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Former prime minister of Burundi Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni went on trial on Thursday charged with undermining national security and insulting the president, a judicial source and witnesses said. Bunyoni was prime minister from mid-2020 but was fired in a high-level political purge in September 2022. This was days after President Evariste Ndayishimiye had warned of a “coup” plot against him. A ...

The military junta rulers in Niger have strongly criticized UN Secretary-General António Guterres for what they perceive as obstructing the country’s representation at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). According to reports, the junta rulers accused Guterres of hindering Niger’s participation in the UNGA. Their disappointment stems from the fact that Guterres did not invite the newly established junta government ...

Suspected serial killer Denis Kazungu was on Thursday, September 21, arraigned before Kicukiro Primary Court in Rwanda’s capital Kigali. He was arrested early September after authorities found dead bodies in his kitchen where he was renting in Kigali.Kazungu is charged with 10 counts including murder, rape, forgery, and desecration of human corpses. The number of people he killed hasn’t been ...

In a significant development, Sudan’s military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has issued a warning to the United Nations regarding the potential spillover of the ongoing conflict in the region he said, “ Regional and International interference to support these groups is crystal clear by now. This means that this is the first spark that will burn the region and ...

Paul Kagame has announced his intention to seek a fourth term in office, according to reports coming in, Kagame’s decision is expected to have a significant impact on the country’s political landscape. Kagame, who has already served three terms as president, made the announcement during a recent address to the nation. This move follows the constitutional amendments made in 2015, ...