Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza died on Tuesday a lonely man, having alienated himself from regional leaders, save for President Uhuru Kenyatta. A football-loving pastor who liked spending his free time in the...

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Tanzania’s main opposition party on Tuesday said its chairman had been hospitalised after being beaten up in a « politically-motivated » attack as police said they would investigate the assault. Freeman Mbowe was ambushed...

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When a popular cleric in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently accused ex-President Joseph Kabila of ‘crimes’ he committed during his tenure, the public took note. Bishop Pascal Mukuna’s filing a complaint...

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Gen Patrick Nyamvumba, appointed Minister of Internal Security in November last year, has been sacked, becoming one of the shortest-serving ministers in Rwanda. He becomes the fifth minister sacked this year, following...

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The credibility of the December poll victory of the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has been further put to question after the United States imposed sanctions on top electoral commissioners....

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The International Court of Justice is reopening a 14-year-old case in which it ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of Congo $10 billion, after repeated pleas by Kampala for a review...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s much-awaited election has been postponed after a fire destroyed electronic voting equipment in a warehouse. The cause of the fire is the subject of speculation, but the...

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The United States will seek an end to UN peacekeeping missions in Africa that do not bring long-term peace, national security advisor John Bolton said Thursday. « We will only back effective and...

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An inquest into the death of an exiled Rwandan ex-spy chief who was found strangled in a luxury Johannesburg hotel in 2014 will open in January, a South African court official said...

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Rwanda’s former Foreign Affairs Minister Louise Mushikiwabo spoke to Pamella Sittoni on her new role, working with President Paul Kagame, her tenure in Cabinet and the defining moments in her life.  ...

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For more than a year now, Rwanda has been campaigning enthusiastically to be the next leader of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, a group of French-speaking states that have political, social...

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Exiled opposition leader Moise Katumbi will not attempt to land in DR Congo after being barred from entering the country, but will instead try to enter via Zambia, his party said Friday....

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Former warlord and ex-vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday after an 11-year absence, an AFP reporter saw. Bemba, 55, arriving at Kinshasa airport from Belgium...

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With only five months to go before elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United States on Thursday urged President Joseph Kabila to quickly declare that he will not seek re-election....

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A Zambia Magistrate’s court has ordered controversial Congolese rhumba star Koffi Olomide to appear before it by Friday. Olomide, popularly known as Mopao, landed in Lusaka Wednesday for a series of shows....

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DR Congo President Joseph Kabila replaced the country’s army chief in a military shake-up at the weekend that included the promotion of two key allies on a US sanctions blacklist. The changes...

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UN investigators on Tuesday accused the security forces and militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of committing crimes against humanity in the country’s restive Kasai region. The probe was...

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Rwanda’s foreign minister has launched a campaign to support her bid to lead the International Organisation of La Francophonie, officials said Friday, despite her country’s decision to prioritise English as an official...

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William Shakespeare wrote, « A rose by any other name would smell as sweet ». In the case of the change of name of the independent enclave within the boundaries of South Africa from...

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International war crimes judges Friday acquitted former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba on appeal, overturning an 18-year sentence for war crimes committed in the Central African Republic (CAR). « Mr Bemba cannot be...

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