Supporters of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye participate in the 'walk to work' campaign that protests higher food and fuel prices in Kalerwe suburb on Thursday, April 21, 2011 (Photo/Ronald Kabuubi/AP)By Oweyegha-AfunaduulaI do not usually argue with my children, whose age
The singer suggested in a social media exchange with his followers that arrests and torture of opposition figured an almost inevitable consequence of challenging a leader who fought a protracted guerrilla war to seize power. Singer Ykee Benda has ignited a firestorm online, defending the g
In Uganda’s complex political landscape, Dr. Kiiza Besigye stands as a figure of relentless defiance, his life etched with the “wrinkles of struggle” against a government that has increasingly tightened its grip on power.From medical doctor to opposition leader, Besigye’s journey r
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have reportedly killed nine women protesting the army’s handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa stateNigerian Army soldiers opened fire and killed nine women protesting the army's handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa stat
Not every fantasy is about magical kingdoms, heroic warriors, and happy endings. There’s a darker (and far more interesting) side of the genre. Here, magic comes with a price, worlds are hostile, and creatures don’t play by moral rules. Everything feels eerie, twisted, and heavy. These are st
Nigeria’s most celebrated writer and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has revealed that his U.S. visa has been revoked, a move he described as “bizarre, comic, and authoritarian.” The 91-year-old, who has long chronicled Africa’s dictatorships with razor-sharp wit, shared the news during a p
Political theorist Dr. Yusuf Sserunkuma says it was a mistake for Bobi Wine to rebrand his political approach and seek to come off as a more issue-based Presidential Candidate going into 2026 campaigning season than he was in 2021. Appearing on Behind the Scenes program, which Timothy Nyan
Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last month in which at least 19 people were killed.He denied the charge and has been released on bail.Mr Mwangi was not charged with "facilitation of
Chaos erupted in Homa Bay County as mourners forcefully seized the casket of the late Albert Omondi Ojwang and marched it to Mawego Police Station in a dramatic protest against alleged police brutality.The protest escalated further when the irate crowd set the station abla
Shartis Musherure Kutesa, has announced a decision to pull out of the parliamentary contestant for Mawogola North Constituency.Shartis, a daughter to former Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa had recently been nominated to vie for the ruling NRM party flag but in a Sunday statement said
