Vol 63 No 10 | KENYARWANDAUGANDACONGO-KINSHASA Kenya sponsors risky anti-militia plan 12th May 2022 Nairobi has assembled regional states to fight Congolese armed groups, but they include the very countries the groups depend on for aid An agreement by regional governments to form a joint military force to deploy against armed groups in Congo-Kinshasa looks like a diplomatic masterstroke by Kenya, which is coordinating...
Vol 63 No 9 | RWANDABRITAIN Refugee deal faces delays as legal and political challenges grow 19th April 2022 The arrangement under which London could send asylum-seekers to Kigali would be politically useful for both countries' leaders Britain's plan to send asylum-seekers who cross the English Channel to Rwanda was due to start next month but faces serious legal challenges which could delay its introduction...
Vol 63 No 9 | RWANDAUGANDA Muhoozi's coming out party 28th April 2022 With the help of a high-level organising committee, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba marked his 48th birthday with a bash at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala that amounted to a...
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 8 | RWANDAUGANDA Deporting dissidents boosts Generals Muhoozi and Kagame 11th April 2022 A meeting of minds on oppositionists between Kampala and Kigali could leader to a wider rapprochement When General Muhoozi Kainerugaba ordered the deportation of Robert Mukombozi of the opposition Rwandan National Congress (RNC) this month he was confirming his authority as special security advisor... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 3 | RWANDAUGANDA Border reopening points to diplomatic thaw 31st January 2022 President Museveni's son and putative successor played key role in sensitive negotiations as Kampala and Kigali discuss new regional security threats The agreement between Uganda's General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame to re-open their countries' common land border on 31 January was driven by economic logic but...
Vol 62 No 19 | MOZAMBIQUERWANDA Capital crimes 23rd September 2021 The assassination of the exiled Rwandan businessman Revocant Karemangingo in a hail of bullets in Maputo on 13 September has shocked the country and prompted strong international protests....
Vol 62 No 19 | RWANDA A trial on trial 23rd September 2021 The trial of Paul Rusesabagina, 67, the subject of the Hollywood film 'Hotel Rwanda' which depicted him sheltering victims of the 1994 genocide, has prompted criticism from international...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 18 | RWANDAUGANDA The cold war continues after President Kagame delays response on meeting President Museveni 15th September 2021 There is no end to the froideur between Kigali and Kampala as each country makes new regional trade plans Rwanda's closure of the Katuna border with Uganda – the busiest crossing – curtailed trade between the two countries in early 2019. The crossings stayed closed despite numerous...
Vol 62 No 16 | RWANDAECONOMY Going to market 5th August 2021 Rwanda became the latest African sovereign to benefit from money markets issuing US$620 million of international bonds on 2 August. The sale, only the second by Rwanda, at...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 15 | RWANDAAFRICAN UNIONMIGRATION Kagame offers Europe a way out on migration 23rd July 2021 Kigali’s attempts to position itself as an international safe haven for asylum-seekers continue apace Last week, a new batch of 133 asylum-seekers intending to travel to Europe from Libya landed in Rwanda to have their claims processed. A further 60 have since... READ FOR FREE