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WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to narrow federal recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations and encouraging…
NAIVASHA, Kenya — President William Ruto has declared that the emerging UDA-ODM alliance must win the 2027 General Election, warning that handing power to an…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is set to deliver a national address on Tuesday assessing President William Ruto’s four years in office,…
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,…
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s military government has officially severed diplomatic relations with France, escalating a years-long deterioration in ties between the West African…
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…
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A newly identified dinosaur species discovered in Zimbabwe is offering scientists fresh insight into the remarkable diversity of prehistoric life that once…
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…
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…
NAIVASHA, Kenya — President William Ruto has declared that the emerging UDA-ODM alliance must win the 2027 General Election, warning that handing power to an…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Safaricom PLC has introduced nine new mobile number prefixes as the telecommunications company expands the range of numbers available to customers in…
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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WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to narrow federal recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations and encouraging…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The United States has carried out what it described as a “heavy wave” of military strikes against Iran, marking another…
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…
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…
KYIV, Ukraine — The latest wave of Russian missile strikes began before dawn, but the explosions that echoed across Kyiv and Kharkiv represented something larger…
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…
NANJING, China — A court in eastern China has sentenced a former senior municipal official to death after finding him guilty of accepting more than…
BEIJING, China — China has imposed a one-year travel ban on four New Zealand Members of Parliament following their visit to Taiwan, New Zealand’s foreign…
NEW DELHI, India — The rains arrived as they do every year. But in parts of India this weekend, the monsoon brought more than relief…
NEW DELHI, India — The Indian government has ordered Meta to immediately remove advertisements and content on Instagram that promote or facilitate child sexual abuse…
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 — Livestreaming has become one of the fastest-growing segments of Kenya’s digital creator economy. As audiences migrate from traditional television to TikTok, YouTube,…
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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BUTAMBALA, Uganda — Former Butambala County Member of Parliament and National Unity Platform (NUP) vice-president for Buganda, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has given his first detailed…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Following the death of veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga at the age of 80, Kenyan President William…
IGANGA, UGANDA — Police in the Busoga East region have launched an inquiry into the stoning of a vehicle belonging to Ugandan musician Patrick Mulwana, popularly…
A recent report reveals that at least 67 journalists are currently imprisoned across Africa, underscoring the continent’s ongoing challenges in safeguarding press freedom. As of…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Minister of Local Government, Balaam Barugahara, has claimed that the overwhelming majority of DNA tests conducted through paternity petitions during his…