Citing police and military sources, widely read newspaper says abducted Tanzanian former envoy Humphrey Polepole was assassinated

Citing police and military sources, widely read newspaper says abducted Tanzanian former envoy Humphrey Polepole was assassinated

Scores of high profile personalities and frustrated youth that have been exerting pressure on governments in eastern Africa to institute economic, political and democratic reforms have become targets of abduction and disappearances as governments in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda resort to repressive tactics to hold onto power.

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US Navy’s ambitious drone fleet programme ploughs into stormy waters

US Navy’s ambitious drone fleet programme ploughs into stormy waters

Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has made fielding swarms of drones a top military priority. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passed last month included almost $5 billion for maritime autonomous systems

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Chanting opposition slogan ‘one-term’, Kenyan protesters clash with police over President Ruto’s ‘bad governance’

Chanting opposition slogan ‘one-term’, Kenyan protesters clash with police over President Ruto’s ‘bad governance’

Kenyan youth remain unhappy with the current administration due to corruption, rising cost of living and police brutality, and the recent death of a blogger in custody. The close-range shooting of a civilian during recent protests has exacerbated public anger.

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