Uganda’s political crisis deepened on Friday after military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters, killed 30, and were hunting for more following the disputed January 15 presidential election. Museveni Declared Winner Amid Internet Blackout President Yoweri Museveni, 81, who has ruled Uganda for nearly four…
Nearly a year after Rwanda-backed M23 fighters seized the eastern Congolese city of Goma, life for civilians has been dramatically reshaped by insecurity, displacement, and deepening political tensions. The Takeover The capture of Goma in late January last year followed days of intense fighting that left many residents killed or…
The family of Patrice Lumumba, the Congolese independence leader assassinated in 1961, has expressed hope for justice as a Belgian court evaluates whether to prosecute the sole surviving suspect in the decades-old case. Speaking outside a Brussels court on Tuesday ahead of a closed-door hearing, Yema Lumumba, 33, granddaughter of…
Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo engaged in a heated online exchange with Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, following controversial remarks about killings linked to Uganda’s opposition politics. The confrontation unfolded on X (formerly Twitter) after Muhoozi, the son of long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, made alarming statements referencing…
Veteran Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye was transferred under heavy security from Luzira Maximum Security Prison to a medical facility at Bugolobi Village Mall on the night of January 20, 2026, amid growing concerns over his deteriorating health. The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Besigye’s political party, described his…
Uganda is experiencing heightened political tension following last week’s disputed presidential election, as authorities intensify a crackdown on dissent and the military openly threatens opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the army chief and son of President Yoweri Museveni, made headlines this week with…
Sierra Leone marked its first-ever National Day of Remembrance on Sunday, honouring the victims of the country’s decade-long civil war that ended on January 18, 2002. The conflict claimed an estimated 120,000 lives and left thousands more injured or mutilated, leaving a lasting scar on the nation. Speaking during the…
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has reportedly been taken by the army from his home to an unknown location, his National Unity Platform (NUP) party said on Friday, as President Yoweri Museveni moves toward a commanding reelection victory. According to the NUP, an army helicopter landed at Wine’s compound in…
Tens of thousands of mourners took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday for a mass funeral honoring security forces and civilians, as Iran faces an intensifying political and humanitarian crisis. Caskets draped with red and white roses were paraded through the capital, while crowds held images of Supreme Leader…
Mariam Soumah, a 23-year-old woman from Guinea, has not seen her newborn daughter Sabina in nine months after being deported from Belarus without her child. Soumah, who initially traveled to Belarus hoping to reach Europe, gave birth prematurely in November 2024, with Sabina weighing just 600 grams. According to Soumah…