved Since Deployment

East African Community (EAC) leaders on Tuesday, September 6, agreed to extend the mandate of the bloc's regional force deployed to eastern DR Congo by three months until December… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Six Soldiers Charged for Killing Civilians

Six soldiers appeared in court on Tuesday, September 5, in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma accused of involvement in the killing of more than 40 people during a demonstration… Read more »

East Africa: Regional Force Gets Three Months' Extension to Restore Peace in Eastern DR Congo

East African Community leaders on Tuesday, September 5, agreed to extend the mandate of the EAC Regional Force deployed to eastern DR Congo for three months. Read more »

Rwanda: A Tale of Two Peoples, Two Destinies and One Border

I spend almost an hour daily reading up on what is happening across the region. Unfortunately, because of the myriad of problems that it faces, the majority of the news that I read… Read more »

East Africa: 24 Regional Military Officers Complete AU Course

Twenty-four military personnel from Rwanda, Burundi, Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, and the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Secretariat have completed the… Read more »

Rwanda: Thank You for Your Service - Kagame to Retired Generals

President Paul Kagame, in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) on Friday, September 1, met with recently retired Generals and senior officers,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Two Chinese Killed in Attack on DR Congo Gold Convoy

Two Chinese nationals and two others have been killed in an attack on a convoy carrying gold in the eastern DR Congo Read more »

Rwanda: Inside Govt's U.S.$13 Million Plan to Fix Gender Inequality in Peacekeeping

The Ministry of Family and Gender Promotion (MIGEPROF) and gender activists have jointly formulated the 3rd National Action Plan (NAP) of the United Nations Security Council… Read more »

Africa: Continent Witnesses Seven Coups in Three Years

Africa had experienced seven coups since August 2020, before army officers said on Wednesday that they had deposed President Ali Bongo in Gabon, The East African reports Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Approves Retirement of 12 Generals

President Paul Kagame has approved the retirement of 12 Generals and several officers including those whose contracts of duty ended and others who leave the army on medical… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Names New Rwanda Defence Force Division Commanders

President Paul Kagame has appointed new division commanders of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF). Read more »

Zambia: Mystery Plane Carrying Gold, Weapons, Cash Lands in Zambia

Zambian Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) intercepted an aircraft carrying five million dollars in cash and over 100kg of suspected gold at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport… Read more »

Rwanda: Cabo Delgado - What Death of Terror Kingpin Ibn Omar Means

Mozambique announced on Friday, August 25, that a leader of the terrorists in the country's northernmost province of Cabo Delgado, Bonomade Machude Omar, also known as Ibn Omar,… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Tones Down Military Plan for Niger

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) is climbing down from the initial peak of military intervention in Niger, seeing instead a possibility of a diplomatic… Read more »

Niger: French Ambassador Refuses to Leave Niger

France's ambassador has remained in Niger despite being given a 48-hour deadline to leave the country last Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed in a defiant speech. Read more »

Rwanda: Mozambican Army Chief Visits Rwandan Forces in Cabo Delgado

The Chief of General Staff of the Mozambican Armed Defence Forces (FADM), Admiral Joaquim Mangrasse on Friday, August 25, visited Rwanda security forces at their headquarters in… Read more »

Burundi: Premier Warns Citizens Against Alliance With Rwandan Militants

Burundian Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca has urged residents of Mabayi district to avoid any collaboration with Rwandan terrorists operating in Kibira forest on the border with… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Responds to People Living With Disabilities' Request to Serve in Army

During the 10-year anniversary of YouthConnekt themed "10 Years of Impact", young people got an opportunity to share their thoughts on the current development steps of the country… Read more »

East Africa: Army Chiefs Meet Over DR Congo Security Crisis

Chiefs of defence forces from the East African Community (EAC) on Wednesday, August 23, met in Kenya's capital Nairobi to discuss the security situation in eastern DR Congo. Read more »