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The U.S. House of Representatives voted this week to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA

U.S House of Representatives votes to extend AGOA to 2028

Thursday, January 15, 2026

More than 21 million Ugandans are expected to cast their ballot in the general elections on January 15. Courtesy of UBC

Ugandans head to the polls as Museveni faces 7 challengers

Thursday, January 15, 2026

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Trump administration pauses immigrant visa processing for 75 countries

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Rwanda's High Commissioner of India, Jacqueline Mukangira, delivers her remarks at the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference, 11-12 January, 2026, in the city of Rajkot. Courtesy

PHOTOS: Rwandan envoy highlights strong ties with India at Vibrant Gujarat Conference

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Rwanda has decided to back Louise Mushikiwabo for a third term as Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF). Courtesy

Rwanda backs Mushikiwabo for third term at Francophonie

Monday, January 12, 2026

President Yoweri Museveni has declared January 15 and 16 public holidays nationwide to allow Ugandans time to participate in the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for Thursday, January 15.

Uganda declares public holidays ahead of 2026 election

Monday, January 12, 2026

The Trump Administration announces the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, putting REAL FOOD back at the center of health.

Why US reversed traditional food pyramid

Friday, January 09, 2026

The United States has withdrawn from the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT). Internet

Trump pulls US out of UN court that tried Genocide perpetrators

Thursday, January 08, 2026

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing these withdrawals on Wednesday, January 7. Courtesy

US withdraws from over 60 UN, non-UN organisations

Thursday, January 08, 2026

Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a third term as President of the Central African Republic. Courtesy

Central African Republic: Touadera wins third term

Tuesday, January 06, 2026

President Paul Kagame has congratulated his Guinean counterpart Mamady Doumbouya, who got a landslide victory in the December 28 election. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame eyes deeper ties with Guinea as Doumbouya wins election

Monday, January 05, 2026

Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye has corrected his Foreign Minister Edouard Bizimana, who accused Qatar of a negative role in the efforts to end conflict in eastern DR Congo

Burundian minister forced to delete post accusing U.S, Qatar of corruption

Sunday, January 04, 2026

President Paul Kagame and his Nigerian counterpart Bola Ahmed Tinubu had a private lunch on Sunday and discussed world affairs. Courtesy

Kagame, Nigeria’s Tinubu discuss world affairs

Sunday, January 04, 2026

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US says Venezuelan President Maduro, wife captured in 'large scale strike'

Saturday, January 03, 2026

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Unity, culture highlight Rwandans’ New Year fete in Moscow

Saturday, January 03, 2026

Mamady Doumbouya has been declared the winner of the December 28 presidential election in Guinea after getting 86.72 per cent of the votes. Courtesy

Guinea: Mamady Doumbouya wins presidential poll

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Somalia’s Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali shakes hands with his Rwandan counterpart Olivier Nduhungirehe in Kigali on October 27. Courtesy

Rwanda ‘fully aligns with’ AU, EAC on Somalia’s territorial integrity

Monday, December 29, 2025

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CAR citizens head to polls in multi-level vote

Sunday, December 28, 2025

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AU ‘rejects any recognition of Somaliland’ after Israel recognises breakaway region

Saturday, December 27, 2025

President Donald Trump has said the US launched a powerful and deadly strike against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western Nigeria.

US launches strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria

Friday, December 26, 2025