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 […]
Uganda
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 […]
Peace and security in the Great Lakes: 7 Heads of state meet in Kinshasa
Seven Heads of state are meeting since Thursday in Kinshasa to assess the implementation of an agreement on peace, security and cooperation in the Democratic […]
Africa Cup of Nations 2022 for Women: All qualified teams are known
The twelve teams that will play in the next African Women’s Cup of Nations (CAN 2022), scheduled for July 2-23 in Morocco, are known. Burkina […]
ICJ orders Uganda to Pay $325Mln to DR Congo, Kampala rejects ruling
Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325 million in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations from 1998 […]
ICJ orders Uganda to pay $325 million to DRC
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s highest court, has ruled in the dispute between Uganda and the DRC. The DRC had claimed $11 […]
Uganda: U.S. blacklisted general appointed to head police force
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed a major general blacklisted by the U.S. tax authorities to head the national police. General Abel Kandiho had been […]
Pipe bomb explosion kills three civilians in DRC
Three civilians were killed by suspected ADF rebels in the Beni region of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where six others were wounded by […]