BUJUMBURA – A contract of USD 5,907,000 for the improvement of network coverage and connectivity in rural areas was signed between the Executive Secretary of SETIC and Coordinator of the PAFEN project, Mr. Bienvenu IRAKOZE, and the Director General of the National Telecommunications Office (ONATEL Burundi), Mr. Sixte NIYUHIRE, in the presence of the Minister […]
By AgenciesAn estimated hundred+ million euros of EU taxpayers’ money, intended to support democratic elections in five African countries, has instead strengthened autocratic and corrupt leaders in these countries over the past decade. Expensive training programmes and workshops for state officials, ruling parties and police have been funded with this money, while countless “voter education” […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – The contentious Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 was passed in Uganda Parliament on Tuesday May 5th, 2026 night after nearly seven hours of heated debate. It capped a legislative process completed in just 20 days, an unusually rapid timeline that has triggered scrutiny over Parliament’s constitutional oversight role. The […]
CAPTION: Agathe Habyarimana, widow of former Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana, whose killing triggered the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Her alleged role during the massacres remains at the centre of a long-running legal case in France. AFP – BERTRAND GUAY By AgenciesPARIS – France’s judiciary is set to rule on Wednesday May 6th, 2026 in a […]
CAPTION: Uganda Members of Parliament during session recently. (File photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Parliament has approved a Shs1.1 trillion Supplementary Expenditure Schedule No.5 for 2025/2026 to cater for the swearing in ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni, preparations for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 and elections of local councils, […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – Two suspects have been remanded by the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala over an alleged fraudulent military supply scheme that prosecutors say targeted foreign investors, involving forged documents, impersonation, and over $257,000 routed through a law firm account. A joint anti-corruption operation has led to the arraignment of two suspects […]
CAPTION: A product tanker hijacked off the coast of Yemen and directed towards Somalia. By AgenciesMOGADISHU – Three vessels have been hijacked off the coast of Somalia in the past week, raising fears of a resurgence in piracy around the Horn of Africa, and adding to the woes of the global shipping industry.The merchant vessel Sward […]
CAPTION: President William Ruto , left, with President Samia Suluhu Hassan, right during a previous bilateral engagement, as Kenya and Tanzania advance plans for $500 million in new trade and investment agreements aimed at deepening East African economic integration. [Photo by MARCO SIMONCELLI] By Segun AdeyemiDAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania and Kenya are preparing to deepen […]
CAPTION: Some of the trucks parked at the Nimule-Elegu entry point on Tuesday 5th, May 2026. (Courtsey Photo). By Our reporter NIMULE – The obstruction of the South Sudan-Uganda border at the Nimule-Elegu entry point by drivers from the East African Community (EAC) has entered its ninth day, causing a more than 16-kilometre traffic […]
