After Museveni rose to power in 1986 Banyarwanda ‘refugee cattle’ enjoyed more protection than indigenous Ugandans
During the bush war, Museveni practised preferential treatment for the Banyarwanda fighters. Unlike the Baganda, Bahima and other tribes, the Banyarwanda fighters owed the total loyalty to Museveni. Externally, the Banyarwanda Tutsi political organisation, Rwandese Alliance for National Unit (RANU) banked on the Banyarwanda in the NRA for its future prospects of “liberating Rwanda.”
Two armed groups pledge to protect and respect civilians as conflict worsens in eastern Congo
President Felix Tshisekedi, who started his second five-year term in January, had made quelling violence in the eastern parts of the Central African country a priority in his first term, but has struggled to deliver results.
South Africa elections bpdy bars former President Jacob Zuma from running in May 29 polls
In July 2021, Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before a judicial commission that was investigating corruption allegations during his 2009-2018 presidency. He was granted medical parole after two months and allowed to serve the rest of the sentence under house arrest.
Pugilistic VP Kamala Harris pushes the envelope as Biden struggles to restore Democrats’ confidence
Harris, whose approval ratings in recent public opinion polls also hover under 40 per cent, is also the US’s most popular Democratic politician after Biden. But some White House aides have privately questioned her effectiveness as an administration spokesperson and her ability to win were she at the top of the ticket.
French lawmakers condemn ‘bloody and murderous’ 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters
About 12,000 Algerians were arrested in the crackdown and dozens were killed, “their bodies thrown into the Seine River,” President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged in 2021 on the 60th anniversary of the massacre.
UN human rights calls for immediate and bold action to address ‘cataclysmic’ situation in Haiti
As of the end of January, a total of 900 schools had temporarily closed, affecting roughly 200,000 children. Threats to school security are particularly acute in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and in the northern part of nearby Artibonite province.
Why insecure President Museveni, a Rwandan refugee, can’t surrender reins of power or deport Banyarwanda from Uganda
In 1980, Museveni contested for the presidency in the general election by founding the Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM). The main contestant, UPC, was wary of Banyarwanda refugees voting for the Catholic dominated DP. In Museveni’s newly found home, Nyabushozi (Mbarara North Constituency), he was branded a ‘stranger and an immigrant’ and totally rejected in favour of Sam Kuteesa of DP.
Formation of DRC new government on course as UNSC told M23 rebels have uprooted military
On humanitarian, human and civil security issues, Bintou Keita drew attention to atrocities committed by another rebel group – the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) – active in the eastern DRC. She pointed to 200 civilian deaths since the start of 2024 on the Ituri/North Kivu provincial border.
Anti-Israel protesters interrupt Biden, Obama, Clinton at $25 million New York fundraiser
Biden, 81, has faced concerns about his age and fitness for a second four-year term. Recent Reuters/Ipsos polls show his approval rating at 40 per cent and in a tight race with Trump, 77, ahead of the November 5 election.
Squeezed by coups in West Africa and surging Chinese presence, Biden is now dining with Africa’s worst dictator
Equatorial Guinea has been plagued by oppression, corruption and poverty for decades. After seizing power in a military coup in 1979, Obiang and his family have ruled it as their personal fiefdom. Despite significant oil wealth, the country suffers widespread poverty due to rampant embezzlement.
