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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni leaves after casting his ballot in Rwakitura on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Yoweri Museveni

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wins in election marred by fraud claims

Museveni’s main rival, Bobi Wine, claimed there was ‘massive ballot stuffing’ and that his party’s polling agents were abducted.

Africa

Museveni leads Uganda vote as Bobi Wine under house arrest amid violence claims

Africa

Uganda shuts down internet as Museveni seeks to extend 40-year rule

China-Africa relations

Washington lines up health deals as US and China vie for access to Africa

Signatories must guarantee that genetic sequence data and samples from potential outbreaks are shared with the US within 5 days of detection.

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Under the “America First Global Health Strategy”, many African countries have signed bilateral agreements to receive health financing in exchange for access to biological data and pathogen specimens. Photo: AFP
United States

Judge orders release of Salvadorean who was wrongfully deported by Trump admin

The case has highlighted the president’s hardline immigration stance, with officials saying Abrego Garcia will never again be free in the US.

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Africa

‘I can also make it’: pride in Uganda over Mamdani’s New York City win

Mamdani’s mayoral win is a ‘beacon of hope’ for Ugandan activists seeking change under President Yoweri Museveni’s four-decade rule.

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Kenya

Landslide and floods leave 26 dead in western Kenya

A government spokesman said 25 people are still missing and disaster response specialists are conducting a search and rescue operation.

Rescue teams carry bodies of victims of a landslide in the hilly area of Chesongoch in Elgeyo Marakwet county, western Kenya on Sunday. Photo: AP
Africa

‘Head-on’ bus collision kills at least 46 in Uganda

Initial investigations suggest two buses coming from opposite directions collided when trying to overtake other vehicles.

United States

Abrego Garcia denied asylum in US immigration case, appeal pending

The ruling follows the Salvadorean’s mistaken deportation in March, which has been a focal point in the debate over Trump’s immigration policy.

Africa

Dozens slaughtered in gun and machete attack at DR Congo funeral

Allied Democratic Forces rebels blamed for a deadly attack on residents at a village mourning ceremony.

A charred wreckage of a truck following an attack by Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels. Photo: Reuters
United States

Why are so many nations accepting deportees from Trump’s America?

Aid, political support, and trade deals might be motivating these controversial agreements.

Guatemalan migrants descend from a US military plane after being deported from the US at the Guatemalan Air Force Base in January. Photo: Guatemalan Migration Institute/AFP
United States

Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks asylum in US to prevent deportation to Uganda

By seeking asylum in the US, the wrongfully deported Salvadorean national reignites legal battles and highlights policy contradictions.

United States

Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he surrenders to ICE

The Trump administration is pushing for his removal from the US amid contested gang allegations and smuggling charges.

United States

Wrongly deported Abrego Garcia could be sent to Uganda after rejecting plea deal

Abrego Garcia’s case became a flashpoint in Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, (centre), leaves the Putnam County Jail in Cookeville, Tennessee on Friday. Photo: AP
United States

Uganda joins Trump’s deportation push by accepting US migrants

The ‘temporary arrangement’ is for individuals who do not qualify for asylum in the US but cannot return home.

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US Northern Command and Transportation Command assist ICE with deportation flights at Fort Bliss, Texas in February. Photo: Sergeant Walker Pino/US Department of Defence/AFP
China-Africa relations

Booming coffee class and zero-tariff policy drive China’s push for African beans

Africa’s coffee exports to China grew 70.4 per cent in the first quarter, with more deals expected to satisfy the discerning middle class.

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China-Africa relations

China pledges support for peaceful development in Horn of Africa

Beijing’s special envoy Xue Bing tells a regional conference that ‘all parties should engage in dialogue’ to achieve common prosperity.

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Africa

Uganda president, 80, seeks 7th term despite calls for his retirement

Critics warn that Yoweri Museveni has veered into authoritarianism, facing virtually no opposition after being in power for decades.

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni attends the state funeral of Kenya’s former president Daniel Arap Moi in Nairobi, Kenya in February 2020. Photo: AP
Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong confronted by chaos at critical Challenge League tournament in Uganda

City team at start of 3-year quest to recapture their ODI status face hosts on Sunday following one win, one defeat from opening two matches.

Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong cricket ‘fighters’ targeting global recognition ahead of crunch games

Head coach Simon Willis’ team begin their Challenge League campaign against Bahrain in Uganda on Thursday.

China-Africa relations

‘Quite crucial’: Ugandan rail deal spurs hope of Chinese project resumption

A recently announced rail project in Uganda could have wide-ranging implications for neighbouring Kenya, observers say.

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After Uganda announced a new construction deal for a section of the SGR in East Africa, it could help spur China into action to finance a stalled section of Kenya’s railway which would meet up with the Ugandan line. Photo: AFP
Africa

Slain Ugandan Olympian buried with full military honours

The fate of Cheptegei triggered anger in Kenya over the violence that women often face daily.

People stand on the roadside as the hearse carrying Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei’s coffin in Uganda. Photo: Xinhua
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Alleged killer of Ugandan athlete Cheptegei dies from burns, hospital says

The man, the former partner of the 33-year-old marathoner, had sustained 30 per cent burns when he attacked her over a property dispute.

Africa

Uganda police find 24 human skulls at Kampala shrine

The grisly find comes only a month after 17 other skulls – including those of children – were unearthed in a separate case in the East African country.

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Death toll from Uganda rubbish dump landslide rises to 35

The landslide followed torrential rains that have battered parts of the East African country in recent weeks, triggering extensive flooding and damage.

Rescuers carry the body of a victim retrieved from the site of a garbage dump landslide at Kiteezi landfill in Kampala, Uganda. Photo: Xinhua
Africa

Death toll from landslide at Uganda rubbish dump rises to 21

At least 14 people have been rescued so far, police said, adding that more could still be trapped but the number was unknown.

People look on as an excavator helps search for people trapped under debris after part of a massive rubbish dump collapsed in Kampala, Uganda on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Africa

Uganda anti-corruption protests are ‘playing with fire,’ warns President Museveni

Security forces arrested dozens who tried to demonstrate against high-level corruption in protests that authorities said were illegal.

International Cricket Council

Uganda’s dreams ‘come true’ at T20 World Cup as they prepare to face New Zealand

Indian Abhay Sharma was named head coach of the men’s national team less than a month ago while captain Brian Masaba was the skipper with the second-highest number of wins in T20 internationals.

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