Global Affairs

Ex-Prime Minister of DR Congo sentenced to hard labor for corruption

Matata led the DRC government as prime minister from 2012 to 2016 and now leads the Leadership and Governance for Development party (LGD).

Mudavadi defends Tanzania’s move to deport Kenyan activists

Tanzania blocks access to X after cyberattack

AU backs Sudan junta’s move to appoint Kamil Idris as new prime minister

African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf praised the decision by Sudanese junta leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to name Idris, a former UN official and former presidential candidate, as prime minister.

Muhoozi backs Suluhu over tough stand on foreign interference

Muhoozi expressed admiration for Suluhu’s approach to leadership, pointing to her strong response after Tanzanian authorities denied entry to a delegation of Kenyan lawyers and activists.

Tanzania police launch probe after official X account hacked

The force has dismissed the content as fake and warned the public not to believe or share it.

King Charles sends message to Biden following cancer diagnosis

Charles, who is himself receiving treatment for an unspecified type of cancer, sent the personal note over the weekend.

Health care under attack globally, says new report

The data shows a worrying 15% increase from the previous year and a 62% rise since 2022.

Families return to Khartoum amid UXO threat

But amid the rubble, a new danger is threatening their safety.

U.S. doctors perform world’s first human bladder transplant

This pioneering surgery brings fresh hope to individuals suffering from severe bladder conditions.

Ugandan opposition MPs refuse to debate bills, claim process is controlled

Although opposition members initially appeared ready to debate, the leader of the opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, suddenly declared that participating would be pointless.

Activists give Suluhu 24-hour ultimatum to release Boniface Mwangi

Mwangi was arrested on Monday in Tanzania, where he had travelled to attend the treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu.