The leader of the insurgency in the country’s northern Cabo Delgado province is described as ‘sinister and brutal’ but ‘with a sense of justice’
With regional forces retaking Cabo Delgado, insurgents turn their attention inland
Authoritarian regimes use spying to deter protest. But this can encourage people to stand up for what they believe in
Of the eight names listed, four were convicted of crimes during the genocide by the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
The strife in Cabo Delgado has displaced more than 800 000 people. Some have found their way to the Rapale transit centre, where they are struggling to survive as foreign and local forces fight over their homelands.
Cold-chain and refrigeration capacity are among the priorities of the programmes supported by the African Centres of Excellence, the University of Birmingham and the United Nations
Informal banking and trade are both a lifeline for local communities and a grey area for terror financing, requiring progressive efforts to develop rather than de-risk
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When the UK’s red list is considered at a more granular level, the difficulties become immediately apparent.
Paul Rusesabagina — credited with saving hundreds of lives during the Rwandan genocide — was recently found guilty of terrorism, after being ‘tricked’ into custody by the Kagame regime
Troops were sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2001 as part of the UN peacekeeping mission that became an offensive against rebels
Responding to widespread claims that France is funding Rwandan forces, the president says ‘no one is sponsoring’ his army
Access to justice for refugees begins with putting their issues on the national agenda
But experts doubt the South African intelligence community has the capacity even to establish whether Ramaphosa’s phone was compromised
African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries
New technology helps manage the disease that spells gloom for economies and livestock
The semifinals tip off on Saturday, with a champion to be crowned on Sunday
Tens of thousands of residents fled Goma last weekend after Nyiragongo erupted on Saturday night — many across the nearby border to Rwanda — before returning.
African states are starting to withdraw from rights bodies when rulings go against them
It is difficult for startups to get off the ground, especially when they are women-focused
Michela Wrong debunks the myth of Rwanda as a model developmental state and a poster child for Western aid, the theme of her latest book
The damning Muse report, commissioned by the Rwandan government, labels France a ‘collaborator’ of the Hutu regime, but falls short of labelling the country as complicit
In mere months, Moderna transformed an old Polaroid factory in America into a state-of-the-art vaccine-production centre. Why can’t we do the same?
COMMENT: The AU has laid out a clear path for the continent to produce its own vaccines
Elections do not guarantee greater freedom or democratic governance and have contributed to instability and economic setbacks
‘The only thing they want is for us to sing the praises of President Kagame,’ said Kizito Mihigo, in one of the last interviews before his death.
Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back
Explosive witness testimony from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda implicates Paul Kagame and the RPF in mass killings before, during and after the 1994 genocide.
More wealth taxes may soon be a reality for east African countries in the wake of Covid-19
Too often, governments talk the talk on gender equality, but fail to walk the walk
Four former heads of state speak about what being president is actually like
The “Covid-19 Kairos” has provided governments with the opportunity to leverage the pandemic to create comprehensive sustainable economic development policies for all Africans