Senior Ruto official announces desire to run for presidency in 2027 during 106th anniversary of Nomiya Church in Kenya

Senior Ruto official announces desire to run for presidency in 2027 during 106th anniversary of Nomiya Church in Kenya

A seasoned technocrat and political strategist, Owalo has served in several influential roles in government and political circles, building a reputation as a behind-the-scenes power broker, before his appointment to the Office of the President.

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In Museveni’s 40 year presidency, Uganda transformed from a promising democracy to present theatre of servitude and sycophancy

In Museveni’s 40 year presidency, Uganda transformed from a promising democracy to present theatre of servitude and sycophancy

January 15, Ugandans’ date with destiny. They will chose (or be forced to retain) President Museveni or dump him for Bobi Wine (Kyagulanyi Ssentamu). In Ugandan context, though, it is said, “history teaches us that we don’t learn from history.” Museveni is the still point of a turning wheel.

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Reclaiming Uganda’s future through endogenous development and community ecological governance

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.

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Somalia takes war to Al-Shabaab extremist militants and there are signs it is containing the threat in Mogadishu

Somalia takes war to Al-Shabaab extremist militants and there are signs it is containing the threat in Mogadishu

Somalia has been without a properly functional central government since the overthrow by warlords of the dictator Siad Barre in 1991.

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Military and police terrorise opposition as Uganda gropes toward Museveni coronation

Military and police terrorise opposition as Uganda gropes toward Museveni coronation

Decades ago, Museveni criticised African leaders who overstayed their time in power. Years later, Ugandan lawmakers did the same thing for him when they jettisoned the last constitutional obstacle – age limits – for a possible life presidency.

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US dethronement of Maduro raises unease about international legal framework as Trump warns Colombia, covets Greenland

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.

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Museveni’s fierce critic Sara Bireete detained ahead of January 15 presidential election

Museveni’s fierce critic Sara Bireete detained ahead of January 15 presidential election

Police in Uganda said they have detained a prominent human rights activist as long-serving President Yoweri Museveni’s government widens its crackdown on dissent and political opposition ahead of the January 15 general election. The detention of Sarah Bireete, head of a rights organisation and a frequent anti-government commentator on local...

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Museveni times seven: How normalisation of violence became hard currency for winning Uganda’s omnipresent leader 7th term

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.”

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Trump to be ‘president’ of Venezuela aided by his defence and foreign ministry as US ‘fixes’ Latin America oil industry

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.

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Trump announces America will run Venezuela ‘until such time that we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition’

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.

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