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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | A former Tanzanian president mediating talks to end Burundi’s deadly crisis will meet the opposition this weekend in a bid to end the deadlock, diplomatic and opposition sources said Tuesday. Benjamin Mkapa is to hold talks in Brussels with members of CNARED, which groups almost …

Brussels, Belgium | AFP   Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini confessed Saturday to being “the man in the hat” caught on video with suicide bombers at Brussels airport last month, images that had sparked a massive manhunt. Abrini made the admission on the day he was charged with terrorist murders …

By Haggai Matsiko Did Belgium’s gay prime minister block president from Summit? Tensions were already high when President Yoweri Museveni set off on April 1 for the 4th EU-Africa Summit in the Belgian capital Brussels. There had been an attempt to get all 82 African leaders to boycott the event. …

By Haggai Matsiko Kabila’s European allies have eyes on country’s mineral wealth The Kampala talks between the DR Congo government and the M23 rebel group might collapse if Kinshasa’s new internationally-powered attitude and that of her backers does not change. Collapse of talks in Kampala, many observers fear, will spark …

By the independent team & agencies Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrived in Brussels over the weekend at the head of a large delegation for a four-day state visit to Belgium, the government said on Monday, Dec.6. An official statement from the President’s Office in Kigali said attended the fifth edition …