James Karuhanga
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What next after NEC proposes new schedule for next legislative polls?
After swearing in, Oda Gasinzigwa, the new chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, on Wednesday, February 15, announced a proposal meant to adjust the electoral calendar... → Read More
PHOTOS: Rwanda security forces in Mozambique donate scholastic material to schools
Rwandan security forces in Mozambique’s northernmost Province of Cabo Delgado, have donated scholastic material to four schools in Palma and Mocimboa da Praia Districts where... → Read More
East Africa: EAC Starts Assessing Somalia's Readiness to Join Bloc
The East African Community on Wednesday, January 25, launched its verification mission to assess Somalia's readiness to join the regional economic community. → Read More
Fugitives in France intimidate journalists probing role in 1994 Genocide
On January 19, Maria Malagardis, a journalist, appeared in a French court over a complaint by one of the suspected masterminds of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. READ ALSO:... → Read More
Rwanda security forces discover weapons stockpiles in Cabo Delgado
Rwanda security forces involved in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in Cabo Delgado Province of northern Mozambique on Saturday, October 15, discovered... → Read More
Rwanda: In Cabo Delgado, Rwandan Medics Are Overwhelmed but Not Intimidated
For the second time in a month, on Wednesday, September 28, a Rwanda security forces' medical team set out, in the morning, to attend to patients in Olumbi, a remote village 50 kilometers from their base camp in Afungi, Palma district. → Read More
East Africa: DR Congo's Tshisekedi Gives Regional Force Green Light
DR Congo President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi on Friday, September 9, presided over the signing of an agreement giving green light to the deployment of the East African Community joint regional force in his country's volatile east to fight negative forces. → Read More
East Africa: Soaring Cost of Flying Cargo Threatens Region's Recovery
Everywhere around the world, reports indicate, the cost of flying cargo continues to rise and negatively impact on an industry that is yet to fully recover from Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More
AfCFTA Secretariat gets $11m grant to enhance effective implementation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved an $11.02 million support package to the Permanent Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCFTA Secretariat opened its doors in Accra, Ghana, on August 17, 2020, with initial support of $5 million to set up the Secretariat, the programs, and the tools and to raise stakeholder awareness. Prudence… → Read More
East Africa: DR Congo Completes Process of Admission Into EAC
The DR Congo's Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen'Apala, on Monday, July 11, deposited his country's instruments of ratification on the accession of EAC Treaty, to the EAC Secretary General, Peter Mathuki. → Read More
Africa: Commonwealth Countries Urged to Help Arrest Genocide Fugitives
Activists and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda are urging leaders in Kigali for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to help arrest all suspected perpetrators of the genocide hiding in their countries. → Read More
East Africa: Regional Leaders Insist Hate Speech, Threats of Genocide in DR Congo Must Cease
All offensive language, hate speech, threats of genocide and other politically inciting language proliferated in the DR Congo must cease and must be discouraged by all parties, regional leaders emphasized on Monday, June 20. → Read More
Rwanda: Kagame in Nairobi for Crunch Talks on DR Congo
President Paul Kagame on Monday, June 20 arrived in Kenya for the third East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Conclave on DR Congo. → Read More
AfCFTA: Why regional support is crucial for effective implementation
In order to support the implementation processes of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) need to make informed choices about how to reap the benefits presented by the agreement, while at the same time managing the challenges that may be encountered in the course of the implementation. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat,… → Read More
Rwanda-DR Congo Tensions
President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi have held phone conversations aimed at resolving the current impasse. → Read More
Rwanda: AU Calls for Dialogue Over Rising Rwanda-DR Congo Tensions
The Chairperson of the Africa Union, Senegal President Macky Sall, on Sunday, May 29, called for dialogue betweenRwanda and the DR Congo as tensions escalate between the two neighbours following the resurgence of the M23 rebellion in the latter's restive east. → Read More
Regional business community upbeat about CHOGM
Rwanda’s High Commission in Tanzania and the East African Business Council (EABC) and other stakeholders on Tuesday, May 24, organised a roundtable with regional business executives in Dar es Salaam in preparation for the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) slated for June 21 to 26, in Kigali. The nearly three-hour breakfast session with about 100 CEOs “was a very excellent… → Read More
UK endorses Jamaica Foreign Minister for top Commonwealth job
The Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, is endorsing Jamaica's Kamina Johnson Smith for the position of Commonwealth Secretary General. In a tweet Thursday, May 19, Johnson said: "With a month to go until the Commonwealth comes together in Rwanda, delighted to confirm the UK will support @kaminajsmith's campaign to be the next Secretary General." "She has the vast experience & support… → Read More
Africa Demands 'Fair International Finance Architecture'
Calls for an international finance architecture which is fair grew on Monday, May 16, in Dakar, Senegal. → Read More
Africa: New Tool to Measure Ease of Inter-Africa Trade Launched
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Sunday, May 15, launched the first-ever comprehensive tool that measures how easy, or hard, it is to do business between African countries. → Read More