The Kenyan government has launched an emergency repatriation programme to bring home citizens caught in the rising tide of anti-foreigner hostility sweeping parts of South Africa, as displaced Kenyans report losing homes, businesses, and livelihoods to attacks t
More than 10 people were arrested in Lubigi Wetland on Wednesday as Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) soldiers and anti-riot police moved in to evict holdout squatters who had defied earlier eviction orders and remained in the area weeks after their homes were demolished. The arrests followe
The commitment was highlighted during the 1,350th session of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) held in Addis Ababa, where member states convened to discuss the growing challenges of refugees, internally displaced persons, and humanitarian assistance on the continent.Addr
Fresh allegations have emerged accusing former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among of allegedly using her influence to cultivate close ties within the judiciary through questionable recruitment practices at Parliament.The claims, which remain unverified, suggest that several sons and d
BUKEDEA DISTRICT, Uganda — Calls for accountability and an independent investigation have intensified in Bukedea District and across the Teso sub-region following allegations of electoral malpractice, intimidation and abuse of office linked to former Speaker of the 11th Parliament, Anita Annet
There are few tragedies more painful than betrayal from those who once stood shoulder to shoulder in a common struggle. That is precisely what Africa witnesses each time xenophobic violence erupts in South Africa. When mobs descend on Nigerians, Zimbabweans, Ghanaians, Ethiopians, Somalis, Mozamb
At 4pm in Nyangole A, Tororo Municipality, Ms Binti Ogema is hurriedly collecting firewood to prepare a meal for her extended family.The fireplace appears cold, with wet ash suggesting it has been unused for hours or even days, pointing to long gaps in cooking.Ms Ogema, 55, a widow,
More than 7,000 households in Nakasongola District remain within the newly demarcated Lake Kyoga buffer zone, two years after the government issued a six-month eviction notice, raising concerns over displacement without compensation or relocation plans.In June 2024, authorities directed al
Police on Monday arrested six environmental activists who stormed TotalEnergies' offices in Kampala, allegedly to submit a petition against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.The petitioners were demanding that the project be stopped and that the company take on and invest
Joseph Walugembe, the executive director of the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (FSME)The executive director of the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (FSME), John Walugembe, has called on local authorities to immediately suspend all demolition operations targeting small
