Rwandan President Paul Kagame has spoken about the West’s failures, particularly those of the United Nations and France, in the Rwandan genocide of 1994, which started 30 years ago this week.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and President Cyril Ramaphosa have agreed they prefer a political solution to – rather than military action around – Rwanda’s disagreement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
From 7 April 1994 until a hundred days later, on 15 July, at least 800 000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in Rwanda. But even as that slaughter continued, much of the world’s attention was on South Africa’s historic transition from apartheid.
Zimbabwe’s central bank launched a new “structured currency” backed by gold on Friday, as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and stabilise the country’s long-floundering economy.
Rwanda plans to put more boots on the ground in Mozambique’s oil-rich Cabo Delgado when the SADC Standby Force in Mozambique withdraws in about two months, a senior Rwanda Defence Force commander has disclosed.
The digital boom experienced over the last decade has had a massive impact on African democracy. With the rise of social media platforms and the proliferation of mobile devices, citizens and leaders have a whole new electoral interface. Using a South African case study, postdoc fellow Maxwell Maseko argues for adopting digital technologies to bolster election management in Africa and overcome...