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Betty Nambooze Bakireke: How a Political Icon Drifted into a Fourth-Term Survival Crisis

Betty Nambooze Bakireke: How a Political Icon Drifted into a Fourth-Term Survival Crisis

Hon. Betty Bakireke Nambooze was once among the clearest symbols of defiance in Uganda’s opposition politics. Her courage under repression, sharp tongue, and legislative activism gave her a moral authority few politicians enjoyed. Yet as the 2026 elections approach, securing a fourth parliament

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Macron, who called Nato brain dead, warns of end to G20

Macron, who called Nato brain dead, warns of end to G20

‘We must also recognise that the G20 may be reaching the end of a cycle.’Macron speaks during the opening plenary session at the G20 summit in South Africa. Image: BloombergEmmanuel Macron has a penchant for predicting the end of eras.Back in 2019, years before Russia’s

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How South Africans reproduce apartheid’s most dangerous habit

How South Africans reproduce apartheid’s most dangerous habit

THERE is a particular theatre to South African political life: we know how to gather, how to convene, how to fill auditoriums when history arrives clothed in urgency. We clap where we should clap. We nod with seriousness. We ask familiar questions with grave voices. And then we go home fee

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Trump eyes exit for embattled Cabinet member

Trump eyes exit for embattled Cabinet member

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent moves at the agency have been a public relations nightmare for President Donald Trump — and some Beltway insiders believe the commander-in-chief could soon be ready to cut ties with the embattled Cabinet member, Knewz.com c

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Trump has a Russia problem, and there is no easy way out

Trump has a Russia problem, and there is no easy way out

Putin appears unmoved in the face of Trump’s deadline diplomacy and social media brinkmanshipThe muddled US-Russia equation under Trump is symptomatic of a larger leadership dilemma.US President Donald Trump faces a daunting series of foreign p

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“Touching and Fatherly” - Museveni’s Surprise Stop in Mpigi Sparks Emotion and Debate Across Uganda

“Touching and Fatherly” - Museveni’s Surprise Stop in Mpigi Sparks Emotion and Debate Across Uganda

President Yoweri Museveni made headlines on Monday after an impromptu stop in Mpigi turned into an emotional encounter with local residents.During his journey through the region, the long-serving Ugandan leader unexpectedly stepped out of his heavily prot

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Is this how our Kaguta family fell apart?

Is this how our Kaguta family fell apart?

Salim Saleh and Muhoozi KainerugabaIf you haven’t watched the viral clip where Gen. Salim Saleh asks the European Union ambassadors to cease fire over the matter of the reputational damage that Museveni’s all-too-powerful son is causing the country, t

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Bloated Political Coffers, Starving Scrutiny? Parliament's Budget Prioritises Administration Over Core Duties

Bloated Political Coffers, Starving Scrutiny? Parliament's Budget Prioritises Administration Over Core Duties

As Parliament prepares to approve its policy statements guiding the 2025/26 national budget, scrutiny of its own financial plans reveals a potentially troubling trend: more money allocated to political administration than to the core legislative committees that drive parliamentary scrutiny and ov

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Alupo Praises Russia’s Tech: Innovators of Bots, Spammers, and Internet Trolls

Alupo Praises Russia’s Tech: Innovators of Bots, Spammers, and Internet Trolls

(St. Petersurg, Russia) – Uganda’s Vice President Jessica Alupo recently praised Russia at the 4th Eurasian Women Forum, held in Saint Petersburg. While Ukraine’s skies are lit up with Russian missiles, Alupo was busy applauding Russia’s commitment to “peace, security, and development.”

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