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KAMPALA, Uganda — For nearly an hour on Monday 20, July 2026 afternoon, the familiar soundtrack of Kiseka Market—metal clanging against engines, mechanics bargaining over…
KAMPALA, Uganda — For nearly an hour on Monday 20, July 2026 afternoon, the familiar soundtrack of Kiseka Market—metal clanging against engines, mechanics bargaining over…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Cabinet reshuffles are usually remembered for the political calculations they reveal—who rises, who falls and what the appointments signal about a government’s…
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…
KYANKWANZI, Uganda — For many of the Ugandans gathered at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi on Sunday 19, July 2026, the journey home was…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Anti-immigration protests escalated across parts of South Africa on Thursday as groups of demonstrators conducted door-to-door searches in townships, accusing undocumented…
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…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Cabinet reshuffles are usually remembered for the political calculations they reveal—who rises, who falls and what the appointments signal about a government’s…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Court summons are rarely the story. In most legal disputes, they are a routine procedural step—documents quietly delivered by court bailiffs, lawyers…
NAIROBI, Kenya — For years, Safaricom customers accumulated Bonga Points almost unconsciously. A few points from a phone call. More from buying airtime. Additional rewards…
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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NEW JERSEY, United States — The 2026 FIFA World Cup final remains delicately poised after Spain and Argentina battled to a tense 0-0 draw in…
WASHINGTON, United States — For years, Andrew Tate built a global brand around a simple message: strength, defiance and the rejection of authority. To his…
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…
The United States and Iran exchanged fresh military strikes for a second consecutive day on Thursday, intensifying fears of a wider regional conflict as commercial…
KYIV, Ukraine — The latest wave of Russian missile strikes began before dawn, but the explosions that echoed across Kyiv and Kharkiv represented something larger…
OSLO, Norway — President William Ruto has announced a new labour export agreement that will see at least 1,000 Kenyan seafarers employed in Norway by…
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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MIGORI COUNTY, Kenya — Travel content creator Kieran Brown, known for documenting his journeys across the world, has described a night spent on Migingo Island…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican reggae singer Fantan Mojah, celebrated for his spiritually inspired music and unwavering commitment to conscious reggae, has died at the age…
KAMPALA, Uganda — In May 2006, renowned Ugandan journalist and researcher Timothy Kalyegira posed a question that, even years later, refuses to lose its edge:…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Speaker race has gripped the political class with all the intensity of a high-stakes contest—endorsements withdrawn, loyalties shifting, and factions scrambling…
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