Power Infrastructure Development Set to Diversify East Africa’s Energy Mix from Current Dependence on Hydro

Power infrastructure in the East African countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda is inherently connected to its economic growth. As urbanisation and industrialisation fuel the need for electricity in cities, government... Read more »

Rwandan troops kill one person, halt lynching in Central African Republic

Rwandan peacekeepers intervened on Sunday to halt a lynching of Muslims, shooting dead one member of a crowd that had killed two Muslims in the capital of Central African Republic, a Rwandan... Read more »

Bieber to face vandalism charge?

Justin Bieber might be prosecuted for felony vandalism! This prosecution comes after investigators presented evidence for an existing felony charge where the troubled pop star was accused of throwing eggs at his... Read more »

Uganda cricket players face deportation

Two Ugandan cricket players are in the country on expired visitor visas, Immigration New Zealand has confirmed. Faruk Ochimi, 18, and Raymond Otim, 27, couldn’t be found when their cricket team was... Read more »

“Witness Uganda” premiers at American Repertory Theatre

On the day after the new musical “Witness Uganda” opened in previews at the American Repertory Theatre, co-creators Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews were relieved and energized. “It’s a dream come true... Read more »

Anne Heyman‘s pioneering work in Rwanda to continue after her death

For Anne Heyman, the American philanthropist and former Manhattan assistant district attorney who died Jan. 31 in a horse-riding accident in Palm Beach, the burden of those left behind is heavy. In... Read more »

Uganda shilling preferred to Congolese franc in North Kivu province

In shops and restaurants as well as in villages in Rutshuru territory of North Kivu province, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), commercial transactions are conducted in the Ugandan... Read more »

Uganda: Villagers call for border change to join Rwanda

Residents say the villages of Nshenyi and Kyarwehunde have been forgotten by Ugandan authorities and lack basic services such as schools, water and roads. But down the road in Rwanda those amenities... Read more »

Vidic to leave Manchester United

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the current season. The centre-back moved to Old Trafford from Spartak Moscow in 2006 and has... Read more »

Rwandan author to visit Thibodaux next month

In 1994, Immaculée Ilibagiza spent three months hiding in a bathroom with six other women to escape the genocide in her home country of Rwanda. Today, she travels the country spreading her... Read more »