How President Museveni, who arrived in Uganda as Rwandan refugee de-politicised and stripped indigenous people of rights

How President Museveni, who arrived in Uganda as Rwandan refugee de-politicised and stripped indigenous people of rights

Alongside the control of ideas, the Museveni regime has wielded land as a primary instrument of de-politicisation. The processes of dispossession and Bantustanisation have physically displaced indigenous communities from their ancestral grounds, fragmenting the geographic and spiritual basis of their political identity.

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Influential US economist Jeffrey Sachs wants Trump to give relief to families hit by tariffs

Influential US economist Jeffrey Sachs wants Trump to give relief to families hit by tariffs

The tariffs were “illegal, unfair and detrimental to the American people,” and it was not the foreign countries but the American families, who were paying for the tariffs, Sachs, a professor of economics and director of the Centre for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, wrote in an opinion piece published on the US-based news website Common Dreams.

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Return of Sudanese to Khartoum is filled with pain of being uprooted to exile in Uganda

Return of Sudanese to Khartoum is filled with pain of being uprooted to exile in Uganda

Official figures indicate the largest influx has been into Khartoum State, home to the capital. Still, returning home does not mean returning to stability.

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‘In times like this, survival is a shared struggle’: Wajir residents let thirsty and hungry hyena ‘hunt’ for water in human settlements

‘In times like this, survival is a shared struggle’: Wajir residents let thirsty and hungry hyena ‘hunt’ for water in human settlements

Residents of Qara in Wajir West encountered an unusual situation when a weak hyena entered the compound of Qara Health Centre at night in search of water. The animal, believed to have come from nearby grazing fields, appeared dehydrated and exhausted. Witnesses said it posed no immediate threat but was...

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Kenya and Tanganyika sign deal to oversee management of Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika

Kenya and Tanganyika sign deal to oversee management of Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika

Maritime safety and security will also be enhanced through measures to prevent pollution from shipping activities, share best practices and mobilise resources to improve safety standards on the lakes.

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Musk-owned X social media platform seeking €120 million EU fine in European  court

Musk-owned X social media platform seeking €120 million EU fine in European  court

Information published on the Court of Justice of the EU website shows the General Court has registered several related actions, all lodged on February 16, 2026, and currently listed as pending, including challenges brought by X and its corporate entities, a separate action linked to Elon Musk, and another filed by the AI-related company associated with him.

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In a system designed to kill you, invisibility is survival: How silence saved German girl assigned to serve Nazi murders

In a system designed to kill you, invisibility is survival: How silence saved German girl assigned to serve Nazi murders

They settled in Queens. Flora worked multiple jobs – seamstress, whatever she could find – long hours at immigrant wages that barely covered rent. But she had a purpose beyond survival: her son would have the freedom, opportunity and voice stolen from her.

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US women’s ice hockey team wins third Olympic gold after overcoming Canada in extra-time

US women’s ice hockey team wins third Olympic gold after overcoming Canada in extra-time

The result extended a rivalry that has defined Olympic women’s ice hockey since the sport debuted at the Nagano 1998 Games. The United States and Canada have won every Olympic gold medal in the event, and have met in seven of the eight gold-medal games, including five straight since 2010.

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Dismissed and ostracised: Intriguing story of America’s trailblazing Back Dr Margaret Morgan Lawrence who revolutionised child psychiatry and psychoanalysis

Dismissed and ostracised: Intriguing story of America’s trailblazing Back Dr Margaret Morgan Lawrence who revolutionised child psychiatry and psychoanalysis

Psychiatry and psychoanalysis in the 1940s were overwhelmingly white, male and oriented toward treating wealthy private patients in Manhattan consulting rooms. The dominant theoretical frameworks were Freudian, focused on individual psychosexual development, with little consideration of social context, racism, or structural oppression.

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Kwale sets own source revenue target of $6.5 million in 2026-27 financial year as it rolls out CFSP public hearings

Kwale sets own source revenue target of $6.5 million in 2026-27 financial year as it rolls out CFSP public hearings

For the 2026/2027 financial year, the county has prioritised agriculture, health, education, infrastructure development particularly water and roads and economic empowerment programmes targeting women, youth and persons living with disabilities.

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