The East African
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 11:28
Diplomatic tensions between Tanzania and Rwanda appeared set to escalate as the two countries once again traded accusation over the latter’s alleged backing of rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 09:45
Security experts and counter-terrorism specialists say the current insecurity in East Africa can be traced to these countries’ failure to modernise their security agencies, lack of investment in intelligence and policing capabilities, corruption in security forces and poverty among their populations.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:07
South Sudan's army on Thursday said it was battling rebels in the strategic oil city of Malakal, the latest clashes in the nearly three-month-long conflict.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 09:24
US President Barack Obama’s administration is grappling with difficult decisions in balancing abuse of human rights concerns against other priorities in its relationship with East Africa.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 12:53
The United Nations could slap a full arms embargo on Somalia following revelations that the Mogadishu government allowed the sale and diversion of weapons to foreign arms traffickers, criminals and terrorists.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 10:44
Uganda, which recently agreed to withdraw a section of its army from South Sudan under pressure from the United States and Igad, is lining up troops for dispatch to the troubled Central African Republic
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 07:45
The announcement, made late Tuesday by Justice Minister Paulino Wanawila, underscored the animosity that still reigns between government forces under President Salva Kiir and a loose coalition of rebel fighters seen as loyal to Kiir's sacked deputy, Riek Machar.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:45
The Lord’s Resistance Army rebel leader, Joseph Kony, has written to Ugandans seeking forgiveness and a resumption of peace talks to end the insurgency.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 07:58
The M23, an ethnic Tutsi rebel group described as a Rwandan proxy force, officially laid down its arms after suffering a crushing military defeat. The DR Cong has vowed to use the momentum of its victory against the M23 to go after other groups that have been wreaking havoc in the east
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:48
In a clear signal of its intention to play a greater peacekeeping role, Kigali this week also announced that it would be sending more policemen to South Sudan and Darfur to boost the already existing mission there, in what is being seen as its latest attempt to mend a tattered image.
It is expected that Rwandan troops will join an existing hybrid peacekeeping force made up of 1,000 French troops and a 2,500-strong AU peacekeeping force.
It is not clear how the Rwandan troops will operate alongside the Congolese and French troops given the historical and ideological differences that exist between DRC, France and Rwanda.