Browsing: Regional

DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has made at least two statements and taken one action that threaten diplomatic relations among member states of the East African Community (EAC) and could plunge the region into war.

Kenya’s government has responded to concerns by DR Congo government over an opposition leader who launched the Congo River Alliance, a political-military coalition in Kenya, giving way to a diplomatic row ahead of Kinshasa’s December 20 general elections.

A court in Kenya has temporarily blocked the issuance of an oil importation certificate to the Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) after fuel dealers filed a petition seeking similar orders.

Vocal commentator and MK Movement Vice Chairperson Frank Gashumba has added another twist to National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine’s controversial ‘tribal’…

The Ugandan army, the UPDF, has confirmed the promotion of Richard Otto, a senior officer to a General Rank, by Commander in Chief Gen Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni.

Uganda will host the first East African Post-Election Conference, the African Electoral Alliance (AEA), which is organizing the event, has announced.

State House has finally spoken out on reports of a trending social media post claiming that President Museveni is extending cash to the public.

Democratic Party (DP) Secretary General Gerald Siranda Blacks has been elected committee chairperson at the regional parliament, the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala). 

Ian, a son to Rwandan president Paul Kagame, has joined the Republican Guard, a unit whose role is guarding the head of state and members of the first family in the small East African country.