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Veteran journalist Alfred Taban dies
Alfred Taban Logune, one of the most famous and recognizable figures in South Sudan journalism, died on Saturday at the age of 62. The sad news of his death was announced…
Ugandan pop star opposition MP placed under house arrest
Ugandan musician turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, (centre), speaks to the press outside his home, in Kampala, on April 23, 2019. Ugandan police have placed the MP Bobi Wine under "preventive…
Gerrie Nel stands ready to prosecute suspected killers of former Rwandan spy chief Patrick Karegeya
A Randburg magistrate has ordered the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to make up its mind whether or not it intends prosecuting the four Rwandan nationals suspected of murdering Rwanda’s former…
Abiy disinters demons buried over 3,000 years
By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO I hadn’t been back to Ethiopia since its zealously reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power a year ago. I finally did. One thing hasn’t changed…
Museveni yemerewe kwiyamamariza kuba Perezida hatitawe ku myaka afite
Urukiko rw’Ikirenga muri Uganda rwarekeyeho umwanzuro wo gukura mu Itegeko Nshinga ingingo yavugaga ko urengeje imyaka 75 y’amavuko atemerewe kwiyamamariza kuyobora igihugu. Perezida Yoweri Museveni amaze imyaka 34 ku butegetsi…
The Rwandan opposition needs a uniting leader , not another dictator
Today , someone told me that given the dishonesty and hostility we currently see in the Rwandan opposition , Paul Kagame , the two faced tyrant whose notorious cruelty and…
Gufata no gufunga byagombye kubahiriza uburenganzira bwa muntu- Nirere
Perezida wa Komisiyo y’Igihugu y’Uburenganzira bwa Muntu, Nirere Madeleine avuga ko hari uburenganzira bw’ibanze umuntu yemerewe iyo icyaha kitari cyamuhama. Agasobanura ko ukekwaho icyaha agomba gufatwa akajyanwa atekanye ataboshye amapingu…
Dr Himbara : “Kagame Is One African Ruler That Ought To Watch Bashir’s Fall Nervously”
Sudan’s dictator Omar al-Bashir has fallen spectacularly. He is now in maximum security prison. Bashir may well end up at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of committing…
Soon we’ll find out who is the real revolutionary: Bashir is gone, but Army?
Former Sudan President Omar al-Bashir looks on during The India-Africa Summit in New Delhi on January 2, 2014. PHOTO | PRAKASH SINGH | AFP Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir—because that is…
Uganda’s Bobi Wine confirms intention to run for president
Bobi Wine (real name Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu) has rapidly built up a following based largely on his message of power to the people and criticism of the Ugandan government after he was elected in…