African agriculture 2026-2035: Developers of food security programmes must enhance value of criticality
The conference was held at the beginning of 2025 when the member countries of the African Union were beginning to look at least 10 years from now with hope despite the challenge of the impacts of climate change.
Pre-emption: Justice department in Trump’s first regime loved leaking information to Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers
The watchdog referred its findings to the federal Office of Special Counsel to investigate whether any of the officials violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits using government positions for partisan purposes.
Abducted Tanzanian activist released as Kenya is labelled the nexus of ‘transnational repression’ in East Africa
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan ordered an investigation into the abductions last year, when several government critics were abducted and injured or killed by unknown people, in a pattern by which, rights groups say, the government targets opponents in the run-up to national elections expected later this year.
Linking interdisciplinarity to utilitarianism: How different knowledge production cultures can embellish peace and constitutionalism in Africa
The late Prof Akiiki Mujaju was the scholar chosen to write an alternative disciplinary policy, to underscore the superiority of disciplinary scholarship. The two policies clashed at policy level in the university council. When the council made its policy on interdisciplinarity, it made interdisciplinary scholarship optional and useless to career development of staff. The Akiiki Mujaju report sparked sharp criticism from the Makerere University Academic Staff Association who described it as a violation of their human rights.
US unveil new tougher sanctions to curb Russian oil exports to China and India
Among the newly sanctioned ships, 143 are oil tankers that handled more than 530 million barrels of Russian crude last year, about 42 per cent of the country’s total seaborne crude exports, Kpler’s lead freight analyst Matt Wright said in a note.
Defiant Mozambique opposition leader returns from self-imposed exile, maintains he won presidency
Venancio Mondlane left the country in October following an election clouded by allegations of rigging against the long-ruling Frelimo party, which has been in power since Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975.
‘Disorganised and intoxicated by alcohol and drugs’ insurgents shot dead in Chad’s presidential palace
In an interview with state TV, Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah praised the vigilance of the palace guards, describing the attackers as disorganised and intoxicated by alcohol and drugs.
Fear Trump, his ‘testosterone-heavy’ rhetoric has all the makings of imperialism that’s scaring allies
Donald Trump’s swaggering rhetoric also marks a continuation of the kind of testosterone-heavy energy that was a signature of his campaign, particularly as he worked to win over younger male voters with appearances on popular podcasts.
When bullets begin to flower: Militarised justice is Uganda’s bane daredevils like lawyer Aeron Kizza pay the price for
All of us must – leaders and the led – must resolve to keep Uganda among the civilised nations of the world. It is the gift we can leave behind for our children and children’s children. If we don’t we shall have wasted time and energy leading and governing Uganda because ultimately we shall have led it to nowhere. Future generations will condemn us perpetually.
CNN defamation trial comes at a rough time for legacy media and for the struggling network
CNN said in court papers that Young’s case amounts to “defamation by implication” and that he hadn’t actually been accused of nefarious acts. The initial story he complained about didn’t even mention Young until three minutes in, CNN lawyer David Axelrod argued on Tuesday.