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UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, listens, on Tuesday, July 23, as Congolese refugees at Nkamira Transit Centre in Rwanda’s Western Province recount heartbreaking stories of violence and unimaginable hardships in their country. Courtesy
Africa

Forgotten context: Why blaming Rwanda won't solve DR Congo's crisis

Friday, August 16, 2024
Kenya’s automaker Mobius Motors has received a last-minute investor in a surprise takeover.
Africa

Kenyan carmaker secures last-minute investor

Friday, August 16, 2024
Floriane Irangabiye has been in detention for since August 2022.
Africa

Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye released from jail

Friday, August 16, 2024
President Paul Kagame delivers his remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Members of Parliament on Wednesday, August 14. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa

Rwanda’s problem with Congo is FDLR, says Kagame

Wednesday, August 14, 2024
The East African Business Council, on Wednesday, August 14, extended its “heartfelt congratulations”. Village Urugwiro
Africa

Regional business body congratulates Kagame on his inauguration

Wednesday, August 14, 2024
According to the reports over 1,000 affected by garbage dump landslide, death toll rises to 24.
Africa

Uganda: Over 1,000 affected by garbage dump landslide, death toll rises to 24

Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Clementine Mukeka, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Her Royal Highness Princess Lindiwe, Eswatini Minister of Home Affairs, sign an agreement on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and service passports. PHOTO: VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Africa

Rwanda, Eswatini sign four cooperation agreements

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
President Paul Kagame meets with King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini at Village Urugwiro on Tuesday, August 13. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Africa

Kagame welcomes King Mswati III at Village Urugwiro

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Tanzania set to introduce The Ritz-Carlton brand.
Africa

Tanzania set to introduce The Ritz-Carlton brand

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Canal+ is expanding its play in the African pay-TV market after proposing to buy a majority stake in Mauritius-based MC Vision.
Africa

Canal+ expands its shareholding in Mauritian pay-TV company

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Equity Group, Kenya’s biggest bank by market capitalisation, has reported a 12.5 per cent growth in net profit in the first half of 2024. Courtesy
Africa

Equity Group’s half year profit jumps 12.5%

Monday, August 12, 2024
Haytham ElMaayergi, Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President for Global Trade Bank. Courtesy
Africa

Afreximbank to double intra-African trade financing to $40bn by 2026

Monday, August 12, 2024
Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe at the inauguration ceremony at Amahoro Stadium on Sunday, August 11, 2024.
Africa

Mnangagwa: Kagame’s inauguration shows his ‘impactful leadership’

Monday, August 12, 2024
President Paul Kagame meets with his counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe in Kigali on Saturday, August 10. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Africa

Kagame, Mnangagwa reaffirm commitment to strengthening Rwanda-Zimbabwe ties

Sunday, August 11, 2024
The National Bank of Ethiopia Governor Mamo Mihretu
Africa

Ethiopia: Independent foreign exchange bureaus allowed to operate

Saturday, August 10, 2024
A military court in Kinshasa on Thursday, August 8, handed down the death penalty to former electoral commission boss Corneille Nangaa and more than two dozen other members of the rebel group. INTERNET
Africa

DR Congo: Military court sentences Alliance Fleuve Congo leaders to death

Friday, August 09, 2024
Skin rash is a distinctive symptom of Mpox. African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for urgent action to avert the concerning spread of mpox across the continent, on Thursday, August 8
Africa

Africa CDC calls for urgent action against concerning spread of mpox

Friday, August 09, 2024
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Africa

Rwanda’s peacekeeping in CAR reaching ‘considerable progress’

Thursday, August 08, 2024
The African Union members during the General Assembly. AU had set August 6, as the deadline for candidates vying for eight senior AU Commission positions to submit their credentials.
Africa

Four candidates shortlisted for AU top job

Thursday, August 08, 2024
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Africa

Any hope genocidal militia will be purged following Angola, Rwanda, DR Congo intelligence chiefs meet?

Thursday, August 08, 2024