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KAMPALA, Uganda — A military court’s conviction of two former Ugandan state informers over two deadly operations in Kampala has opened another chapter in a…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A military court’s conviction of two former Ugandan state informers over two deadly operations in Kampala has opened another chapter in a…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s parliamentary investigation into the country’s controversial digital number plate project has taken a dramatic turn, with two government officials arrested after…
ACCRA, Ghana — Before the morning rush begins at Neoplan bus station in Ghana’s capital, praise and worship fill the air as a group of…
ACCRA, Ghana — For years, verifying a person’s identity in Ghana often involved a familiar routine. A bank teller would examine a national identity card,…
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, have died in a helicopter crash that killed all six people on…
Zambia election: Lungu’s unburied legacy casts shadow over Hichilema’s re-election bid
By Kaelen VeyarLUSAKA, Zambia — Lusaka is in campaign season, but one of the most powerful figures hanging over Zambia’s presidential election will not appear on the…
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s army-aligned government has criticised Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni hosted paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, describing the…
TRIPOLI, Libya — Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s late autocrat Muammar Gaddafi and a figure who sought to reshape his country long after…
BANGUI, Central African Republic (CAR) — Provisional results from the Central African Republic (CAR) indicate that President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has secured a third term in…
Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia for ‘safety’ after election-linked protests
By Jabari KiooBANJUL, The Gambia — Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who has fiercely contested the recent presidential election results, has fled to The Gambia seeking…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has claimed that leaders backing Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna deliberately presented several political parties as possible alternatives to…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has taken over the leadership of The Equitable Party (TEP), giving his 2027 presidential bid a formal political…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s shilling has moved closer to the Shs4,000-per-dollar mark, with renewed demand for foreign currency putting pressure on the local unit. On…
NAIROBI, Kenya — On a Sunday night in June 2026, armed security personnel once again surrounded Nation Media Group’s headquarters in Namuwongo, Kampala. Inside the…
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TENNESSEE, United States — A Kenyan national has been taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a tractor-trailer crash in Hamblen…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The United States has publicly confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in Earth’s orbit, in what…
JERUSALEM, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a 15-point US-backed plan for Gaza, insisting that Israel will not withdraw its forces until…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — For a month, the ceasefire held. It was fragile, uneasy and punctuated by mutual accusations, but it offered a glimpse of…
MOSCOW/KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that an agreement to end the war in Ukraine was possible, while Kyiv said it expected a…
GOTLAND, Sweden —The remains of a pregnant Stone Age woman and a remarkably preserved foetus have been discovered in a cave on a small Swedish…
ADELAIDE, Australia — For years, Rohan Dennis was known as one of Australia’s most accomplished cyclists — an Olympian, a world champion and an athlete…
SYDNEY, Australia — The death of a 26-year-old Kenyan student, Sheila Chebii in Australia is under investigation, with authorities yet to establish the circumstances surrounding…
BEIJING, China — A sweeping new set of Chinese regulations governing who can leave the country took effect on Tuesday, giving authorities significantly broader powers…
NANJING, China — A court in eastern China has sentenced a former senior municipal official to death after finding him guilty of accepting more than…
NEW YORK, United States — A US federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, while sharply criticising the Justice Department’s handling…
NEW DELHI, India — The rains arrived as they do every year. But in parts of India this weekend, the monsoon brought more than relief…
Ugandan socialite and businesswoman Zari Hassan has addressed the online backlash over her viral “fox eye” appearance, confirming that she underwent a temporal lift procedure. Zari says the dramatic look was amplified by makeup and…
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Uganda tourism players call for Emirates flights to be blocked over UAE travel restrictions
By Zola TemboENTEBBE, Uganda — Ugandan tourism industry players are calling on the government to consider suspending Emirates flights to Entebbe in retaliation for continued United Arab…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The burial of Kenyan Arbantone musician Edgar, popularly known as Stoopid Boy, has been halted by a court order amid a family…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A new government initiative to clean up Uganda’s streets has triggered widespread criticism, legal challenges, and allegations of heavy-handed policing. Prime Minister…
KAMPALA, Uganda — In May 2006, renowned Ugandan journalist and researcher Timothy Kalyegira posed a question that, even years later, refuses to lose its edge:…
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More from NewsNAIROBI, Kenya — A faction within Kenya’s opposition party, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), is rapidly gaining traction, positioning itself as a significant force in the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has alleged that there is a plan to implicate him in a…
KILIFI, Kenya — A brief security scare unfolded in Kilifi County on Sunday after a young man breached security and approached President William Ruto while…
KAMPALA, Uganda — As Uganda enters the final stretch toward its January 15, 2026 general election, the battle for political power is increasingly being waged…
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigerian music icon Innocent “2Baba” Idibia, formerly known as Tuface, has confirmed his separation from his wife, actress Annie Idibia. The couple, who…