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
An armed gang killed at least 57 people after a brutal attack on villages following a dawn raid. The incident took place in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, a local official said.The attackers struck just after 5.30am, and fired their weapons randomly at residents in the Adong
Dodoma – President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba, her long-serving former Finance Minister, as Tanzania’s new Prime Minister.The appointment, ratified by parliament in a near-unanimous vote on Thursday, 2025, comes just weeks after Hassan’s landslide vi
Government has moved to raise salaries of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to Shs9million from the current 2.2 million shillings per month.Uganda currently has a total of 146 Residents District Commissioners, 163 Deputies and about 300 of their Assistants serving across th
The newly elected Bishop of Busoga Diocese, Rev. Canon Associate Professor Dr. Grace Lubaale, has passed a special message to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni through the Special Presidential Assistant for Press and Mobilization, Haji Faruk Kirunda, during a private meeting held at Kirunda’s Na
Born with HIV via mother-to-child transmission, Nawanyaga's personal journey has become the cornerstone of her political mission. The race for Youth Member of Parliament (MP) Central Region has taken a historic turn with the candidacy of Gloria Nawanyaga, a lawyer and youth advo
President William Ruto welcomed ten African Presidents to Kenya for the fifth mid-year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, Regional Communities and Regional Mechanisms.The Head of State sent members of his Cabinet to receive the African Dignitaries at the Jomo Kenyatta I
Uganda has joined Bangladesh, Somalia, Cameroon, Afghanistan, Sudan and other countries in the United Arab Emirates’ 2025 visa ban. The UAE has temporarily suspended the issuance of visit and work visas for citizens of nine countries due to security, immigration, and diplomati
Botswana has unveiled its first-ever Citizenship by Investment program, offering foreign investors the opportunity to acquire citizenship for $75,000 (approximately Shs288 million). The initiative, known as the Impact Investment Program is expected to officially begin in early 2
Museveni in Kibuku on ThursdayPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to strengthen community support systems for young people after a schoolgirl from Kibuku emotionally revealed that she had once contemplated taking her own life due to lack of opportunities.T
