Browsing: East Africa
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— Uganda’s Speaker race has gripped the political class with all the intensity of a high-stakes contest—endorsements withdrawn, loyalties shifting, and factions scrambling…
NAIROBI, Kenya — French President Emmanuel Macron has praised William Ruto for what he described as a bold and ultimately successful effort in co-hosting the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The race for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament has been thrown into fresh uncertainty after the Patriotic League of…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan singer Bien-Aimé Baraza has pushed back against a wave of online criticism following his meeting and dinner with Emmanuel Macron during…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Visiting heads of state and senior dignitaries attending the 2026 Africa-France Summit were treated to an elaborate State House banquet on Monday…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The skies above Kampala turned into a theatre of military power on Tuesday as Uganda staged a large-scale defence display during President…
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has used his swearing-in ceremony in Kampala to defend the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) nearly four decades in…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for another five-year term on Tuesday during a tightly choreographed ceremony at Kololo Independence Grounds…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s First Lady Janet Museveni was notably absent on Tuesday as President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for seventh term at the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A heavy security presence was reported across parts of Uganda on Tuesday as President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh…