Kenya and Uganda have kicked off their railway projects, with Kenya planning to continue the standard gauge railway from ...

On Wednesday morning, the department updated its travel warning to the country of Rwanda in Africa. Rwanda is now listed as a "Level 2" risk, meaning travelers should " Exercise Increased Caution " if ...

Africa Burundi deports Rwandans, closes border, alleging nation backs 'terrorist' rebel group Rwanda suspected of backing RED-Tabara, a group that claimed responsibility for Dec. 22 attack that ...

On July 15, 1994, an unprecedented 250,000 Rwandan refugees crossed from Gisenyi (now Rubavu) into Goma, in what was then Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo--DRC).

In a hilltop village in Rwanda, residents watch intently as a small troupe of actors perform a play adapted from a best-selling French novel -- written far away but echoing a story that is painfully ...

The Rwanda-Burundi border remains closed long after Red Tabara rebels carried out several attacks on Burundian soil. While the situation with Rwanda is critical, it is not Burundi's only problem.

The government has launched a fresh crackdown targeting foreign nationals from Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of ...

Like Rwanda, Burundi has sought to heal deep divisions between its Tutsi and Hutu populations. Under the peace deal that ended Burundi's 1993-2005 civil war, which killed 300,000 people, ...

Rwanda denies supporting M23, saying its forces are acting in self defence against Congo's army and militias hostile to Kigali. Burundi has had troops in Congo for years to hunt down Burundian ...

The Rwanda-Burundi border remains closed long after Red Tabara rebels carried out several attacks on Burundian soil. While the situation with Rwanda is critical, it is not Burundi's only problem.

Rwanda has also denied links to the resurgent Red Tabara rebel group, which President Ndayishimiye says is a proxy force similar to the M23 and is being supported by Rwanda to destabilise Burundi.