The Parliament of Uganda has once again dominated the East African Community Inter-Parliamentary Games, securing the EAC Games 2025 football crown for the third consecutive year. The latest triumph underscores Uganda Parliament’s prowess on the regional sporting stage. Deputy Speaker Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa praised the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige, and his technical team…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Addis Ababa on his first-ever official visit to Ethiopia, marking a historic milestone in India–Ethiopia relations and underscoring New Delhi’s growing engagement with Africa and the Global South. Prime Minister Modi was personally received at Bole International Airport by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed…
When Meja Mwangi wrote about the dispossessed, the hustling, the broken and the stubbornly hopeful, he was not merely inventing characters. He was holding up a mirror to post-independence Kenya and daring the nation to look. With his death on December 11, 2025, in Malindi, Kenya, at the age of 78, East Africa has lost…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Great Lakes region, urging all parties involved to show maximum restraint and return to dialogue. In a statement released on Thursday, the Chairperson cited escalating tensions in…
Cape Town, South Africa — Brumelda Zuma, daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, was sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) on Wednesday, stepping into the seat vacated by her half-sister Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla amid a high-profile political controversy. Brumelda took her oath of office on 10 December 2025, representing the uMkhonto weSizwe…
A newly released United Nations expert panel report has accused Uganda of breaching a longstanding UN arms embargo on South Sudan by deploying troops, tanks, armoured vehicles and military helicopters into the country beginning in March 2025, at the height of renewed fighting between government forces and militias loyal to former First Vice President Riek…
By BBC Rebel forces have entered the last government-held city in mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an offensive that has forced thousands to flee across the border into Burundi, residents say. Heavy artillery and gunfire could be heard in Uvira, with terrified residents describing the situation as chaotic. The escalation in fighting comes…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has hailed the ongoing construction of a joint oil refinery by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania as a key success of East African Community (EAC) integration. Speaking on behalf of President Yoweri Museveni at the opening ceremony of the 15th East African Parliamentary Games at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on…
The Deputy Commander Land Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces, Maj Gen Francis Takirwa, has commended Battle Group 41 for its professionalism and resilience following the completion of its tour of duty in Somalia under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission. He delivered the commendation on Friday at the International Peace Support Operations…
Benin’s government says it has foiled an attempted military coup after loyalist forces regained control of key state institutions early Sunday, following a dramatic pre-dawn broadcast by rebel soldiers claiming to have seized power. Interior Minister Alassane Seidou announced on national television that “a small group of soldiers” had launched a mutiny aimed at destabilising…