Africa Global Village

“We sacrifice more than people realize for this cause”

December 2, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergBurundi, Gerald Gahima, hutu, RNC, RPF, Rwanda, Tutsi

A conversation with Dr. Gerald Gahima By Jennifer Fierberg Recently at a conference sponsored by the Royal African Society in London and organized by Dr. Phil Clark, Professor at London University, numerous academics presented research works on a variety of topics regarding the state of Rwanda under twenty years of post-conflict governance under the Rwandan Patriotic Front since the 1994… Read More

Tanzania courts DRC to check ‘coalition of the willing’

October 31, 2013 Global AuthorBurundi, DRC, EAC, Kikwete, Tanzania

Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete. PHOTO | FILE Tanzania has initiated talks with neighbouring Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a view to establishing economic and trade relations following reports of the emergence of a ‘coalition of the willing’ nations within the East African Community (EAC). The country’s minister for EAC Affairs, Mr Samuel Sitta, said Wednesday in… Read More

Kenyan VP William Ruto to attend most of his trial so rules ICC Appeals Chamber

October 25, 2013October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, Eritrea, ICC, Judge Sang-Hyun Song.Tanzania, kenya, Rwanda, VP Wiiliam Ruto

Today, 25 October 2013, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court), seized for the first time of a question on the interpretation of article 63(1) of the Court’s Statute, ruled that the absence of an accused person from trial is permissible under exceptional circumstances if the accused has explicitly waived his right to be present at... Read More

World Bank Approves $340 Million for Africa Hydro-Power Project

August 7, 2013 Global AuthorBurundi, hydroelectric Project, Rwanda, Tanzania, World Bank

The World Bank said its board approved $340 million of financing for a hydroelectric project intended to provide electricity to 62 million people in Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi. The Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project has a total cost of $468.6 million and will eventually have generation capacity of 80 megawatts, according to a statement released today by the Washington-based bank. Each… Read More

Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete threatens Malawi over lake dispute

July 26, 2013October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jakaya Kikwete, Joyce Banda, kenya, Lake Malawi, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

LILONGWE(AGV)--Speaking on Thursday during the country's heroes' day celebrations, Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete made a rumbling speech saying its armed forces were ready to protect the country against any foreign threat to its territory, raising the stakes in an escalating border dispute with Malawi. . Read More

Lake Malawi fossil could be oldest dinosaur ever found

December 7, 2012October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

LILONGWE: Fossilised bones unearthed by a British palaeontologist in colonial Tanzania in the 1930s may be those of the oldest dinosaur ever found, researchers reported on Wednesday. The bones are either those of the earliest dinosaur or of the closest relative of dinosaurs discovered to date, they said.A denizen of the Middle Triassic around 243 million years ago, the creature... Read More

Kenya beat Malawi to earn Cecafa semi-final spot

December 4, 2012October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Kenya beat guest team Malawi 1-0 to secure a place in the semi-final of the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Uganda.Veteran striker Mike Baraza scored the only goal of the game 12 minutes after half-time. The Harambee Stars will play Zanzibar in Thursday’s semi-finals of the east and central African regional event.Hosts and defending champions Uganda take on Ethiopia in… Read More

Tanzania asks for mediation over Lake Malawi dispute

October 7, 2012October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Lake Malawi, Lake Nyasa, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Oil Dispute, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania called on Saturday for an international mediator to resolve a long-standing border dispute with Malawi, conceding the latest talks over territorial rights to Lake Malawi and its potential reserves of oil and gas have failed. The call comes after Malawi accused its neighbour of intimidating its citizens, halting talks with Tanzania over the ownership of... Read More

Malawi, Tanzania Lock Horns Over Lake

October 3, 2012October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, Dispute over Lake Malawi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi and Tanzania are expected to hold a high level meeting August 20 on their standoff over oil and gas exploration in and ownership of Lake Malawi. The body of water - also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania - is the third-largest fresh water resource in Africa. The dispute escalated last year when Malawi’s late president... Read More

Malawi, Tanzania fail to Resolve Lake Malawi Oil exploring dispute

August 27, 2012October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Joyce Banda, kenya, Kikwete, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Membe, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

MZUZU--Malawi and Tanzania on Saturday announced that they had failed to resolve their dispute on the border of Lake Malawi and agreed to continue to push for a diplomatic and negotiated solution. "After frank and spirited discussions between the two countries, we have concluded that our differences still remain," Tanzanian Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Membe said at the end of a... Read More

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