M23 reopens DRC-Uganda border
M23 rebels announced on Monday the reopening of a border post between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda that they had seized on 13 […]
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Libreville to host African Climate Week in late August
Gabon will host from 29 August to 1 September the African Climate Week, a conference organized on each continent by the UN to prepare for […]
Ugandan troops to leave DRC on May 31
Ugandan forces present in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a joint operation against the ADF rebel group must withdraw by May […]
Covid: Aspenovax, the made in South Africa vaccine rejected by Africa
The serum manufactured in South Africa is piling up in its production plant because there are no takers. Yet the African continent that it is […]
DRC: M23 rebels released three military prisoners
The “M23” rebels have handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross three Congolese soldiers they captured during recent fighting in eastern DRC, […]
Uganda expels Rwandan opposition figure Robert Mukombozi
Uganda expels Rwandan opposition figure Robert Mukombozi in what appears to be a new sign of warming relations between Kampala and Kigali after years of […]
Ghana: Parliament passes controversial tax on mobile payments
After several months of heated debates and protests from the opposition, the Ghanaian Parliament has just passed a measure to introduce a 1.5% tax on […]
US committed to denying Daech funding from DRC
The U.S. Treasury Department Undersecretary for Terrorism and Intelligence said his country is monitoring the financial movements of the Islamic State organization in the Democratic […]
Uganda: Museveni’s son retires from the army
Will President Museveni’s son succeed his father? Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced on Tuesday March 8 his departure from the army, of which he was one of […]
Rwanda reopens land borders after two years of closure
On Monday, March 7, Rwanda reopened all its land borders, which were officially closed with the appearance of the first cases of Covid-19 in the […]