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Rebels of the Front for Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) have unsuccessfully attempted to recapture Mahanga, in Butsike area (Nyamaboko 1 group) in Masisi, North Kivu. The rebels had been dislodged from Mahanga three days ago by the Congolese troops FARDC. According to security sources, FRN rebels…
African countries need to strengthen access to agricultural and disaster-risk financing to protect farmers, rural livelihoods and national economies from climate-related shocks, Dr Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, Director General of the…
Rwanda insists on pushing for changes in international law to provide for reparations to survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, citing the gaps of the legal framework...
When President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo fielded Juliana Lumumba as candidate for the OIF organisation, he promised enormous support but reality is emerging with a different picture. Lumumba is very angry that she has not benefited from the necessary support or lobbying…
Congo-Brazzaville has this Friday planted over 200,000 trees as part of launching a UN forest decade a year early. Presidents Felix Tshisekedi of DRC, Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, and their host Sassou Ngueso are participating in the…
KIGALI – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is threatening to withdraw from the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) if Rwandan incumbent Louise Mushikiwabo secures a third term as…
A movie style scenario has emerged in DRC’s Haut-Katanga Province where notorious Maï-Maï militiamen stormed the Governor’s office triggering deadly confrontation with police and soldiers guarding the provincial seat of power. “A police officer was killed and one of the attackers shot dead during…
Why non-participation in Africa’s open-skies treaty is stalling its expansion plans KAMPALA / LAGOS — Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines, is confronting significant legal barriers to its regional growth objectives. The airline’s ambition to tap into profitable intra-African routes has hit…
An earthquake was felt in Kigali on Thursday mid-morning, November 5, with residents in Mwanza, Tanzania, as well as Kampala, Nairobi and other parts of the region also reporting t...
Rwanda’s High Commissioner Innocent Muhizi presented his letters of credence to Australia’s Governor-General, Sam Mostyn, formally accrediting him as Rwanda’s representative to t...
African countries face significant legal hurdles in seeking reparations for slavery and colonialism, including the difficulty of proving that these practices violated international...
Residents in several parts of Rwanda reported their houses shaking on Thursday, November 5, after an earthquake struck near Ushirombo in neighbouring Tanzania, sending tremors across the region. Five residents who spoke to Rwanda Dispatch confirmed feeling the tremors, describing moments when…
An earthquake was felt in Kigali on Thursday mid-morning, November 5, with residents in Tanzania's Mwanza, as well as Kampala and Nairobi and other parts of the region also re...
As countries prepare for another round of global climate negotiations, Rwanda is heading to the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) with significant interests a...
Members of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) and the Pan-African body of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), met with Claver Gatete, United Nations Under-S...
The East African Community (EAC) is seeking a regional framework to monitor roaming charges and ensure mobile operators comply with the One Network Area (ONA) initiative. This was...
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