South African anger over insulting Rwandan language
South Africa’s withdrawn its ambassador from Rwanda over insulting language used against Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu. Authorities in Kigali are livid at her making contact with a former ally of President Paul Kagame who is in exile in South Africa. Foreign Minister Lindiwe Sisulu told reporters last month that as part […]
Kabila says he’ll stand again after taking a break from the DRC presidency
Congo’s rocky path to elections in 12 days time has been turned deadly by a rebel attack that killed nine people in the east of the vast Central African giant. Uganda- based rebels killed villagers including a woman hacked to death with a machete. The rebel attack occurred in the area of the Democratic Republic […]
Burundi requests regional summit to discuss open conflict with Rwanda
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza’s calling for a regional summit to discuss what he calls open conflict with neighboring Rwanda. The request has gone to Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni who has to consider the regional security threat posed by calling such a meeting. Burundi shunned an East Africa Community summit at the beginning of this month. […]