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By AFP Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has rejected an olive branch from his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, describing his neighbour’s offer to settle their differences and reset diplomatic ties as “hypocritical”. Ndayishimiye, who was elected in May, did not mention Kagame by name in a speech delivered near the Rwandan border on Thursday, and published…
The government of Uganda has set up new investigations into which city businessman Sudhir Rupaleria is alleged to have taken approximately Shs 340 Billion out of defunct Crane Bank for personal ventures. Bank of Uganda intends to appeal to the Supreme Court to make a case whether it has powers to sue Sudhir. If the…
Tanzania’s former President Benjamin Mkapa, who served from 1995 to 2005, died in the early hours of Friday, President John Magufuli said in a statement. Mkapa, the East African nation’s third president who led several regional peace mediation efforts in office and afterwards, died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Magufuli…
Rwanda Investigation Bureau has arrested former Prime Minister, Dr Habumuremyi Pierre Damien over breach of trust and issuing a bounced cheque. “We can confirm that former Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi is under police custody for issuing bounced checks worth 100 million Rwandan francs (about 105,000 U.S. dollars) and breach of trust,” acting spokesperson of…
Rwanda’s government has ordered the arrest of five soldiers accused of raping women and brutalizing civilians during the coronavirus lockdown. Residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali accused the soldiers of the sexual abuse as they enforce a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Rwanda Defence Force has said it has…
Guys, if you find Directors and Managers of Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) in hiding, don’t ask why, trouble is looming. A disgruntled client, City Businessman and owner of Ham Enterprises Limited Tycoon Hamis Kiggundu has dragged (DTB) to the Uganda Commercial Court after the bank illegally and fraudulently debited over 100 billion UGX from its…
A prosecutor at the High Court Chamber for International Crimes, in Nyanza, on Tuesday, March 10, outlined seven charges during the opening of the substantive hearing in the case of two top commanders of the FDLR militia. The two are the former FDLR spokesperson Ignace Nkaka, best known as La Forge Fils Bazeye, and Lt…
Kenya Airways (KQ) has suspended an employee, identified as Gire Ali, who filmed and shared a video clip showing a Southern China Airlines plane with 239 passengers on board landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The carrier accuses Mr Ali of poor handling and management of passengers arriving from virus-hit China. Speaking to…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $10m (£7.7m) to help fight locusts in the East African region. The contribution will be given to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that appealed for funds to fight the locust invasion that is threatening food security. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has thanked the foundation…
The mysterious death of a famed gospel singer in Rwandan police custody has sparked fresh questions from U.S. and British diplomats and international human-rights groups, intensifying the pressure on Commonwealth leaders to take action before their planned summit in Rwanda this year. Kizito Mihigo, a hugely popular musician and peace activist who helped compose Rwanda’s…
