Vipers SC demolished UPDF with a 5-1 victory at St Mary's Stadium in Kitende, putting them right behind the top two teams in the Ugandan league. The win moved the defending champs up to third place with 16 points, and they're still unbeaten this season. UPDF is struggling near the bottom of the table with just six points.
Congolese striker Gusto Mulongo had a massive game, scoring twice after Milton Karisa opened things up. Allan Okello and Arafat Usama helped set up goals before halftime, and UPDF managed one consolation strike from Samuel Ssekamatte. Robin Kane and substitute Moses Waiswa added two more after the break to finish the demolition.
The result keeps Vipers hunting down KCCA and SC Villa at the top of the standings.
A guy with a gun snuck onto a Samaritan's Purse aid plane headed to Maiwut County with medical kits and tried forcing the pilot to reroute to Chad. The hijacker was Yasir Mohammed Yusuf from Abyei, and he hid in the cargo area before pulling his pistol mid-flight. The pilot pretended to go along but landed in Wau instead, where cops grabbed Yusuf while he wore a fake reflective vest. Nobody got hurt, and the supplies made it through.
Aid workers keep getting attacked across South Sudan this year. An airstrike destroyed the MSF hospital in Old Fangak back in May and killed seven people, while armed groups hit their Ulang clinic and stole gear in April. UN sites in Unity State got rocketed, which stopped food drops for 50,000 locals...
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called out the nonstop attacks hitting hospitals across Sudan, where the armed forces have been fighting the RSF militia since last April. Over 10 million people got displaced, and 25 million are starving badly. Tedros said health workers logged 198 verified strikes against medical centers that killed 1,735 people and wounded 438 others. The RSF took over Al-Nuhoud Hospital in West Kordofan five months back and turned it into their military setup, which left locals with zero proper care.
Doctors Without Borders pulled most of their crew from Zalingei Hospital after someone shot and killed a stretcher bearer outside the building, and four more got injured. The aid group said they cannot keep risking...
Angola wants to round up street kids from Namibia and send them back home before the year ends. Ambassador Pedro Mutindi said the government is worried about young children walking massive distances alone, especially the 760-kilometer stretch between Oshikango and Windhoek. Officials claim they are setting up housing, transport, and meals to make sure the return trip does not turn into a disaster.
The ambassador promised the repatriation effort would be safe and respectful for the minors getting sent back across the border.
Namibia's government finally locked in a swearing-in date for regional and local councillors after canceling the ceremony earlier and catching heat from opposition leaders. Ministry executive director Wilhelmine Shivute announced that district magistrates will handle the oath-taking process, and councillors need to get their logistics sorted before then.
Opposition leader Imms Nashinge blasted the earlier cancellation because local authority laws require councillors to get sworn in within seven days of winning their seats. Former regional councillor Divai Humphrey said the delay completely stopped him from helping constituents since his term expired, and communities have been stuck waiting for their new representatives to access...
The Bukalo Village Council chairman got hit with a no-confidence vote from his local Swapo branch, but Simataa Mubonda says the whole thing is trash and politically motivated. Branch exec chairperson Chuma Mudabeti sent a letter claiming Mubonda ghosted campaign events, never updated anyone on council business, and allegedly worked with opposition members to get them appointed instead of party loyalists.
Mudabeti wants to replace him as chairperson and says his absence during campaigning cost the party votes. Mubonda fired back, saying the accusations are bogus and the vote does not follow proper party procedures. The regional Swapo coordinator got the complaint through WhatsApp but declined to weigh in on the drama.
Namibia pulled in 1.26 million tourists after the pandemic basically wrecked everything, and the government says that number hits about 79 percent of what the country was doing before COVID-19 knocked travel off a cliff. Environment minister Indileni Daniel dropped the stats showing a 45 percent jump from the year before, with most people showing up for vacation vibes rather than work trips. The tourism ministry wants businesses to lean harder into online marketing and push locals to travel more often instead of just waiting for peak season crowds.
The government is wrapping up some master plan to upgrade infrastructure and make the country more competitive against other destinations. Business travelers made up a smaller chunk of...
Nigeria's defense minister, Mohammed Abubakar, bounced from his job because of health problems, right when the country is dealing with mass kidnapping chaos. President Bola Tinubu tapped retired general Christopher Musa as the replacement, and this guy ran counterinsurgency ops against jihadist groups before. Over 400 people got snatched since mid-November, with most victims being schoolchildren, and nobody really knows if criminal gangs or extremist fighters are behind it.
The government declared a security emergency and wants to pump up police numbers by recruiting 20,000 more officers. Abubakar helped Tinubu win elections back in the day, and he got the defense gig as payback when the president took office. The US is getting...
HIV-AIDS activist Immanuel Sheefeni wants Namibians to stop treating people with the virus like outcasts and get serious about mental health support. The country marked World AIDS Day after making solid progress on cutting infection rates and getting meds to patients, but Sheefeni says stigma at jobs and in neighborhoods keeps causing psychological problems. He survived a suicide attempt himself and pointed out that workplace discrimination, hidden infections, gender violence, and poverty-related trauma mess with whether people stick to their treatment plans.
Sheefeni pushed for schools, religious groups, social media personalities, and businesses to step up with education campaigns. Mental health resources need serious upgrades...
