Transporters Harassed for Bribes in East Africa
[Capital FM]A report released by Transparency International shows that officers at regulatory authorities in East Africa demand the highest amount of bribes from transporters and drivers along the...
View ArticleRubavu Calms Down After M23 Take Goma
[Focus]Calm was returning to Rubavu town on the border with the DRC last evening, hours after the M23 rebels had captured Goma town, the capital of DRC's North Kivu Province.
View ArticleChurches Cautioned on Noise Pollution
[New Times]Churches in Kigali City must regulate the noise coming from their houses of worship or risk strict fines or even face closure, the City of Kigali has warned.
View ArticleDanish Court Upholds Extradition of Rwandan Genocide Suspect
[Hirondelle]Arusha -A court in Copenhagen on Monday upheld the Danish government's decision to extradite a Rwandan suspected of participating in the 1994 genocide. The suspect, Emmanuel Mbarushimana,...
View ArticleMugesera Trial Postponed Again
[Hirondelle]Kigali -A Rwandan court Monday postponed again the genocide trial of Léon Mugesera, nearly a year after he was extradited from Canada. Judges on Tuesday set December 17 as the new date for...
View ArticleDanish Court Upholds Extradition of Genocide Fugitive
[New Times]A Danish district court on Monday confirmed a decision by the country's justice ministry to extradite a Rwandan man to face charges of Genocide against the Tutsi.
View ArticleRwanda Calls for DR Congo Dialogue
[New Times]Rwanda has urged the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the rebel force M23, to bring to an end the renewed hostilities and refocus attention on the ongoing peaceful solution guided by the...
View ArticleMugesera Granted 27-Day Trial Extension
[New Times]The High Court yesterday granted Genocide suspect, Leon Mugesera, 27 days for his defence counsel to prepare before the trial can commence in substance.
View ArticleRwanda Calls for Political Dialogue As Goma Falls to M23
[Focus]The government in Kinshasa and M23 rebels should desist from further hostilities that have harmful repercussions not only on Congolese citizens but on Rwandans along the border Democratic...
View ArticleAfter Stage Win, Lill Leads Tour of Rwanda
[SA Info]South Africa's Darren Lill won the third stage and claimed the overall lead at the 2012 Tour of Rwanda international road cycling tour on Tuesday.
View ArticleRwanda Tops Africa in Broadband Speed
[New Times]Rwanda has the fastest broadband Internet in Africa, according to latest statistics from Ookla's NetIndex, overtaking Ghana.
View ArticleDRC Directs Fire At Rwanda As M23 Closes in On Goma
[New Times]The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FRADC) yesterday directed fire towards Rwandan territory, killing two and injuring several others in Rubavu district.
View ArticleRwanda's Peace Should Not Be Taken for Granted?
[New Times]FINDINGS of the latest report by Gallup, a highly respected international research-based performance management consulting company has rated Rwanda as the safest place to live in Africa.
View ArticleDRC Soldiers Shell Rwandan Territory
[Focus]Three people were yesterday reportedly wounded after soldiers of the Democratic Republic of Congo fired heavy weapons rounds into Rwandan territory.
View ArticleM23 Takes Over Goma Airport As President Kabila Jets in Kampala
[Independent]Rebel group M23 has announced their take over of Goma Airport, in the eastern part of the Congo.
View ArticleWe Can Pick Lessons From Kigali, Gujarat
[Observer]I spent the last two weeks visiting Rwanda's capital, Kigali and the state of Gujarat in India on two separate study tours.
View ArticleThird CIO100 Annual Awards Competition Moved to May 2013
[CIO]CIO100 Annual Awards Competition has been postponed to 15th to 17th May next year as a result of numerous stakeholders beyond East Africa's interest to attend against the limited time due....
View ArticleUganda Journalists Plead for Kwoyelo
[Observer]A group of Ugandan journalists and human rights defenders recently presented a paper in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, challenging the continued detention of a former LRA commander, Thomas...
View ArticleLocal Exhibitors for Bujumbura Show Next Month
[Daily News]TANZANIA expects to send 165 entrepreneurs to take part in the Nguvu Kazi exhibitions slated for Bujumbura, in Burundi between December 2 and 9, this year.
View ArticleMPs' Committees to Probe Baragoi Killings
[Capital FM]Parliament on Wednesday directed the committees on National Security and Defence to probe the Baragoi and Tana Delta killings, as well as this week's skirmishes in Garissa and Eastleigh and...
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