Malawi's top court told businessman Leston Mulli to pay back K3 billion to the government. His companies Sunrise Pharmaceuticals and Chombe Food Products must return the money within 30 days. The court also wants interest payments added to the total amount. This ruling overturns an earlier court decision from 2013 that gave Mulli the money. The original payment came after protests happened on July 20, 2011.
Attorney General Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda asked the Supreme Court to review the case. He said the first court gave Mulli money without proper legal steps. The lower court never held a full trial or questioned witnesses under oath. No independent experts checked the damage claims either. Six Supreme Court judges agreed with the...
South Africa became Africa's top fuel buyer after Nigeria lost the title. The change happened when Dangote Petrochemical Refinery started making more fuel. Nigeria bought 3.1 million tonnes of refined petroleum during early 2025. South Africa bought 4.2 million tonnes during the same time period. The new refinery can make 650,000 barrels each day.
Energy experts think Nigeria will buy 6.4 million tonnes of fuel for all of 2025. South Africa will likely buy 15.5 million tonnes during the same year. South African refineries face problems with old equipment and lack of money. The country cannot make enough fuel at home anymore. Nigeria used to buy most of its fuel from other countries even after pumping lots of crude oil.
The Dangote...
Blantyre City Council leaders met with Chinese Ambassador Xu Lu to discuss new partnerships. The Ambassador wants to link Blantyre with Chinese cities for training and business growth. Mayor Joseph Makwinja talked about bringing more investors to the area. Both sides agreed to work together on green projects that help the environment. Chief Executive Officer Dennis Chinseu joined the important meeting.
The Ambassador sees chances to help Blantyre grow through better connections with China. Council members want to make their city more attractive to business owners. They hope these partnerships will create jobs and improve life for residents. The meeting focused on building stronger relationships between the two countries. Leaders from...
Kenya President William Ruto said sorry to Tanzania after trouble between the two countries. Tanzania arrested activists from East Africa who came to watch an opposition leader's trial. The activists say security forces hurt them and left them at the border. Rights groups around the world spoke out against what happened. This made people angry on both sides.
Kenyan Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan Agather Atuhaire were among those detained. They claim officials held them without contact and tortured them. Kenyans on social media attacked Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Tanzania lawmakers said Kenyans were bullying their country online. They felt disrespected and complained loudly.
Ruto made his apology during a prayer breakfast for...
General Salim Saleh wants Uganda to study who controls land across Kampala city. The Operation Wealth Creation coordinator spoke from Gulu during the Musevenomics Conference about urgent research needs. Saleh works with Professor John Kigula to raise money for detailed land ownership investigations. People wrongly believe he controls half the capital when he actually holds just two acres maximum. The general says proper documentation will answer serious questions about property control.
Government records show less than 20 percent of national land carries formal registration papers. Most Kampala residents lack legal rights to their plots and face possible eviction threats. Informal settlement dwellers cannot participate fully in...
President Museveni sent the first batch of powdered milk to Algeria Thursday from State House Entebbe. Officials from Agriculture Ministry and Brookside Limited attended the ceremony for four containers of dairy products. The shipment contains 500 metric tons of milk powder bound for African markets. Uganda plans to export 2,100 total metric tons worth over 8 million dollars to Algeria. This trade agreement started during presidential negotiations and a signed agreement from March 2023.
Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze praised Brookside company and dairy farmers for reaching this export milestone. Kennedy Gatheru from Brookside Africa thanked the president for helping secure Algerian customers. Algeria wants to spend 700 million...
Uganda's air force delivered emergency food supplies to hungry people across northern South Sudan during recent days. Military planes dropped hundreds of tons of relief aid over Ulang and Nasir Counties where fighting displaced thousands of families. Armed groups battled government forces throughout Upper Nile State and blocked normal food deliveries to remote villages. International partners helped coordinate the humanitarian flights from Juba International Airport. Flooding and violence prevented trucks from reaching desperate communities.
Ugandan troops arrived during March 2025 to help South Sudan's military with security operations around the capital city. Colonel Chris Magezi said the deployment aimed to stabilize Juba and...
Electoral Commission officials defended their actions during the canceled Kawempe North voting exercise Thursday. Acting Secretary Richard Kamugisha told parliament members that election workers faced violent attacks at polling stations. Staff members fled when people threw stones at them during vote counting procedures. Kamugisha questioned what election workers should have done when facing physical danger. He asked lawmakers whether officials should have stayed and risked serious injury from angry crowds.
Parliament committee members questioned the Commission about election problems and voter rights violations. Courts had ruled that violence prevented proper voting processes at multiple locations across the constituency. More than...
Defence Minister Jacob Oboth-Oboth met with Sudan's Ambassador Ahmad Ibrahim Ahmad at ministry offices in Mbuya today. The officials discussed Sudan's changing security problems and recent military actions to take back Khartoum from armed groups. Leaders also talked about efforts to create a temporary civilian government for the troubled nation. Oboth-Oboth said Sudan's stability affects the entire East African region. He stressed that Uganda exports peace and President Museveni supports nations facing difficulties.
The minister explained that countries must balance talking and fighting when dealing with conflicts. He said stopping talks makes others think you are weak but stopping fights suggests surrender. Uganda backs causes that...
