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While in Dubai, Kagame was asked if the frosty relationship between Uganda and Rwanda would lead to a fight, his response was a coy allusion to the current fray as a family quarrel. The truth is that the two countries are conjoined at the…

Following heightened tension within Rwanda after the attack on Burundi along with a spate of offensives from armed groups in DR Congo, the number Rwandans fleeing into Uganda for calm and safety has tremendously grown, despite the…

The recent altercations between Uganda and Rwanda have delineated Paul Kagame as that proverbial craftsman whose only tool at his disposal is a hammer and so he treats every object like a nail. If all the time you have to apply the might of…

When I set about writing this, two poignant quotes kept bouncing around in my head, which describe everything I want to express in this column. The first, by Martin Luther King goes thus: “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than…

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom has petitioned Rwanda President Paul Kagame over the release of two former military officers --Col Tom Byabagamba and Gen Frank Rusagara. The duo was arrested in August 2014 and charged with…

The President of Rwanda Paul Kagame has made yet sweeping changes in the top leadership the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), looking to rely more on younger officers. In the fresh changes contained in a press release, Gen Jean-Bosco Kazura…

Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Dr. Col (Rtd) Kizza Besigye has held a private meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in New York City - the United States of America, the Kampala Post reports. Dr. Besigye left the…

By BBC Two suspects have been arrested in Rwanda in connection with the killing of a prominent opposition politician. Rwanda's Investigation Bureau, the agency that deals with crimes, confirmed in a tweet that Syridio Dusabumuremyi…

A former Director of Finance in State House Rwanda and a close associate of President Paul Kagame Kalisa Mupende has died in jail after beating by government forces. Mupende was also Chairman of Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD). According…

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has made appointments and changes within the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF). Kagame made three appointments which took immediate effect, including  Maj Gen Emmanuel Bayingana, who was appointed as the Air Force…