INTERPOL: 260 arrested across Africa in major ‘romance scam’ bust
Over 260 people have been arrested across 14 different African countries for running romance scams in a major two-week-long operation...
Uganda
Uganda’s authoritarian president running for re-election
Uganda’s authoritarian leader, President Yoweri Museveni, was confirmed on September 23rd to be running for re-election in January’s presidential election,...
Ebola outbreak in Southern Congo pushes vaccination drive
An Ebola outbreak in Southern Congo has led to a vaccination drive, with vaccines being distributed in the affected region,...
“Utter Carnage”: Terrorists slaughter 60 civilians in Eastern Congo
As violence escalates in eastern Congo, residents are facing yet another wave of deadly attacks, this time from the Allied...
Algeria and Uganda strengthen ties with cooperation agreement
In a landmark move to deepen their cooperation, Algeria’s Minister of Finance, Abdelkrim Bouzred, and his Ugandan counterpart Matia Kasaija...
Uganda to take US deportees with no criminal record
Uganda has reached an agreement with the United States to accept deported migrants, provided they are not unaccompanied minors and...
UN condemns militia attack that killed 52 in eastern Congo
Congo is emerging as a new region on the African continent for Islamic extremist terror attacks, according to a recent...
Uganda aims to combat malaria with new treatment
Health workers from Uganda are hoping medicine recently approved by Swiss medical regulators will save the lives of many infants...
Uganda quietly deploys soldiers into the DRC, UN reports reveal
Without public announcement, or to the knowledge of Kinshasa, Uganda sends around 1000 new soldiers deep into the territories of...
Nanjala Nyabola: Democracy in East Africa must be saved
Last week, Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire was finally set free five days after she was detained by the Tanzanian police for unclear...
Ugandan activist arrested in Tanzania found in abused state
Ugandan activist and journalist, Agather Atuhaire, who was arrested in Tanzania for attending a treason trial for an opposition leader,...
Ugandan troops breach UN arms embargo
Amnesty International has warned both the UN and the public in a new report of a series of clear breaches...
African leaders agree to deployment of peacekeepers in Somalia
African leaders have unanimously agreed to deploy more peacekeepers in Somalia in order to combat the terrorist group al-Shabaab, which...
African Union pledges more troops to fight al-Shabaab in Somalia
Leaders of the African Union have pledged to send more troops to Somalia due to growing concerns over the rising...
Congo – Rwanda peace talks mediated by Qatar
Qatar has mediated further peace talks between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in a bid to de-escalate the conflict....
