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(CNN)Jackie Umuhoza was coming out of a beauty salon in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in late November when she was grabbed by five men and bundled into a van, her family says. Frantic friends and family raised the alarm on social media and discovered that Rwanda’s security forces had detained her on charges of…
The government is screening and giving necessary support to 1,100 children and 371 women recently sent home from neighboring DR Congo after being separated from anti-Rwanda militia race Mugabe, a communications specialist at the Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (RDRC), said they are all assembled at Nyarushishi Transit Center in Rusizi District where everything possible…
President Paul Kagame has talked about the possibility of not running for a fourth term, noting that his wish is for a woman to replace him when he retires from office. “My wish is that one day, a woman takes up this position that you gave me,” Kagame told delegates during the Nation Address at…
President Paul Kagame has warned Rwandans involved in acts that destabilize the country, vowing that “the cost is going to be very high.” In a speech delivered in parliament on Thursday, November 14, during the swearing-in ceremony of new Cabinet members, President Kagame said: “Those who want to destabilize our country will incur a very…
Rwanda’s international cooperation efforts seek partnership with the rest of the world for shared gains not pursuing favours as a darling of the world, President Paul Kagame has said. Kagame was speaking in Qatar at the 2019 Doha Forum, a leading thought platform which discusses varied topics including trends and technology, trade and investment, human…
Burundi accused Rwanda of sending troops earlier this month to attack one of its military positions and pledged to “use legitimate defense” if its northern neighbor continues the hostility. Eight Burundian soldiers were killed when gunmen attacked their camp close to the Rwandan border on Nov. 16. The invaders retreated back into Rwanda after the…
South Sudan and guest team DR Congo are the latest sides to pull out of the regional Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup just three days ahead of the kick-off in Uganda. It follows Tuesday’s decision by the Ethiopia Football Federation not to send it’s team to East Africa’s regional championship. Nicholas Musonye, the Secretary General of…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Commander in Chief of armed Forces on a special mission has deployed his blue eyed boy Maj. General Paul Lokech as the coordinator of all South Sudanese Military groups. The development comes days after he was recently replaced from the position of Chief of staff Air force barely after serving…
Uganda Police Force together with sister security operatives in Kabale have arrested and detained over 83 Rwandan and Congolese nationals over illegal entry into Uganda. The development was revealed by the Kabale District Police Commander Brian Ampeire who said that they were forced to stage a roadblock in Kabale town on Thursday to intercept the…
President of the Republic Of Rwanda Paul Kagame has reshuffled the country’s ambassadors in surprise diplomatic restructures. In the shocking changes, Kagame has dropped his senior diplomat Venetia Sebudandi who has been an ambassador of Rwanda to Russia, replacing her with one of his blue eyed boys Lt.Gen Frank Mucyo Kamanzi. Dropped;Ms Venetia Sebudandi H.E Sebudandi…
