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The FIFA World Cup 2026 will officially kick off on June 11, 2026, with a high-profile opening match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City. As the tournament expands to 48 teams for the first time in history,…
The Chief of Defence Forces of Uganda, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting of the Joint Staff Committee to assess the country’s security posture and evaluate the progress of ongoing…
On the evening of Tuesday, 2 June 2026, Brisbane Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner, in partnership with the Queensland African Communities Council (QACC), hosted a networking dinner that brought together African community…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak that has now surpassed 1,000 suspected infections, prompting China to join a widening international emergency response involving…
South Africa’s tourism industry is under renewed strain as reports indicate that travellers from several African countries are cancelling planned visits following incidents of anti-migrant protests and attacks…
More than 400 Banyamulenge and Congolese Tutsi diaspora members marched through Canberra on May 29, 2026, protesting the ongoing killings, persecution, and hate speech targeting their communities in eastern DRC. The…
Algeria has taken delivery of Russian Su-34M strike fighter jets as part of a long-anticipated defense agreement with Moscow, marking a significant step in the country’s ongoing military modernization programme,…
Kenya has been rocked by deadly protests and nationwide transport strikes after the government announced a sharp increase in fuel prices, worsening the already difficult cost of living for millions of citizens. At…
Fifteen Latin American migrants deported by the United States government to the Democratic Republic of Congo last month say they have been left in legal limbo in a hotel outside Kinshasa, forced to choose between…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern following growing fears of…
The East African Community (EAC) has launched a major three-week joint military exercise in Nairobi aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and improving preparedness against growing security threats across the…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 81, was sworn in on Tuesday for a record seventh term as president of Uganda following his victory in disputed January elections, extending his nearly four-decade rule as one of…
Olivier Nduhungirehe on Tuesday renewed Rwanda’s call for reform of the United Nations Security Council, warning that the use, or threat, of veto powers has repeatedly paralyzed the body’s ability to respond to…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrived in Nairobi on Monday to attend the inaugural Africa Forward Summit 2026, a high-level two-day forum bringing together African leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron to…
AFC/M23 has accused the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo of carrying out deadly drone strikes on civilian areas in eastern Congo. In an official communiqué dated May 8, the group alleged that forces…
Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi said on Wednesday that elections scheduled for 2028 could not go ahead if the war in the country's east remained unresolved, while also leaving open the…
Uganda's Parliament on Tuesday passed the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 at its Third Reading, according to the Parliament of Uganda, advancing legislation aimed at regulating external influence in domestic…
Former DRC President Joseph Kabila has strongly rejected sanctions imposed by the United States Treasury, calling the move “politically motivated” and based on unproven allegations. The sanctions, announced on April 30…
The Ugandan High Court has sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum to death for the murder of four toddlers at a Kampala daycare center, concluding one of the most disturbing criminal trials in the country’s recent history…
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday called for a review of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026, distancing himself from provisions that critics say would restrict foreign direct investment,…
When authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that 129 people had died during an attempted escape from Makala Central Prison in September 2024, the figure appeared to close the story as a contained…
Child rights advocates in South Africa have raised alarm over renewed claims that foreign children are being targeted at schools, as verified reports point to a broader pattern of anti-immigration activity affecting…
Ugandan authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested 231 foreign nationals in coordinated operations targeting illegal immigration, unlicensed business activity, and suspected criminal networks. The operations, led…
The trial of Christopher Okello Onyum, the man accused of killing four nursery school toddlers in Ggaba on April 2, 2026, has entered a critical phase marked by forensic evidence, contested confessions, and emotional…