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Empire in the Sky: How Africa’s Digital Future Is Being Colonised Again

Empire in the Sky: How Africa’s Digital Future Is Being Colonised Again

It begins with a promise. A satellite dish on a tin roof. A blinking terminal in the middle of rural Kisii. Suddenly, a boy can watch a YouTube video without buffering.A teacher downloads a lesson plan in seconds. A clinic sends health records to the capital without delay. It feels like th

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Gunfire Rocks Nakasero Market as Security Kills Knife-Wielding Attacker in Broad Daylight

Gunfire Rocks Nakasero Market as Security Kills Knife-Wielding Attacker in Broad Daylight

Security officers have shot dead a suspected criminal who attempted to storm Nakasero Market and disrupt traders.The incident happened earlier today when the man, said to be armed with a knife, tried to force his way into the busy market. Eyewi

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UPDF says Kalerwe Suicide Bomber was Under Surveillance for 3 Days

UPDF says Kalerwe Suicide Bomber was Under Surveillance for 3 Days

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have revealed that the female suicide bomber who was killed at Kalerwe market on Sunday had been under security surveillance for three days.The army spokesman, Brigadier Felix Kulayigye, said that the intelligen

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Otafiire Sparks Uproar with 'Not My Issue' Outburst Over Number Plate Scandal

Otafiire Sparks Uproar with 'Not My Issue' Outburst Over Number Plate Scandal

A light-hearted moment emerged from an otherwise serious press briefing when Uganda’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj. General Kahinda Otafiire, delivered a blunt and unexpected response to a journalist’s question about digital number plate tracking.

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Kenyan policeman appears in court in connection with blogger's killing

Kenyan policeman appears in court in connection with blogger's killing

A Kenyan police officer has appeared in court after being arrested in connection with the killing of a young blogger in police custody.Albert Ojwang's death sparked protests in the capital, Nairobi, after doctors refuted a police claim that he had died from self-infli

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Two killed in Munyonyo Martyrs' Day explosion

Two killed in Munyonyo Martyrs' Day explosion

Ugandan authorities have in recent years stepped up surveillance during major public events, citing threats from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group linked to the Islamic State group, responsible for past attacks.An explosion killed two suspected rebels including a

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Mounting fear, distrust push Ugandans away from civic engagement

Mounting fear, distrust push Ugandans away from civic engagement

Mounting fear and declining trust in political processes are driving Ugandans away from civic engagement, according to the newly released Civic Space Index Report 2024 by the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U).Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over in

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Courtroom Chaos: Plain-Clothed Operatives Storm Besigye Trial, Arrest Two in Dramatic Scene

Courtroom Chaos: Plain-Clothed Operatives Storm Besigye Trial, Arrest Two in Dramatic Scene

Chaos erupted at Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court following dramatic arrests by plain-clothed operatives during a highly anticipated court session involving opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye's treason trial.The confusion began shortly after Besigye’s defense t

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Rwanda Dangles Fat Bait – Offers to Host UN Agencies

Rwanda Dangles Fat Bait – Offers to Host UN Agencies

Rwanda has offered to host key United Nations offices, agencies, and programs currently under review for relocation as part of the UN80 reform agenda.In a bold pitch to cement its place as a global diplomatic hub, Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente pledges Kigali’s full log

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Nansana Businessman Robbed Of 50M By Masked Gun Men In Mobile Money Heist

Nansana Businessman Robbed Of 50M By Masked Gun Men In Mobile Money Heist

Security agencies in Wakiso District have launched an intensive search for a group of masked gunmen who carried out a violent robbery on a mobile money operator in Ganda Village, Nansana Municipality. The incident occurred on the evening of May 13, 2025, at appr

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