Regional Integration amidst a Pandemic: Covid-19 and the East African Community COMMENT | Prof. Kasaija Phillip Apuuli | The 2019 United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s (UNECA) Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII) ranked the East African Community (EAC) as the most integrated Regional Economic Community (REC) in Africa with a …
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EU issues statement on reported human rights breaches in Uganda and Rwanda Brussels, Belgium | THE INDEPENDENT | On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the reported human rights situation in Uganda, Rwanda and Kazakhstan. In a statement, the EU parliament said that “Parliament reiterates that …
Read More »Rwanda receives disinfectant robots to help limit spread of COVID-19
Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda on Tuesday received three disinfectant robots to help in cleaning and disinfecting areas such as treatment centers and hospitals as means to limit the spread of the COVID-19. The robots, each of which can disinfect up to 15 rooms in an 8-hour shift will improve …
Read More »Rwanda edges Uganda in race for top African Union Commission job
📌 February 6 -7, 2021 – 34th AU SUMMIT & AUC elections Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, the deputy governor of the national bank of Rwanda, has been elected Vice Chairperson of the African Union Commission. Nsanzabaganwa,50, got 42 votes in the final round of voting today from …
Read More »Rwanda frustrates Uganda – in CHAN football
🚨FULL-TIME! 🇲🇦 1-0 🇹🇬 🇷🇼 0-0 🇺🇬 NEXT Uganda vs Togo Jan 22 Doula, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes kick-started their Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a goalless draw against arch-rivals Rwanda on Monday night. Paul Mbowa came close to giving Uganda Cranes the lead after …
Read More »Ex-Rwandan PM sentenced to 3 years in prison for issuing bounced cheques
Kigali, Rwanda | XINHUA | Rwandan former Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 892.2 million Rwandan francs (about 926,000 U.S. dollars) for issuing bounced cheques, Nyarugenge Intermediate Court in the Rwandan capital city Kigali ruled on Friday. However, the court dismissed …
Read More »East African Court dismisses Rwanda’s application for a broader panel in border case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice has dismissed with costs the application in which the government of Rwanda wanted the case challenging border closure halted. The government of Rwanda wanted the case filed by a Ugandan lawyer Steven Kalali, to be heard by a full …
Read More »How ISO boss sack helps Museveni, Kagame
It restores the Rwandan Bloc vote for Museveni in 2021 and smoothens CHOGM2021 preparations for Kagame COMMENT | SIMON KIMOYI | It is not far-fetched for Kigali to postulate that promoters of the Uganda-Rwanda conflict are top officers in the Ugandan security system, seeking to cause regime change in Kigali. …
Read More »Regional military experts probe entry of Burundian rebels into Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda | XINHUA | A team of military experts under the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM), a Great Lakes regional military framework, on Monday investigated 19 Burundian fighters’ illegal entry into Rwanda, the Rwandan military said. The experts, with the mission to verify and report back to EJVM Command on …
Read More »114 Ugandans reject offer for repatriation from Rwanda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 114 Ugandans who were listed to be repatriated from Rwanda during the last batch of the exercise turned down the offer. The government a week ago started repatriating Ugandans who got stuck in Rwanda after the closure of borders which was declared in March …
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