Tag: Uganda

Is Uganda’s Museveni preparing his son for succession?

March 23, 2024

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni promoted his 49-year-old son to top commander of the army, in a move that signals he is preparing him to succession. ... Read More

Mozambique: insurgency in resource-rich Cabo Delgado fueled by influx of foreign jihadists

March 22, 2024

The recent surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province has been fueled by an influx of Islamist fighters ... Read More

Tanzania-DRC-Kenya corridors vital to expanding intra-regional trade, contributing to AfCFTA success

February 1, 2024

Trade corridors between Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and between the latter and Kenya have been highlighted as the key links that will ... Read More

Bamako Rips Up Algiers Accord, Dealing another Hard Blow to Algerian Diplomacy

January 26, 2024

Mali rulers have axed the 2015 Algiers Agreement signed by the various warring parties in the West African country, dealing another hard blow to the ... Read More

Benin, Bahamas establish diplomatic ties, scrap visa requirements

January 24, 2024

Benin and Bahamas have established diplomatic and cooperation relations between the two countries and have waived visa requirements for all sorts of passports. Fredrick Mitchell, ... Read More

Algeria-Mali Crisis: Algerian Regime Suffers another Humiliating Setback at NAM Summit

January 22, 2024

Relations between Algiers and Bamako are still strained over Algeria’s continuous “unfriendly acts” and “blatant interference” in Mali’s internal affairs. Diplomatic row between the two ... Read More

East African Community to benefit from Somalia’s entry and DRC president’s re-election

January 16, 2024

Somalia’s entry into the East African Community (EAC) and the re-election of the Congolese president are likely to provide an important impetus to the financial ... Read More

Sudan peace talks on hold amid escalating conflict, as Egypt, Türkiye issue travel advisories

December 31, 2023

The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has visited Ethiopia and Uganda on his first trip abroad since war broke out with Sudan’s ... Read More

South Korea makes successful Africa nuclear energy push amid worsening electricity crisis

December 14, 2023

South Africa’s government announced on Tuesday (12 December) plans to increase the country's nuclear power production, with bids sought from the United States, Russia, France, ... Read More

Uganda-Kenya fall-out over secret fuel Gulf deal: Uganda to cut fuel imports from Kenya

November 5, 2023

Uganda’s government has passed a bill for the Uganda National Oil Business (UNOC), a state-owned oil business, to domestically buy and supply oil, thus ending ... Read More