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Rwanda and Uganda tensions may linger beyond new deal

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RWANDA/UGANDA

RWANDA/UGANDA: Tensions may linger beyond new deal

Uganda-Rwanda pact will not resolve political crisis

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RWANDA/UGANDA

Relations had been openly hostile -- and the border between the two countries closed -- since late February until Presidents Paul Kagame and Yoweri Museveni agreed on August 21 to…

Congo and Rwanda will struggle to unwind M23 tensions

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CONGO-KINSHASA/RWANDA

Despite the announcement, the two sides continue to trade accusations, while military confrontations intensify on the ground.

Rwanda-Uganda border deal may presage limited opening

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RWANDA/UGANDA

RWANDA/UGANDA: Border deal may presage limited opening

Rwanda-Uganda conflict may persist despite new talks

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RWANDA/UGANDA

The development followed a visit by Uganda’s Commander of Land Forces (and President Yoweri Museveni’s son) Muhoozi Kainerugaba, whose meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame…

M23’s return will complicate Congo’s security outlook

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The fighting triggered a UN helicopter crash and cross-border clashes with Ugandan troops. The M23 is famous for conquering North Kivu’s capital, Goma, during a 2012-13 rebellion…

Bilateral tensions threaten East African integration

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EAST AFRICA

These tensions have deep and specific roots, but the two-way spillover between trade and political disputes is an issue that has long undermined regional economic and political…

Hard-line tactics may entrench Congo’s M23 crisis

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CONGO-KINSHASA

However, the M23 -- the rebel group that dominates current headlines-- remained excluded. This follows a November 23 summit in Luanda that in effect demanded the M23’s…

Central Africa inches closer towards proxy war

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CENTRAL AFRICA

Regional security dynamics in Central Africa.

Congo’s EAC entry comes with risks and opportunities

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Its admission makes the EAC one of the largest trading blocs in Africa and will create significant new economic opportunities, but also additional political and security…