Rwanda
RWANDA: RPF victory increases parliamentary dominance
President Paul Kagame's ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) has dominated parliamentary polls,...
RwandaRWANDA: Polls will strengthen Kagame's control
On September 15, Rwandans will elect a new Chamber of Deputies (lower house). The election will...
RwandaCENTRAL AFRICA: Warlords develop new media strategies
The availability in the Great Lakes of new forms of media -- such as satellite and mobile...
EAST AFRICA: Isaka-Kigali line boosts rail capacity
Construction is due to begin on a new rail link between Rwanda and Tanzania, according to reports...
EAST AFRICA: Kenya crisis blunts regional potential
Kenya's longstanding role as East Africa's main transport hub -- and dominant political player --...
KenyaCONGO-KINSHASA: Gaps will test historic peace deal
Warring parties yesterday signed a peace deal in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The...
Congo-KinshasaAFRICA: Local politics impedes international justice
For more than a decade, the wider Great Lakes region has been a laboratory for two experiments in...
InternationalEAST AFRICA: Chinese tap region with Ugandan car plant
The MFK Corporation has announced that it will next month begin assembling vehicles and...
