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Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, on Friday, June 2, arrived in Luanda, Angola, to attend the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) that began Saturday, June 3.
Africa

Prime Minister Ngirente in Angola for ICGLR summit

Saturday, June 03, 2023
Delegates at the second Ministerial Retreat of the Council of Ministers on the AfCFTA,to assess the progress and address critical aspects of the agreement’s implementation held in Nairobi, Kenya. Courtesy
Africa

AfCFTA: African ministers adopt ban on trade of second-hand clothes

Friday, June 02, 2023
Somalia's Presidential Special Envoy to the EAC, Abdusalam Omer. Courtesy
Africa

EAC Secretariat given greenlight to commence negotiations with Somalia

Thursday, June 01, 2023
Burundi President, Évariste Ndayishimiye, who is also EAC Chairperson, chaired the 21st Extraordinary EAC Heads of State Summit, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Bujumbura. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo crisis: EAC leaders emphasize regional force’s achievements, buy more time

Thursday, June 01, 2023
Partial screenshot of a recent social media post by the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe
Africa

Zimbabwe summons US diplomat over social media adverts

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Africa

Prime Minister Ngirente in Burundi for EAC Summit

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Kenyan Chef Bernice Kariuki who cooked Pilau for Arsenal FC
Africa

How Kenyan chef landed 'royal dream' job at Arsenal FC

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
President William Ruto making his remarks during the African private sector dialogue conference on the African Continental free trade area (AFCFTA) at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi on May 29, 2023. Photo by NMG
Africa

Kenya revives push by African nations to ditch the dollar

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
President Paul Kagame attended the swearing-in ceremony of Nigeria’s new President, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, in Abuja , on Monday, May 29. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Africa

Kagame attends Nigerian President Tinubu’s swearing-in ceremony

Monday, May 29, 2023
KDF troops serving under EACRF offered medical aid to an expectant lady and took her to a health center where she had a successful delivery.
Africa

DR Congo: Kenyan troops help pregnant woman deliver

Saturday, May 27, 2023
Delegates during the celebration of Africa Day, on the sidelines of the bank’s annual meeting, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on May 25. Courtesy
Africa

AfDB seeks to set up youth entrepreneurship investment banks

Friday, May 26, 2023
Officials pose for agroup photo at the event in Kigali on May 25.
Africa

Africa Day 2023: Reflecting on the Pan-Africanism for socio-economic development

Friday, May 26, 2023
Kenyan President William Ruto (centre), in a group photo with EAC Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano (fourth right), and Justice Benjamin Odoki (third left) and other officials at State House, Nairobi, on May 25, 2023
Africa

Ruto urges EAC to fast-track constitution on political confederation

Thursday, May 25, 2023
Members of the FDLR-FOCA, a UN-sanctioned terrorist group that has operated in eastern DR Congo for nearly three decades. The genocidal militia was formed by the masterminds of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Today, along with its splinter groups including CNRD/FLN and RUD-Urunana, the militia is at the heart of the insecurity affecting eastern DR Congo and the region.
Africa

US takes on DR Congo’s Tshisekedi over supporting FDLR genocidal militia

Thursday, May 25, 2023
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Africa

DR Congo: EAC commander ‘implores’ troops to focus on mandate

Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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Africa

Tanzania pushes for gas-powered vehicles to save cost

Monday, May 22, 2023
Dr Nedovota Mollel looks on a new plant discovered in Arusha.
Africa

World’s newest plant with strange behaviour discovered in Tanzania

Sunday, May 21, 2023
The Archbishop of Kigali, Cardinal Antoine Kambanda. Courtesy
Africa

Cardinal Kambanda speaks out on hate speech in DR Congo

Saturday, May 20, 2023
President Hakainde Hichilema.
Africa

Zambian president puts DR Congo on spot in maize trade row

Friday, May 19, 2023
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Africa

New EACRF Force Commander assumes office in DR Congo

Friday, May 19, 2023