Browsing: East Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ministry of Education and Sports has announced that the start of the new school term will be postponed to Tuesday, February…
KAMPALA, Uganda — National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has called on Ugandans to disregard provisional election results…
MBALE, Uganda — At least 13 security officers were injured on Election Day after a patrol vehicle crashed during election security operations in Jewa Town…
BUTAMBALA, Uganda — A senior Ugandan opposition figure has accused security forces of killing 10 members of his campaign team after storming his home during…
LIRA, Uganda — Tensions escalated in Lira City on polling day after Uganda’s Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, accused her rival, Gender, Labour…
LUWERO, Uganda — At least three people have been killed and 34 others arrested following night-long protests in Luwero Town Council, after tensions escalated over…
BUTAMBALA, Uganda — At least ten people are feared dead following violent clashes between voters and security forces in Butambala District, in what appears to…
SIRONKO, Uganda — Ugandan presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi was injured on Thursday after violence broke out at a polling station in Sironko District, highlighting…
NANDI COUNTY, Kenya — Kenyans have voiced outrage after a CCTV clip showing armed police officers assaulting young men playing pool in Nandi Hills went…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A little-known offline messaging application ‘Bitchat’ created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has unexpectedly become a critical communication tool for Ugandans following…