Police canine units being pushed directly toward civilians, including women and youths standing on the roadsideKampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned the deployment of police dogs to disperse crowds during the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential campaign in Kawe
Yaoundé — "If by November 26, the captors have not released Father John, I request all the priests, religious personnel from all Catholic institutions in Ndop deanery will be closed. Priests will be evacuated for their safety, and the Blessed Sacrament will be removed from the churches." This
Moyale, a key border town linking Kenya and Ethiopia, was thrown into panic on Saturday after Ethiopian military personnel reportedly crossed nearly one kilometre into Kenyan territory while firing, triggering a tense two-hour confrontation with Kenyan security forces.According to official
Ugandans accused the singer of flaunting his privilege in the face of a strictly enforced law that has led to the imprisonment of many political opponents.Eddy Kenzo has come under heavy criticism after posting a photo of himself performing on stage dressed in full military-style combat ge
Isis-linked rebels have brutally slaughtered 89 innocent civilians in multiple attacks across east Congo. The violent assaults were carried out by fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces in several localities of North Kivu province between November 13 and November 19, and the 89 killed
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Dr Kizza Besigye with Lutale in Court.Sunday, November 16, 2025 marked one year since veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye was arrested and detained — a milestone that his wife, Winnie Byanyima, has described as a tragic symbol of Uganda’s shrinking democratic space.Besig
Thousands of people took to the streets of Mexico City to protest rising crime, corruption and impunity in a demonstration organised by members of Gen Z, which ultimately drew substantial support from older backers of opposition parties. The protest, however, ended in violence, leaving scores inj
Belgium has now crossed into a realm that would once have seemed impossible even in Europe’s increasingly unstable political climate. The Belgian state has paid €350,000 in court-ordered compensation to convicted Tunisian jihadist Nizar Trabelsi, and then released him onto Belgian territory i
The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta.Between May and October the Group for the Support of Islam an
