Soldiers seize power in Guinea-Bissau and detain the president.
A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has been arrested.Shortly after gunshot...
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Museveni Breaks Silence on Arrested Kenyan Activists, Says They Claimed to Be “Experts in Riots”
President Yoweri Museveni has admitted that Ugandan authorities detained two Kenyan activists who had gone missing for weeks, describing them as “experts in riots” li...
15,000 Balaalo in Northern Uganda Ask Museveni to Halt Eviction Order
More than 15,000 pastoralist cattle keepers (Balaalo) operating in Northern Uganda have appealed to President Museveni to reconsider an eviction order they say is driven...
New Report Links Kenya to Gold Smuggling From Sudan and DRC
Kenya has become a key hub for smuggling and resale of gold sourced from South Sudan, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a recent report by SwissAi...
Museveni Hosts 12th Great Lakes Peace Summit: Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Regional Stability
President Museveni is hosting the 12th Summit of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) of the Peace, Security, and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republi...
ActionAid Urges UN to Lead Global Debt Resolution as IMF, World Bank Face Criticism
ActionAid has criticised the outcomes of the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), calling for the United Nations to take over the...
Why African leaders guard secrets around their health
Rumours of ill-health have engulfed two African presidents in recent weeks, sparking contrasting responses and exposing how the wellbeing of leaders is often treated as a...
DRC, Rwanda agree – again – to end hostilities
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a joint undertaking to stick to the mediation of Angola and avoid escalating the tensions over the M23 rebellion i...
'Theft of public funds was a shameful thing back then'
You will be making 79 in November. With the benefit of hindsight, has Independence been worth it? Independence was a positive development that came at the right time. Col...
Thank you Museveni for sacking the incompetent. Now, please, continue
President Yoweri Museveni’s decision to dismiss Dorothy Kisaka, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, her deputy David Luyimbazi, and the Direct...