Browsing: East Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has reshuffled Kenya’s foreign service, appointing former Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba as the country’s new High Commissioner to Uganda.…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Pangani have arrested several TikTok content creators following complaints of street harassment and the illegal recording of pedestrians in parts…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Safaricom PLC has announced plans to introduce tokenised Wi-Fi and prepaid fibre internet services in the second half of its 2026 financial…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine has said he will not challenge the results of Thursday’s presidential election in court, citing what he…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government plans to spend at least KSh100 million annually to enlist social media influencers and bloggers as part of a…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Fiona Nakku has been elected as the Female Workers’ Member of Parliament in Uganda’s 12th Parliament after a closely contested vote that…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A new political confrontation has erupted in Uganda after General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni, issued a public ultimatum giving…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s once-influential ‘Gang of Seven’ political bloc in Buganda has suffered a decisive setback following the 2026 parliamentary elections, with Betty Nambooze…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has raised fresh alarm over the deteriorating health of veteran Ugandan opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The 2026 general election has reaffirmed a political reality that successive governments have struggled to overturn: Buganda remains the epicentre of organised…