‘Everything Is Worth Freedom’: Uganda’s Opposition Leader Faces the Future
Bobi Wine, the pop star who became a presidential candidate, considers rebuilding his anti-government movement after a violent election season
Tanzania Orders Reopening of Media Houses Closed Under Magufuli
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered the reopening of media outlets that were closed
Is Uganda Returning to the “Dark Days”?
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. This week’s highlights: Hundreds of Ugandans have disappeared in the aftermath of the country’s most
Uncovering the News — 03/8/21 – 03/22/21
What’s At Stake: A lack of coverage by non-African media following the passing of a rising political star in Ivory coast, a clear lack of knowledge about African musical history at the US Grammys, and Tanzanians put democracy on display, with a peaceful transfer of power to a woman. Ivory Coast Mourns A Rising Political…
Local doctors angry as Kenya offers COVID vaccines to diplomats
Medics criticise move by gov't to offer jabs to diplomats even though it has not completed inoculating health workers.
U.S. Headlines Tag Late Tanzanian Hero John Magufuli with Covid-19 Stigma
The news headlines following the passing of Tanzanian leader John Magufuli paint him in a negative light. This is not fair. Magufuli became president in 2015 and won reelection to a second term following the October 2020 general elections. Tanzania is often hailed as one of the African continent’s most democratic, politically stable, and prosperous African…
Fear and Hostility Simmer as Ethiopia’s Military Keeps Hold on Tigray
Accounts of atrocities keep coming in as the wounded flee to the regional capital, Mekelle, where Tigrayans say they are
Tanzanian President’s Absence Fuels Speculation About His Health
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US Diplomat Calls on South Sudan to Speed Up Peace Process
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations called on South Sudan’s leaders Wednesday to expedite implementation of the 2018 peace
COVID-19 vaccines touchdown in Sudan and Rwanda, critical for pandemic control
Through the UN-led vaccine initiative COVAX, Sudan and Rwanda have become the latest beneficiaries to receive the livesaving COVID-19 inoculation, UN agencies reported on Wednesday.