Security

Ugandan security forces have arrested at least 60 people including a prominent TV presenter during a banned anti-corruption protests in the capital, Kampala. Lawyers said around 60 people were hurriedly brought before courts and remanded in custody following a march on the country’s parliament on Tuesday. Famous television and radio …

Gunmen have killed 26 people in an attack on a village in central Mali’s insurgent-hit Mopti region on Sunday, a local official said on Monday. The attack targeted a village in the Circle of Bankass, one of several areas in Mali’s north and centre where jihadist groups linked to al …

The day of July 26 is now an official “holiday” in Niger to commemorate every year the arrival of the military to power through a coup d’état on this date in 2023, the Nigerien government announced on Monday. “Brigadier General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the military regime, signed today an …

Ugandan security forces have sealed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest opposition party on Monday ahead of planned anti-government protests on Tuesday. “We have been monitoring (this). Their activities raised a red flag and we took precaution measures,” the police spokesperson said. In posts on social media platform X, …

Kenyan authorities on Thursday stepped up their call for an end to protests after weeks of protests and police tried to ban demonstrations in the capital Nairobi but were rejected by the court. Police introduced the ban saying the protests, which have claimed at least 50 lives since erupting nearly …

US President Joe Biden, assailed by questions about his mental acuity after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump, spoke of the only condition that could push him to cancel his candidacy. The president affirmed in an excerpt of an interview broadcast this Wednesday, July 17, that he would reevaluate his …

Police in Kenya announced the ban of protests in the centre of the capital, Nairobi, and surrounding areas “until further notice”, local media reported. They cite the fact that the protest is leaderless, making it difficult to comply with security measures. Nairobi city centre has been the heart of the …

Russia and Ukraine announced this Wednesday, July 17, a new exchange of prisoners of war, each side releasing 95 soldiers, less than a month after a previous exchange. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the release of 95 people serving in the army, national guard and border guards. “No matter the …

Instant messaging app Whatsapp has started rolling out a feature to set people or groups as “favorites” in the “Chats” and “Calls” tabs. On Whatsapp, it’s now easier to find the people and groups that matter most to you. The messaging application announced on Wednesday, July 16, a new feature …

More than 10 million Sudanese, or 20% of the population, have been driven from their homes since the war there began, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday, as the world’s largest displacement crisis continues to worsen. The number is the latest dire figure out of the east …