Tag: Rwanda

Rwanda accuses DRC jet of violating airspace after talks to resolve conflict

November 8, 2022

The Rwandan government said a Congolese army fighter jet violated its airspace on Monday (7 November), just 48 hours after a deal to defuse rising ... Read More

AU ‘extremely concerned’ over security situation in DRC as Rwandan ambassador expelled

October 31, 2022

The African Union (AU) has said it was worried about the deteriorating security situation in the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where rebels ... Read More

Rwanda regrets expulsion of ambassador from DRC

October 31, 2022

Rwanda Sunday expressed regret after neighbor Republic Democratic of Congo, DRC, expelled its ambassador Vincent Karega over alleged support for M23 rebel group. “It is ... Read More

Burundi re-opens borders with all neighbors including Rwanda

October 24, 2022

Burundi has reopened borders with its neighbors including Rwanda with whom it has had sour relations since 2015 over accusations that Kigali provides safe haven ... Read More

Uganda’s thriving financial sector ranked no.1 in East Africa

October 18, 2022

Uganda is running an economy with the most developed financial sector in East Africa, which is only the latest feat that depicts a major milestone ... Read More

2022 YouthConnekt Africa summit wrapped up in Rwanda with calls to invest in youth

October 17, 2022

The 5th edition of the YouthConnekt Africa summit that ended in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday (15 October) was attended by thousands of young innovators and ... Read More

Uganda’s president sorry for son’s tweet threatening to invade Kenya

October 6, 2022

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has apologized to Kenya after his son, a general who has been outspoken on social media, tweeted threats to invade the ... Read More

UN tribunal opens trial of elderly Rwanda genocide suspect

September 29, 2022

A United Nations’ International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague opens a trial with a frail 87-year-old Rwandan accused of encouraging and bankrolling ... Read More

East African economies: conflict, drought and inflation signal tough times ahead

September 28, 2022

East African economies will decline this year driven due to political instability, unreliable rainfall and reducing agricultural yields, says the latest Macroeconomic Outlook Report for ... Read More

Central African farmers warn of looming hunger as Russia’s war in Ukraine disrupts imports

September 15, 2022

Disruptions in food supplies caused by Russia's war in Ukraine have deepened the struggles of millions of Africans to survive, more than 60 farmers’ associations ... Read More