Tanzania slips back into dark days as main opposition leaders are arrested for planning protests
President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is serving out the late President John Magufuli’s term after he died in office in 2021, including the unbanning of rallies, but the recent killing of Kibao, which she was quick to condemn, sparked outrage.
Iran President Pezeshkian expresses fears of a wider regional war with ‘irreversible’ consequences
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, also in New York, described the situation as nearly a full-fledged war. He urged world leaders to do all they could to stop it, adding: “Here in New York is the moment to do that.”
Refugee economy: How Uganda’s ‘small minds’ swapped heart and soul of Pearl of Africa for political capital
If President Tibuhaburwa Museveni agrees with his son that he steps down whenever that will be possible, then automatically the leader of PLU will be elected [resident of Uganda, whether Ugandans like it or not. Universal suffrage will be a thing of the past. The right of Ugandans to choose will be no more. This is a gigantic plot against Uganda and the indigenes of Uganda. It will the last nail in the coffin carrying the disempowered Ugandans.
Mistrust between rich and poor nations manifests as climate meetings start in New York
The World Bank and other multilateral development banks are undergoing reform processes this year, which could see them making more funding available or taking on more climate-related risk.
Uganda President Museveni’s son abandons bid to succeed father, tells youth to back him in 2026
Human rights activists and his political opponents including pop star turned politician Bobi Wine have long accused Museveni of using security forces to jail, intimidate or torture opposition supporters. Museveni denies such accusations.
Wary Iran’s Guards ban communication devices after strike on Hezbollah, heads of security say
Lebanon and Hezbollah say Israel was behind the attacks. Israel has neither denied nor confirmed involvement. The security official declined to give details on how the IRGC force, comprising 190,000 personnel, are communicating. “For now, we are using end-to-end encryption in messaging systems,” he said.
Hezbollah responds to Israeli attacks with rocket bombardment as it declares ‘open-ended battle’
White House national security spokesman John Kirby told ABC’s “This Week” that the US has been “involved in extensive and quite assertive diplomacy.” He added: “We want to make sure that we can continue to do everything we can to try to prevent this from becoming an all-out war there with Hezbollah across that Lebanese border.”
President Ruto open Kenya-led mission in Haiti being commuted to UN peacekeeping operation
The 15-member council is due to vote on September 30 on the mandate renewal. After the Security Council approved the MSS mission, Kenya sent about 400 police officers to Port-au-Prince in June and July from an expected total of 1,000. A handful of other countries have together pledged at least 1,900 more troops.
World economic outlook gloomy as leaders gather for UN General Assembly in New York
The General Assembly approved the summit’s main outcome document – a 42-page “Pact of the Future” – on Sunday morning with a bang of the gavel by Assembly President Philémon Yang signifying consensus, after the body voted 143-7 with 15 abstentions against considering Russian-proposed amendments to significantly water it down.
Israeli vows to sustain air campaign against Hezbollah after it hit Beirut and killed 31 people
In a brief statement on Friday evening carried by Israeli media, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s goals were clear and its actions spoke for themselves.
Israeli. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who said this week that Israel is launching a new phase of war on the northern border, posted on X: “The sequence of actions in the new phase will continue until our goal is achieved: the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes.”
