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KAMPALA — The East African Community (EAC) Election Observation Mission has commended Ugandans for conducting largely peaceful and orderly presidential and general elections, while highlighting operational challenges and legal gaps …

KAMPALA — Uganda’s National Electoral Commission has officially declared incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, leader of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), as the President-elect for another five-year term, extending …

Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is reportedly under house arrest as vote counting continues in Uganda’s 2026 presidential election. His party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), …

Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has arrived in Lomé, Togo, to take part in a high-level meeting aimed at advancing peace efforts in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo …

  KAMPALA — Early provisional results from Uganda’s high-stakes presidential election show incumbent President Yoweri Museveni taking an initial lead, as the country navigates a day marked by technical failures, …

The Alliance Fleuve Congo / March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) has announced that it has placed the city of Uvira, in South Kivu province, under the full responsibility of the international …

  Burundian nationals and individuals born in Burundi accounted for the highest number of people granted Rwandan citizenship in 2025, according to official statistics. The data show that by November …

The U.S.-based fintech company PayServices has filed a lawsuit against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in American courts over the collapse of a state digitalisation project, alleging breach of …

Goma — The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC)/M23 rebel movement has asked Angola to clarify reports of a possible new peace dialogue initiative expected to be hosted in Luanda, warning that multiple …

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is increasingly shaped not only by the actions of armed groups such as M23, but by deliberate strategic choices made by the …

Burundian citizens applying for a U.S. visitor visa will now be required to pay a visa bond, a new measure introduced by the United States government to reduce visa overstays. …

Rwanda’s Cabinet on Wednesday put the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process at the center of its deliberations, reaffirming Kigali’s commitment to the Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity …