Inequality remains a major barrier to Africa’s development goals, particularly the Agenda 2063 vision of inclusive growth, health and education, according to remarks by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS and veteran advocate for economic justice. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) late Wednesday, Byanyima said the world’s economic system is “wired”…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned against authoritarian leadership, saying leaders must never impose themselves on citizens through intimidation or force, as he led Ugandans in commemorating the 49th anniversary of Archbishop Janani Luwum’s martyrdom in Kitgum District. The President, accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Kataaha Museveni,…
Ghana is set to lead a major international push for reparations over the transatlantic slave trade after African Union (AU) member states unanimously backed an initiative by President John Dramani Mahama. The proposal seeks to have the United Nations declare the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity and to call for reparations, including…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala, to immediately appoint Ethiopian aviation veteran Mr Girma Wake as a Consultant/Advisor and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines, citing leadership and management weaknesses at the national carrier. In a letter dated 13th February 2026,written from State House, Kampala,…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — At the 39th African Union Summit, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a forceful call for climate justice and global institutional reform on February 14 at the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, underscoring Africa’s outsized suffering from climate change despite its tiny share of global emissions. Speaking to heads…