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Politics - 9 August 2026
DRC Urges Protection Of Education In Sudan Conflict
Kinshasa, August 9, 2026 - The DRC used an August 7 Arria-formula meeting of the United Nations Security Council to argue that safeguarding education in Sudan is part of conflict resolution, not a measure to be…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 9 August 2026
Opposition Coalition Condemns Attacks And Keeps August 15 Deadline
Kinshasa, August 9, 2026 - The Article 64 Coalition condemned attacks on opposition members during an August 6 political meeting in Camp Luka and on the Kinshasa headquarters of the Engagement for Citizenship and…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 9 August 2026
Museveni warns MPs on corruption, absenteeism in public service
Kampala, August 9, 2026 - President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on NRM Members of Parliament to strengthen oversight of government programmes and take a leading role in fighting corruption and improving public…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 7 August 2026
Democratic Bloc Proposes Dialogue And US-Mediated Ceasefire
Khartoum, August 7, 2026 - Sudan's Democratic Bloc coalition presented a political roadmap built around intra-Sudanese dialogue and a proposed US-mediated ceasefire aimed at ending the civil war.
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 7 August 2026
Cabinet Picks Face Citizenship And Service Delivery Scrutiny
Kampala, August 7, 2026 - The naming of a new Cabinet has drawn political scrutiny after four ministers-designate were flagged in a citizenship verification exercise, bringing questions of eligibility and vetting into…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 7 August 2026
Museveni Presses NRM Lawmakers On Corruption And Health Staffing
Kampala, August 7, 2026 - President Yoweri Museveni has tasked National Resistance Movement lawmakers to confront corruption while also signaling a possible overhaul of staffing arrangements in Uganda's public health…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 7 August 2026
NRM strengthens Parliamentary majority
Kampala, August 7, 2026 - The agreement was overseen by the NRM Director of Legal Services, Enoch Barata, and witnessed by the party’s Deputy Secretary General, Rose Namayanja Nsereko, and National Treasurer, Ambassador…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 6 August 2026
Rwanda And EU Discuss Migrant Return Hub Protocol
Kigali, August 6, 2026 - Rwanda said it is in talks with the European Union on an emergency protocol linked to return hubs and asylum processing outside Europe, but that no agreement has been reached.
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 6 August 2026
Prime Minister Dismisses Religious Affairs Minister Amid Hajj Oversight Dispute
Khartoum, August 6, 2026 - Prime Minister Kamil Idris dismissed Religious Affairs Minister Bashir Haroun Abdel Karim following allegations of administrative disputes and financial irregularities linked to Sudan's…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 6 August 2026
Uganda Faces Diplomatic Test In Otunnu UN Bid
Kampala, August 6, 2026 - Uganda's nomination of veteran diplomat Olara Otunnu for United Nations Secretary-General has opened a high-stakes diplomatic contest requiring careful navigation of competing global interests…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 5 August 2026
Parliament Seeks Probes Into Public Funds and Delayed Projects
Kigali, August 5, 2026 - Rwanda's Chamber of Deputies called for investigations into the use of public funds by several state institutions after a parliamentary review found payments whose utilization was not adequately…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 5 August 2026
Civilian Coalition Accuses Quintet Mechanism Of Undermining Sudan Dialogue
Khartoum, August 5, 2026 - Babiker Faisal, head of the executive bureau of the Unionist Alliance within the Somoud coalition, accused the Quintet Mechanism on Sudan of undermining efforts to form a preparatory committee…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read