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Burundi Plunges into a Political Crisis

The resignation of three ministers of Burundi’s main opposition Union for National Progress (UPRONA) is threatening to derail the nation’s much anticipated all-inclusive 2015 elections and ignite violent conflict between its two main ethnic groups; the Hutus and the Tutsis. Read more ›

South Sudanese Official Criticizes IGAD’s Ceasefire Monitoring and Verification Procedure

The Minister of Information of South Sudan, Michael Makuei Lueth, has censured the Inter-governmental Agency for Development’s (IGAD) decision to dispatch an advance team of its Joint Technical Committee to the destabilised nation on Sunday. According to him, the team Read more ›

Ethiopia mulls Exporting Electricity to Yemen

Ethiopia and Yemen have begun negotiations into an agreement that could see the former export electrical power to the Middle Eastern nation over 700 miles away, reports indicate. According to sources, the agreement stipulates that Ethiopia will sell 100 MW Read more ›

Tanzania to Build Airport near Serengeti National Park

The protracted battle over the construction of an international airport near Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park is almost over, reports indicate. According to reports, plans for the construction of the facility, which is expected to begin early next year, are almost Read more ›

Landmark Trial of Rwandan Genocide Suspect Opens in Paris

France has opened the trial of a Rwandan ex-army captain, Pascal Simbikangwa, who is being charged with complicity in the  Rwandan genocide that reportedly left 800,000 people dead. The suspected accomplice is said to have appeared in a Paris court Read more ›