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Too old to lead, too powerful to quit: the curse of Africa’s lifelong rulers

Too old to lead, too powerful to quit: the curse of Africa’s lifelong rulers

Pedestrians walk past a billboard of Cameroon's President Paul Biya reading: 'I thank the sovereign people for electing me' on a street in Yaounde, today, a day after the Cameroon presidential election results were announced. Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7% of the vote

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Parliament to Approve Shs8.2 Trillion Borrowing Amid Soaring Public Debt

Parliament to Approve Shs8.2 Trillion Borrowing Amid Soaring Public Debt

Parliament is today set to authorize a staggering Shs8.2 trillion in new borrowing, a move that signals the nation’s spiralling public debt already at Shs116.2 trillion (51.3% of GDP) and its economic implications.According to the house order of today’s business (Order Paper), out of t

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US to win any war it has to fight — Trump

US to win any war it has to fight — Trump

TOKYO | TASS | The United States would prefer to avoid involvement in any wars, but if it must fight, it will win decisively, US President Donald Trump said while addressing US servicemen aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington, based in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, at

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M7 Appoints New DPP After Abodo’s Exit

M7 Appoints New DPP After Abodo’s Exit

President Museveni in August appointed Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo as the new Principal Judge becoming the first woman to hold such a position in the history of Uganda since Independence.Prior to her appointment as Principal Judge, Abodo was the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). S

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Police Raid Bobi Wine’s Hotel In Lira City With Tear Gas At Night

Police Raid Bobi Wine’s Hotel In Lira City With Tear Gas At Night

In a dramatic turn of police after a full month of successful campaigns in the different parts of the country, police has been thrown in the spotlight after it broke into a hotel where Bobi Wine and his team were sleeping in the mid of the night and started pepper spraying every room.Even

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UAE Trade Forum Kicks Off in Kampala Amid $2.8B Surge

UAE Trade Forum Kicks Off in Kampala Amid $2.8B Surge

Uganda and the UAE kicked off their fourth annual business forum in Kampala, aiming to boost a $2.8 billion trade relationship dominated by Ugandan gold. Foreign direct investment from the Gulf nation has surged tenfold, fueling growth in sectors like agribusiness and renewable energy.KAMP

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Heartbreaking' Netflix crime thriller rockets up the charts with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score

Heartbreaking' Netflix crime thriller rockets up the charts with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score

Netflix's crime-thriller offering is not to be missed, at least if you believe what the streaming service's sofa critics have got to say. The release, a twisting tale based on the real-life history of a family of serial killers from the 1960s, has earned itself a perfect 100% approval rate

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Anger erupts into protests in Cameroon after Paul Biya re-election

Anger erupts into protests in Cameroon after Paul Biya re-election

Inhabitants of Douala have been protesting for a second day, following the announcement that president Paul Biya was re-elected for an eighth term. Armed forces have been deployed to several districts of the city.Barricades, fires, live bullets: in Douala, as in many other cities of Camero

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Streets Reject Biya’s “Victory” Amid Western Media Whitewash

Streets Reject Biya’s “Victory” Amid Western Media Whitewash

Cameroon was a nation in flames on Monday as citizens across all regions took to the streets following the Constitutional Council’s declaration of Paul Biya as winner of the 2025 presidential election.Image shows nationwide unrest on October 27, 2025, following the Constitutional Council

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Mother, 22, drowns while washing clothes in Zombo stream.

Mother, 22, drowns while washing clothes in Zombo stream.

Zombo, Uganda: A sombre mood engulfed Padea Town Council in Zombo District over the weekend following the tragic drowning of 22-year-old Scovia Dwong Paa Mungu, who lost her life in Leda Stream on Sunday morning.The incident occurred on October 26, 2025, in Limu Cell, Ndindu Ward, when Dwo

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