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Author: Ivan M. Ashaba & Gerald Bareebe

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Ivan M. Ashaba & Gerald Bareebe

Ivan Ashaba is a teaching assistant and PhD candidate at the Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Gerald Bareebe is a Sessional Lecturer and PhD candidate in comparative politics and international relations at the University of Toronto, Canada.

  • At the border between Rwanda and Uganda. Credit: Uganda Media Centre.
    PoliticsRwandaUganda
    By Ivan M. Ashaba & Gerald Bareebe
    March 12, 2019
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    Closed borders and fighting words: Rwanda and Uganda’s deepening rift

    “No one can bring me to my knees,” said President Kagame. “Once we mobilise, you can’t survive,” said President Museveni. Uganda and Rwanda’s relationship hit a ...
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  • Will relations between Presidents Yoweri Museveni Paul Kagame worsen with the trial of Kayihura? Credit: Rwanda govt.
    PoliticsRwandaUganda
    By Ivan M. Ashaba & Gerald Bareebe
    September 10, 2018
    5051
    0

    Uganda: A police chief on trial and deepening suspicions with Rwanda

    For over a decade, Kale Kayihura was seen as President Museveni’s fiercest protector. Now he’s accused of being President Kagame’s man. For 13 years, Kale Kayihura ...
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  • The relationship between President Paul Kagame and President Yoweri Museveni has had many ups and downs.
    PoliticsRwandaUganda
    By Ivan M. Ashaba & Gerald Bareebe
    December 4, 2017
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    Frenemies for life: Has the love gone between Uganda and Rwanda?

    Uganda’s arrests of alleged Rwandan agents has sparked rumours and theories that all is not well between the two neighbours.  On 27 October, a dramatic sweep ...
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