Browsing: East Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandans are voting in a deeply polarized presidential election that pits long-time ruler President Yoweri Museveni against charismatic pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — When the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) ordered a nationwide suspension of public internet access at 6pm on January 13, 2026, it marked…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Businesses linked to Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi were demolished late Tuesday night near Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, marking a second major…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Chairperson of Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama, has dismissed threats aimed at influencing the outcome of the January 15…
KAMPALA, Uganda — When Ugandan journalist Ssematimba Bwegiire collapsed after being electrocuted with a stun gun and pepper-sprayed in the mouth by a security officer,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan pop star-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine, says he has been beaten, tasered, teargassed and pepper-sprayed while campaigning…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has urged Ugandans not to be deterred by intimidation tactics and…
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has rejected assertions that his National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has failed Ugandans, calling such criticisms “misleading” and hostile…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has entered a new digital blackout as the government enforces sweeping restrictions on public internet access and mobile services, raising fresh…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s government has ordered a sweeping suspension of public internet access and selected mobile services as the country enters a critical phase…