Kenya intensifies transnational gold fraud crackdown
Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has intensified its efforts against transnational gold fraud syndicates, responsible for defrauding foreign investors...
East Africa
BIG BET OR BIG RISK? Nedbank’s 1.4x premium pay for NCBA takeover raises eyebrows
Nairobi was buzzing this week when Nedbank Chief Executive Jason Quinn landed in town with one mission — defend a...
NRM MANIFESTO: One State, One Currency, One Constitution! Inside President Museveni’s East Africa Integration Agenda 2021–2031
In a bold and visionary push for continental unity, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has placed East African integration at the...
THE TRUTH! Secrets why M7, Odinga failed to become ‘allies’
BY PEPPER INTELLIGENCE UNIT On Monday, 15 August, 2022, President Yoweri Museveni spent the whole afternoon and evening at State...
Raila Odinga Dies in India After Cardiac Arrest
Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya, died at an Ayurvedic eye hospital-cum-research centre at Koothattukulam in Ernakulam district of...
Chikungunya Surge in East Africa: WHO’s Global Alert Sparks Urgent Action
By Defraise Enosh MUHINDO On July 22, 2025, the World Health Organization issued a global alert warning of a rapidly...
Tanzania’s Decision on Foreign Business Activities Raises Concerns Within the EAC
By Defraise Enosh MUHINDO The East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc committed to enhancing economic integration and cooperation among...
DRC CONFLICT! UN Raises Alarm Over Surge in Human Trafficking in Eastern Provinces
By Defraise Enosh MUHINDO The United Nations has expressed a grave concern over the alarming rise in human trafficking in...
Massacre in Komanda: ADF-MTN Terrorists Strike Catholic Church in Ituri
By Defraise Enosh MUHINDO In the early hours of July 27, 2025, the town of Komanda, located 75 km...
DRC POLITICAL TURMOIL! Why Judicial Pursuit Against President Joseph Kabila is Unprecedented
By Defraise Enosh MUHINDO Since April 2025, former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has been...
GREAT LAKES DILEMMA! Voluntary Repatriation of Congolese and Rwandan Refugees: Historic Agreement Signed in Addis Ababa
By Defraise Enosh MUHINDO On July 24, 2025, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and the United Nations High...
GREAT LAKES FOCUS! Rwanda Offers to Train and Reorganize the DRC Forces
By Defraise Enosh MUHINDO In a significant gesture of regional collaboration, General James Kabarebe, Minister of Regional Cooperation and Senior...
DRC CONFLICT! M23 Rebels Gain Control of Luke and Katobotobo Amid Ongoing Clashes in Masisi/North Kivu
By Defraise Enosh MUHINDO Fresh fighting in the Masisi territory has resulted in the M23 rebel group taking control...
DRC CONFLICT: Fighting Persists in North Kivu Between M23 and Wazalendo Despite Doha Agreement
By Defraise Enosh Muhindo Goma, July 22, 2025: Intense clashes between the M23 rebel group and Wazalendo militias, the Nduma...
Rwanda’s Peacekeeping Deployment to South Sudan: A Boost for EAC Stability
By Defraise Enosh Muhindo On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 6:32 PM EAT, a significant event unfolded in Rwanda as...
Congolese Refugees in Burundi Face Dire Conditions Amid Great Lakes Crisis
By ENOSH MUHINDO Defraise In Burundi’s Burunga province, the Musenyi refugee camp has become a stark symbol of the humanitarian...
DRC CONFLICT! Here is why Wazalendo Militia remains a threat to regional stability despite peace agreements
BY DEFRAISE ENOSH MUHINDO On June 27, 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a historic peace...
GREAT LAKES FOCUS: Inside M23 Ambitious Plan To Return Congolese Refugees Scattered Across the Region
By Defraise Enosh Muhindo In a recent statement attributed to Balinda Oscar, deputy spokesperson of the Alliance Fleuve Congo-March 23...
GREAT LAKES FOCUS: DRC, M23 Edge Closer To Historic Peace Agreement
By Muhindo Defraise Enosh July 19, 2025 – Amid decades of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a...
GREAT LAKES FOCUS: Of Burundi’s Role in DRC conflict, President Evariste Ndayishimiye’s AU Appointment as Special Envoy for Sahel and Regional Implications
By Defraise Enosh Muhindo On July 17, 2025, the African Union (AU), under the leadership of Chairperson H.E. João Lourenço,...