Muhoozi is a victim of Western media propaganda, Uganda says after New York Times article
Uganda has defended the country’s military chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, after the New York Times published an article on October 8 suggesting that Kainerugaba had committed human rights abuses in the East African nation.
10 Oct, 2026
UN urges sustained support for DRC as humanitarian crises deepen
The UN humanitarian coordinator in DRC has urged sustained international support as the country faces mass displacement, hunger, an Ebola outbreak, and attacks on aid workers.
10 Oct, 2026
UN says up to 4 million people displaced in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
The United Nations has raised the alarm about a displacement crisis in the central Sahel where nearly four million people have been forced to flee their homes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
10 Oct, 2026
RSF kills four family members in Sudan’s North Kordofan, rights group says
Four civilians from the same family were killed by members of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, an independent rights group said on Friday.
10 Oct, 2026
Mother, her two children die after hippo sinks boat in DRC
Soldiers among 71 killed in South Sudan after violent clashes
Former South African president Zuma in hospital after falling ill
Global leaders hail South African jurist Pillay after Nobel Peace Prize win
Ghana moves to regulate growing electric vehicle sector
9 Oct, 2026
South Africa’s Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
The former UN human rights chief led commission that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza; Nobel committee honors her contributions to international justice.
9 Oct, 2026
Ethiopia calls for ‘immediate withdrawal’ of Eritrean troops from territory
Eritrean troops deployed to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region raising fears an internal conflict could widen into a regional war.
8 Oct, 2026
Ghana, FBI scam crackdown leads to 130 arrests linked to $10m fraud
FBI director Kash Patel said the operation was part of its crackdown that focuses on internet scam rings.
8 Oct, 2026
Fresh South African anti-migrant protests turn violent, with cars torched
South African protesters clashed with foreign nationals following tensions over a court order that government must restart processing asylum applications.
8 Oct, 2026
Russia-Ukraine war: Kenya says 84 nationals killed or missing in action
A total of 354 Kenyans have been documented in conflict, including 77 on front lines and 5 held as prisoners of war, Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi tells Senate
8 Oct, 2026
Senior RSF commander defects with 300 fighters to Sudanese army
Mohammed Azraq al-Fanjari says 30 combat vehicles also left the paramilitary group.
8 Oct, 2026
Kenya buries first Ebola victim as number of contacts linked to patient rises to 57
Health cabinet secretary says 10 people are in quarantine as authorities intensify tracing following country’s first confirmed case.
8 Oct, 2026
Re-elected Ethiopian leader Abiy Ahmed names new cabinet
Ethiopia’s parliament reelected Abiy Ahmed as the country’s prime minister for the next five years.
8 Oct, 2026
US expulsions to Africa ‘instrumentalise human suffering’, says Human Rights Watch
HRW said it interviewed 24 third-country nationals transferred from the United States to six countries in Africa.
8 Oct, 2026
Eritrean troops enter Tigray as regional war fears grow
Tensions surge between Ethiopia and Eritrea over sea access, prompting diplomatic expulsions and warnings against travel to northern Ethiopia.
