Politics

Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has emerged as the winner in the Aug. 12 presidential election, beating incumbent President Edgar Lungu. Hichilema managed to pass the 50 percent-plus-one requirement for a presidential…

President Kenyatta the 1st invented the dark arts of waging war against his principal assistant. From the early years of Independence, Vice-President Oginga Odinga was incessantly accused of undermining his boss, plotting to seize power and…

The new Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, H.E Zhang Lizhong, has presented his letters of credence to President Yoweri Museveni. According to State House, Lizhong met with Museveni on Tuesday (July 27, 2021). “H.E Lizhong’s most recent…

By Richard Todwong It’s a story that requires some deeper level of empathy to understand. It is quite unique for one to write away yet very intense like a horror movie. My late father, Mr Savio Ojok Awany, May His Soul Continue To…

Zhang Lizhong, a career diplomat, has been unveiled as China’s new ambassador to Uganda. He succeeds Zheng Zhuqiang, who has been attached to Uganda since 2017. The 52-year old envoy arrived in Uganda on Thursday to start his tour…

President Yoweri Museveni has tasked the newly sworn-in ministers with operating cohesively and fighting corruption in the 2021-2026 term. 'You people should be careful - there is no corruption I don't know,' he warned the new Cabinet in…

UPDF soldier attached to the 35th Battalion based in Kisoro that was abducted by Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) at Cyanika Border has been released. The soldier was part of the Ugandan soldiers on routine patrol on Uganda's side around the…

President Yoweri Museveni has delivered his State of the Nation Address, speaking about the recent attack on former CDF Gen Katumba Wamala's life in which his daughter and driver were killed. The president also…

Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has appointed his son Denis-Christel as a cabinet minister - a move that has revived media speculation that he has a dynastic succession in mind. Not that such a transition looks…

There are moments when the international community’s perception of a leader shifts into a new configuration, often for reasons that can’t be entirely logically explained. Myanmar’s Aung San Sui Kyi reached that tipping point during the…