Former New York Times correspondent Stephen Kinzer, writing in the London Guardian, on March 2, 2010, paraphrased "Rwandan leaders" when comparing free speech in the African Republic of Rwanda to yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theatre.

Rwandan exiles and opposition parties in Rwanda are united by their challenge to the rule of incumbent President Paul Kagame and his ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) Party, and their call for a free and fair presidential election in Rwanda.

The United Nations reports that young girls recruited to be soldiers by both rebel and national troops in the Congo are less likely to be freed.

Tension around Rwanda's disputed genocide history is increasing as three opposition parties attempt to register and field candidates to challenge the ruling RPF's President Paul Kagame in the August 2010 presidential election.

Over 100,000 people have fled eastern DR Congo in recent months due to the ongoing battles between military offensive against Hutu militants and banditry by armed groups.

Lava from Mount Nyamulagira, in a sparsely populated area of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is threatening about 40 endangered chimpanzees.

Harsh anti-gay legislation proposed in both Uganda and Rwanda has turned more Western attention to East Africa than anything since the 1994 Rwanda Genocide, though Westerners drink coffee and tea grown in Rwanda every day, while Rwandans go hungry.

Oil reserves as large as Saudi Arabia's may soon embolden Ugandan officials who've been threatening to punish homosexuals with death, just as independently oil wealthy Saudi Arabia does.

A controversial new study that looks at the effects of climate change on global conflicts says that Africa is about to experience a surge in civil wars.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported nearly 30,000 Angolans were recently expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).