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KAMPALA, Uganda — Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been taken to Mulago National Referral Hospital in critical condition, his family has told Vivid…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been taken to Mulago National Referral Hospital in critical condition, his family has told Vivid…
MOMBASA, Kenya — Kenyan preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie has been found guilty of murder over the deaths of 191 people in the Shakahola tragedy, including…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria faces renewed industrial tension after the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) rejected the Federal Government’s response to demands for urgent economic relief…
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…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa’s suspended deputy national police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, has resigned from the police service while facing criminal charges involving…
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, have died in a helicopter crash that killed all six people on…
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 — Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has urged opposition leaders to unite ahead of the 2027 General Election, warning that internal divisions could…
SIAYA, Kenya — Ida Odinga has expressed disappointment with sections of the political class following disruptions at the October 15 commemoration at Migwena Grounds in…
NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has signed two pieces of legislation that retain a reduced tax rate on fuel, revise duties on selected building…
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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CALIFORNIA, United States — A United States federal judge has ordered the government to reopen registration for the 2027 Diversity Visa Lottery, commonly known as…
NEW YORK, United States — American television host Rob Finnerty has apologised to Kenyans following a backlash over remarks in which he suggested that immigration…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia is facing an escalating security crisis after Yemen’s Houthi movement launched another attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport…
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…
COLOGNE, German — German police have launched an investigation into two young men suspected of using a humanoid robot to sexually harass a 16-year-old girl…
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…
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…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan media personality Sheilah Gashumba has hit back at Robert Kayanja Jr after he accused her of setting a bad example for…
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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