Tanzania has suspended political rallies nationwide, prompting fierce opposition criticism and a planned court challenge as political tensions continue to rise.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has travelled to neighbouring Uganda to take part in the birthday celebrations of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba. This trip to Uganda, Mr Kagame's first in four years, is being seen as a sign of a cooling of tensions between the two countries.