Akon, the 52-year-old Senegalese-American singer known for his global hits and major philanthropic efforts in Africa, made headlines again after a surprising arrest in Roswell, Georgia tied to his Tesla Cybertruck. The Grammy-nominated artist, born Aliaune Thiam, was briefly taken into custody in
From November 12, hundreds of Chinese and African scholars and diplomacy experts will gather in South Africa for the Global South Media and Think Tank Forum: China-Africa Partnership Conference.At the center of the two-day high-level deliberations would be what I would term the
Lionel Messi made an unplanned late-night visit to Camp Nou, surprising Barcelona officials. The Inter Miami star shared emotional memories and hopes for a future farewell.Lionel Messi surprised Barcelona officials with a late-night visit to Camp Nou, sharing emotional memories and express
Finance State Minister Amos Lugoloobi has finally walked free after the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) dropped all charges against him in the famous Karamoja iron sheets scandal, a case that once shook the government and angered millions of Ugandans.The DPP’s decisio
Pallaso has expressed his disappointment with the Gagamel International boss, Bebe Cool, who constantly attacks him in his numerous interviews.Pallaso was on one of his TikTok live broadcasts and revealed that he had cut ties with Bebe Cool over eight years ago. It was his broth
Ugandan singer Fik Gaza has expressed his disappointment after reportedly being paid peanuts for performing at a National Resistance Movement (NRM) event.According to Fik Gaza, politicians—especially those affiliated with the ruling NRM party—only reach out to artists from t
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the undersecretary at the Ministry of Petroleum just a week after appointing him, in the latest shake-up in the country’s sensitive oil sector.The undersecretary is the highest-ranking official managing the ministry since Petr
Cameroonian footballer Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu has found himself in the middle of controversy in Russia after reports surfaced linking him to a cheating scandalThe Dynamo Moscow star was allegedly caught in the act by his partner, a Russian influencer, who reportedly called the police follo
A European NGO has offered €10,000 (UGSh 40 million) for a decisive tip leading to tracing Dutch national Sophia Koetsier, who disappeared in Uganda in 2015.On October 28, 2015, 21-year-old Dutch national Sophia disappeared in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. Despite sev
A 73-year-old man, James Wakabenga Wanyera, says he is living in fear and pain after his own children, led by Col Betty Musuya, former Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Director for Women Affairs, allegedly forcefully removed him from his home. Relatives claim that armed
