Africa

A military appeal court in Tunisia has sentenced a prominent political opponent of President Kais Saied to one year in prison and banned him from practising law for five years. A lawyer for Seifeddine Makhlouf said his client had been charged with insulting a judge, and that the verdict was…

STATEMENT BY H.E PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EAC, ON DRC SECURITY SITUATION On 21 st April 2022, I hosted the Second Regional Heads of StateConclave on the Democratic Republic of Congo in Nairobi whichwas attended by His Excellency Félix Antoine TSHISEKEDITshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of…

The Togolese government has declared a “state of security emergency” in its northern border region. The measure will last for three months and could be extended by the national assembly, the government spokesman said on Monday. It allows security forces there to have more flexibility to deal with threats of…

The High Court in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has ruled that a bail condition set for detained veteran opposition leader Kizza Besigye was harsh, excessive and a miscarriage of justice. Dr Besigye has been in detention since 24 May. He was charged with inciting violence after he tried to mobilise people…

Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked dozens of judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists. Speaking during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Saied cited disruption of investigation into terrorist cases, protecting a terror suspect and financial corruption for his decision to sack these judges. Shortly after his remarks, a…

French prosecutors say a former Miss France has been charged in a long-running inquiry over the alleged ill-gotten wealth by the former president of Gabon, Omar Bongo and his family. Sonia Rolland has been charged with receipt of embezzled public funds for accepting an apartment from him in Paris worth…

Politics isn’t for the lily-livered, goes the saying. The originator of this aphorism probably meant the game isn’t for the honest lot who ascribe to meritocracy, those who may feel upset when merit is trampled upon, but the wheeler-dealers who bully their way to their desired positions/destinations. The events of…

Uganda’s state minister for foreign affairs has recently shed light on his country’s stance toward the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and its efforts to assist Turkiye in eradicating the terror group from the region. Henry Oryem Okello’s remarks were part of an exclusive interview that also covered the Uganda-Turkiye Investment,…

Swedish and Finnish embassies in Zambia are facing a backlash in the country after raising the rainbow flag along with their own national flags on their premises on Tuesday. Same-sex relationships are outlawed in Zambia, where British colonial-era laws on homosexuality still apply. The Swedish embassy in Zambia tweeted the…

Uganda will pull out its troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in two weeks, the military said on Tuesday, following a joint operation against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels since December last year. Uganda blames the ADF for three suicide bombings in the capital Kampala on Nov.…