Papa stop the war: How African sports icon Didier Drogba scored more goals against conflict than in football to end Ivory Coast civil war
The origins of the first Ivorian civil war can be traced back to the death of Felix Houphouet-Boigny in 1993. Houphoeut-Boigny was the country’s first president after gaining independence from France in 1960 and he remained in power until his death. Houphouet-Boigny helped Ivory Coast’s economy grow significantly.
Reclaiming Uganda’s future through endogenous development and community ecological governance
Uganda’s agro-ecological systems, which have sustained communities for generations, are under threat. The promotion of industrial agriculture and monoculture farming has led to soil degradation, water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. This not only undermines food security but also erodes the cultural knowledge and practices that underpin Uganda’s agricultural heritage.
US pauses humanitarian aid to Somalia after authorities in Mogadishu order demolition of WFP warehouse at main seaport
The suspension comes as the Trump administration has ratcheted up criticism of Somali refugees and migrants in the United States, including over well-publicised fraud allegations involving childcare centres in Minnesota.
US dethronement of Maduro raises unease about international legal framework as Trump warns Colombia, covets Greenland
US President Donald Trump insists capturing Maduro was legal. His administration has declared the drug cartels operating from Venezuela to be unlawful combatants and said the US is now in an “armed conflict” with them, according to an administration memo obtained in October.
Museveni times seven: How normalisation of violence became hard currency for winning Uganda’s omnipresent leader 7th term
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is seeking his seventh term in office in the January 15 presidential election that kicks off Africa’s 2026 election calendar. He and his National Resistance Movement (NRM) party are running on the campaign theme of “Protecting the Gains: Making a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status.”
Shocker of high cost of books, uniform and sky-high bus-fare as parents get ready for reopening of schools
Shop owners and licensed traders also reported reduced sales, noting that many parents were opting to buy cheaper, second-hand items sold in backstreets due to financial constraints. Fatma Somji, the owner of Somco Bookshop, said the current economic situation has made it difficult for parents to fully meet school requirements.
Trump to be ‘president’ of Venezuela aided by his defence and foreign ministry as US ‘fixes’ Latin America oil industry
At the same time, María Corina Machado, considered the main leader of the opposition to Maduro and Hugo Chávez and recent winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, issued a statement in which she said that opposition party figure Edmundo González Urrutia must immediately assume the presidency of the country.
Trump announces America will run Venezuela ‘until such time that we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition’
Officials told CBS News and the BBC that Trump ordered airstrikes on various sites in Venezuela. Among the locations struck were the main military base, Fuerte Tiuna, and the main airbase, La Carlota, as well as El Volcán, a signal antenna site, and La Guaira Port, a seaport on the coast of the Caribbean, David Smolansky, a spokesman for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, told CBS News.
Museveni dynasty: How 40 years of family misrule silenced Ugandans’ voice, stymied hopes of a people
In Uganda power is no longer just what you acquire through election to a political office, say the office of president of Uganda. Power has become inheritance. There is clear evidence that President Tibuhaburwa Yoweri Museveni has demonstrated, not announced, that his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is the one he wants to inherit power from him.
Freedom of Expression: Sudan, Tanzania make macabre list of 128 journalists killed in the world as China named world’s top jailer
The updated list documents 17 additional cases confirmed after December 10, underscoring a particularly deadly year for journalism and the continued prevalence of impunity. The Federation had released a preliminary list on December 9, reporting 111 killings, including one accidental death.
