Browsing: East Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — When Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni secured yet another term in office, congratulatory messages from across East Africa arrived swiftly and predictably. Kenya’s…
NAIROBI, Kenya — In the aftermath of the Marion Naipei scandal, an incident that reignited national debate over digital exploitation, consent, and public morality; another…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Marion Naipei scandal, a private video of a young Kenyan woman captured and circulated without her consent, has blown up into…
BUTAMBALA, Uganda — As Uganda’s highly contested 2026 general elections draw to a close, one of the most grim and contested incidents has unfolded not…
KAMPALA, Uganda — As Ugandans awaken to an internet partially restored after days of blackout tied to the 2026 general elections, questions about democracy, information…
KAMPALA, Uganda — On 15 January 2026, Uganda once again delivered an outcome that has become almost ritual: President Yoweri Museveni was declared the overwhelming…
KAMPALA, Uganda — For supporters of Uganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, his decisive victory in the just-concluded presidential election is seen as a fresh endorsement…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Anger, apathy and quiet acceptance played out side by side in parts of Nakawa Division East on Saturday, reflecting a complex public…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Gender and Affirmative Action Cabinet Secretary, Hanna Cheptumo, has condemned a viral video showing a woman, identified as Marion Naipei, 23,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Internet access across Uganda has been partially restored, five days after the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) ordered a nationwide suspension ahead of…