On the eve of Uganda's 2021 presidential election, it was clear that regardless of how Ugandans voted, the incumbent, Yoweri Museveni, would most likely be declared the winner. Amid mounting repression, accusations of vote rigging, and an internet blackout, that is exactly what transpired. Museve
TANZANIA breathed a sigh of relief when President Samia Suluhu Hassan took power.After her authoritarian predecessor President John Magufuli died in 2021, the softly-spoken Hassan was widely expected to be a less tyrannical replacement.NINTCHDBPICT001043444208Hassan, Tanzania
Kenyan politician and former aspirant for the Tinderet parliamentary seat, Shadrack Maritim, who went missing in October, has been found alive in Uganda.Maritim, who went missing after leaving his house for a morning jog, was found in Mbale, Uganda, on Wednesday, December 3. Prior to his
Following the National Prayer Breakfast on forgiveness, OPED author Franklin G. Karokora challenges Chris Rwakasisi to stop dodging his mass murder conviction and show remorse to the families of the six victims.Chris Rutimbirayo Rwakasisi CMMChris Rwakasisi was on June 30th 1988 con
The Federation of All Uganda Migrant Workers (FAUMA) has asked the government to immediately establish dedicated legal teams at Uganda’s embassies in major labour-receiving countries to help migrant workers access justice and protection.FAUMA President Kenneth Oloka told the Nile Post th
Yaoundé — "If by November 26, the captors have not released Father John, I request all the priests, religious personnel from all Catholic institutions in Ndop deanery will be closed. Priests will be evacuated for their safety, and the Blessed Sacrament will be removed from the churches." This
For more than two decades, Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has challenged presidential power, and in this wide-ranging conversation he warns that Uganda is approaching a dangerous crossroads where institutions are collapsing, dissent is criminalised
Scientists Reveal 8 Simple Anti-Aging Secrets To Make You Feel 15 Years YoungerI think all of us in our fifties wish we had a magic wand we could wave that would reverse the aging process. It’s a bit like when you were a kid and you wished you had a money tree at the end of the garden. O
Dr Kizza Besigye with Lutale in Court.Sunday, November 16, 2025 marked one year since veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye was arrested and detained — a milestone that his wife, Winnie Byanyima, has described as a tragic symbol of Uganda’s shrinking democratic space.Besig
Last week’s Tanzania elections failed to comply with democratic standards, says the African Union, adding to mounting international pressure on President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration over the deadly vote.The AU’s election monitoring arm, which sent a team of 72 observers to T
