2026 Uganda Elections: State Power vs Street Power
Uganda is barreling toward presidential elections on Jan. 15, 2026, in a contest that once again pits the formidable machinery of President Yoweri Museveni’s 39-year…
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Uganda is barreling toward presidential elections on Jan. 15, 2026, in a contest that once again pits the formidable machinery of President Yoweri Museveni’s 39-year…
Hussein Mohammed marked his first year as president of the Football Kenya Federation on Tuesday by doing something unusual in Kenyan football administration: he admitted…
Kenyan environmental activist Truphena Muthoni completed a 72-hour nonstop tree-hugging marathon Thursday, smashing her own world record and drawing applause from supporters and political leaders…
One hundred Kenyan police officers stepped off a plane in Nairobi on Tuesday to cheers and embraces, ending an 18-month tour that helped claw back…
Kenya is grappling with a severe national ethics crisis marked by plummeting public trust in state institutions, the country’s top judicial official warned Monday. Chief…
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president accused Rwanda on Monday of violating a U.S.-brokered peace agreement signed just five days earlier, as the Rwanda-backed M23…
Kenya’s Ministry of Education plans to notify Grade 10 learners of their senior school placements before Christmas, under a government system that prioritises top performers…
Somalia’s southwestern Jubaland region has declared full independence from the federal government, further weakening the country’s troubled federal structure. The announcement by Jubaland parliament speaker…
One year after Kenya scrapped a controversial $1.85 billion airport deal with India’s Adani Group amid strikes and U.S. bribery charges, authorities are pressing ahead…
African nations discovered a blend of tantalizing clashes, feasible progressions and stern tests in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group-stage draw held in Washington on…
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