{President Yoweri Museveni says he will highlight the issue of a joint move to Burundi by the lead facilitator and mediator in an effort to urge all stakeholders to engage in dialogue, to the EAC heads of state at the upcoming summit.} “We need a consensus on Burundi as a region," he said. "When I […]

{Dubbed the Bujumbura Peace Run, the event is one of several activities to promote the Burundi peace process and East African Community integration.} The run, whose launch coincided with the start of the AMF Burundi Chapter last Thursday, is the brain child of a youth group Afrika Mashariki Fest (AMF). AMF is a regional youth […]

{The government of Burundi through its ministry of internal affairs and patriotic training is ready to welcome Burundians who are exiled as refugees.} This was announced by Pascal Barandagiye, the minister of home affairs and patriotic education. The minister was meeting a group of 34,705 Burundian refugees housed at Nakivale Refugee Settlement Camp. Barandagiye was […]

{Five Burundi soldiers who crossed illegally into Congolese territory while chasing anti-government rebels were shot dead by border guards, an army spokesman said Friday.} "The confrontation began when the Burundian soldiers, who were pursuing rebels from the FNL (National Forces of Liberation) entered Congolese territory" after midnight on Wednesday, Major Dieudonne Kajibwami said. "It was […]

{President Paul Kagame of Rwanda (pictured) has directed Government officials in Kigali to draft a working deadline that will see the country stop foreign aid dependency for its development agenda.} Kagame says dependency on foreign aid to pay for things that benefit Rwanda doesn’t only cripple self-reliance but it also defiles the dignity of citizens. […]

{Celebrity singer Cindy Sanyu seems to be making only the right moves lately and the latest from the grapevine indicate that she will be performing in Rwanda in just two weeks at the 4th edition of the Kigali Jazz Junction.} The “Kigali Jazz Junction” show will take place at Serena Hotel in the Rwandan capital, […]

{Amidst controversy on remuneration of academic staff in Uganda’s public universities, Rwanda’s leading university is hunting for professors with alluring packages.} The University of Kigali needs professors of marketing, accounting, finance, information technology, procurement and law. Other positions advertised are for a dean and a director of quality assurances. “The positions will attract a competitive […]

{Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have formed a joint tourism marketing committee to among other things promote East African tourism sites at the World Travel Market Exhibition in London, starting next week (7-9 November). } Describing the imitative as the first ever joint exhibition by the three East African countries, Godfrey Kiwanda, the state minister for […]

{Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa, the mediator of the Burundi peace process has briefed President Yoweri Museveni on the progress of the talks. } “H.E. Benjamin Mkapa today briefed me on progress of the Burundi peace process. I am optimistic a breakthrough will be achieved soon,” Museveni said. The talks have been suspended at least […]

{When he turned to see who it was, the man immediately grabbed him by the neck and sunk his teeth into his nose, yanked off a chunk, swallowed it and fled to nearby bush. The police in mpigi are holding a 28-year old man over cannibalism.} Philip Mukasa, the police spokesperson for Katonga region, identified […]