Diplomacy

Economy

Uvira : Burundi and the DRC want to ease procedures for cross-border traders

The two neighbors in the Great Lakes region of Africa have launched a program aimed at reducing procedures imposed on cross-border traders. It is a program supported by the Common

Diplomacy

Bujumbura: Somali President touring troop-contributing countries a few months before the establishment of AUSSOM

The African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) should be effective in early January 2025. The AU mission (ATMIS) will have completed its withdrawal. This Sunday, Somali

Diplomacy

Diplomacy : former Burundian President Domitien Ndayizeye appointed Special Envoy of Rwandan Louise Mushikiwabo in Haiti

The Secretary General of La Francophonie (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, has appointed Domitien Ndayizeye as Special Envoy to monitor the situation in Haiti. The organization announced this in a press release

Diplomacy

DRC-Rwanda: cohesion between peoples unbroken despite the deterioration of relations between the two countries

For more than two years, relations between the DRC and Rwanda strenghen. The two countries in the Great Lakes region of Africa accuse each other of provocation, each accusing its

Health

Burundi – United States: around forty health workers from the two countries in a win-win exchange

Medical personnel from Burundi and the United States have just got a joint training, an activity which lasted two weeks took place at the Kamenge military hospital in the Burundi’s

Diplomacy

DRC : Corneille Nangaa and his entourage sanctioned by the United States

In a statement released on Thursday, the United States of America announced that it had taken sanctions against Corneille Nangaa, head of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and some of

Politic-supp

Rwanda : elections in a tense border context

From this Sunday until Tuesday, Rwandans inside and outside the country are voting. They are choosing a president, deputies and representatives of specific categories such as women, young people and

Diplomacy

War in Eastern Congo : Uganda accused of supporting M23 rebels

A report by United Nations experts, published on July 8, 2024, confirms Uganda’s support for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This document, produced by experts mandated by

Diplomacy

Rwanda : Paul Kagame formalizes his candidacy for the July 2024 presidential election

Paul Kagame, current Rwandan president, Friday presented his candidacy to the electoral commission for his 4th term. His highway is almost empty. His opponents, excluded from the electoral race, are

Diplomacy

Bujumbura attacks : Burundi should stop associating Rwanda with its internal problems (government)

Kigali reacted on Sunday to accusations from Burundi which accuses its northern neighbor of being behind the grenade attacks in recent days in the commercial city Bujumbura. According to the