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M23 rebels call out French broadcaster over deliberate “fake news” publication

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Malta foreign minister Ian Borg is set to visit Rwanda next month and part of his agenda will include talks on the ongoing crisis in Sudan. File

Sudan crisis on agenda as Malta foreign minister visits Rwanda next week

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The Ethiopian Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force on May 1, 2023 announced the arrest of at least 47 people whom it alleged attempted to topple Abiy’s federal government. Photo: Michael Tewelde

Ethiopia arrests 47 over ‘attempt to topple' Abiy

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Col (rtd) Charles Okello Engola was shot dead Tuesday, May 2 by his bodyguard.

Uganda Labour Minister Engola shot dead

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Ugandan contingent under the East Africa Community Regional Force (EACRF) on Monday, 1st May deployed in Mabenga, completing the contingent’s deployment in the Joint Operation Area. Courtesy

DR Congo: Ugandan contingent deploys troops to Mabenga

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

On April 27, 2023, the Al-Imam Al-Kadhim School in Al-Geneina City, West Darfur State, which had been serving as an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) shelter, was burned to the ground amidst the ongoing crisis in Sudan.

UN says extremely concerned by conflict's immediate, long-term impact to people in Sudan, region

Monday, May 01, 2023

Sudanese security forces stand guard outside the foreign ministry in Khartoum Photo (AFP)

Death toll in Sudan clashes rises to 528

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Gambian migrant workers protest in Beirut asking to be evacuated from Lebanon. The East African Community is pursuing the harmonisation of labour migration policies to curb exploitation and abuse of migrant workers. Photo_Anwar Amro

EAC moves to protect migrant workers from abuse

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Refugees and asylum seekers from Libya arriving in Rwanda on December 10, 2021. File

New report to show state of migration in East Africa

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Maj Gen Jeff Nyagah speaking at a press conference in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, on April 18, 2023. He told reporters that the ceasefire enabled by the troops he commanded had significantly enhanced the withdrawal of M23 rebels from areas they occupied. EACRF has recorded a month-long ceasefire between parties to the conflict in eastern DR Congo following the directive of the EAC Heads of State.

DR Congo: Of an EAC force commander’s exit and mismatched expectations

Saturday, April 29, 2023

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DR Congo: EAC commander resigns citing personal safety

Friday, April 28, 2023

President Paul Kagame speaking at the start of his two-day state visit to Tanzania, on Thursday, April 27. “The seeds of Tanzania and Rwanda’s relations were planted decades ago, and they continue to bear fruit today,” President Kagame said. Village Urugwiro

Citizens central to Rwanda, Tanzania relations – Kagame

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Mahama refugee camp in Kirehe district facilitates over 58,000 refugees from Burundi and DR Congo. Photo Courtesy

Refugees in Rwanda quiz diplomats on "terrible" situation in DR Congo's east

Thursday, April 27, 2023

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PHOTOS: Kagame arrives in Tanzania on state visit

Thursday, April 27, 2023

President Paul Kagame gives a toast to Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, during a State Banquet hosted in her honour, in August 2021, when she paid a two-day state visit to Rwanda.

Kagame set for two-day state visit in Tanzania

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye (third left) on Wednesday, April 26, received a delegation from Rwanda that delivered a message from his counterpart, President Paul Kagame. The Rwandan delegation was led by the Minister of State in charge of the East African Community in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Manasseh Nshuti (third right).

Photos: Kagame dispatches envoy to Burundian counterpart

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on April 25, 2023 during a joint press conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Ramaphosa said South Africa's ANC governing party decided it is prudent the country should pull out of the ICC. Photo: AFP

Ramaphosa says ANC wants South Africa to pull out of ICC

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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Interpol regional offices draw strategies to tackle cross-border crimes

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Deputy Spokesperson of the Government of Rwanda, Alain Mukuralinda during a press conference in Kigali Photo Courtesy

Rwandans in Sudan evacuated – Deputy Govt Spokesperson

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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Kagame, Gen. Muhoozi look to stronger relations between Rwanda, Uganda

Tuesday, April 25, 2023