Rwanda

  • Apr 7, 2011
  • 2 min read

EAST AFRICA: Upstream Nile deal pressures Egypt, Sudan

A large Egyptian delegation held talks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni today, as Egypt...

Egypt
  • Mar 16, 2011
  • 2 min read

RWANDA: Fibre-optic cable heralds dawn of internet age

Rwanda has completed construction of a 95 million dollar, 1,400-mile fibre-optic cable, Ignace...

Rwanda
  • Dec 20, 2010
  • 7 min read

RWANDA: Pressures mount on Kagame despite poll win

President Paul Kagame was re-elected with 93% of the vote, only slightly less than the 95.5% he...

Rwanda
  • Nov 10, 2010
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2011: East Africa and the Great Lakes

A regional trend towards strengthening growth will continue in 2011. Elections in Uganda and the...

  • Oct 13, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Democracy indices risk missing some gains

The headlines generated by the likes of the recent Ibrahim Index of African Governance will renew...

Africa
  • Oct 12, 2010
  • 2 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: Arrest deepens strain on FDLR rebels

France yesterday detained Callixte Mbarushimana, a senior figure within the Democratic Forces for...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Oct 6, 2010
  • 2 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: MONUSCO makes symbolic arrest

The UN peace-keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) reported yesterday...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Sep 13, 2010
  • 2 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: Kabila mining ban in east raises alarm

President Joseph Kabila has suspended mining activity in three eastern provinces, according to a...

Congo-Kinshasa