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By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere The European Union’s recent decision to inject €40 million into the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has ignited a firestorm of criticism. This funding, directed towards an entity described by critics as a “killing machine,” raises profound ethical and moral questions given the RDF’s troubling record. …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere On the 30th April 2024, during a press conference in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron, alongside Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi, issued a stern directive to Rwanda to cease all support to the M23 rebel group and initiate the withdrawal of its troops from the Democratic …

By: AFP From a Dakar prison to the presidency, Senegal’s anti-establishment Bassirou Diomaye Faye embodies the winning charisma of his mentor and opposition figurehead Ousmane Sonko, who endorsed him as his replacement. “Bassirou is me,” said Sonko of his number two, who at the age of 44 is set to …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere On Tuesday, 20 February, France called on Rwanda to cease all support for the M23 group operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Moreover, France explicitly requested Kigali to withdraw from Congolese territory, marking the first occasion France has acknowledged the presence …

(Bloomberg) — Senegal’s top court rejected President Macky Sall’s bid to postpone elections, raising uncertainty in the West African nation that’s traditionally been one of the continent’s most stable democracies. The Constitutional Council ruled that parliament’s adoption of a law delaying the vote and extending Sall’s term for at least …

By: AFP The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was due to start. In an address to the nation, Sall said he signed a decree abolishing a previous measure that set the …

MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberian President George Weah conceded defeat late Friday after provisional results from this week’s runoff vote showed challenger Joseph Boakai beating him by just over a percentage point. Elections officials said that with 99.58% of ballots counted from Tuesday’s election, Boakai was in the lead, with 50.89% to Weah’s …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere On Wednesday, 25th October 2023, The United Nations announced on that Bernard Maheshe Byamungu and Protogen Ruvugaikore were added to the international sanctions list. Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, 49 years of age, is M23’s Deputy Commander, Commander in charge of Operations and Intelligence. In January 2023, …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo released images captured by drones on Tuesday, highlighting an alleged incursion by the Rwandan army to reinforce the M23 rebel group. Government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya says these images show that Rwanda is involved in a “new incursion” …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere South Sudan President Salva Kiir has fired central bank governor Johnny Ohisa Damian and other top finance officials, state television said. This is the second time he has dismissed a central bank official in just over a year. The announcement late Monday did not specify why …