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Ethiopia clapped back at Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute, saying Cairo needs to drop its colonial mindset about controlling the Nile. The foreign ministry accused Egyptian officials of threatening destabilization across the Horn of Africa instead of actually negotiating...

Uganda's defense minister told religious leaders in Kigezi they need to keep pushing the country's interfaith tolerance vibe because it keeps everything stable. Jacob Oboth hit up a symposium at Kabale Brainstorm High School with over 90 clergy types, and he said President Museveni deserves...

Uganda's Royal Gospel Music Awards dropped details for their fourth ceremony at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala, and King of Radio Wesley called the whole thing a way to throw some recognition at gospel artists who basically work for free. The awards company founder said musicians pour cash and...

Police in Mukono arrested three people after a guy died because his family prayed over him instead of taking him to a hospital, and then they kept his body in the house for days, thinking he would come back to life. Ssegawa Asse got sick at his family home in Butinindi, but a pastor told...

Uganda and the World Food Programme rolled out special license plates for humanitarian trucks and signed off on turning Kampala into a continental emergency supply hub. Foreign Affairs Minister Jeje Odongo and Works Minister Edward Katumba Wamala showed up for the handover ceremony with UN reps...

Uganda pulled together aviation nerds from across Africa for a workshop on SWIM and FF-ICE tech at a hotel in Entebbe, and the whole thing is about getting digital systems to talk to each other better. ICAO and CANSO organized the event, while UCAA Deputy Director General Olive Birungi Lumonya...

Congo government troops and local militia went head-to-head with M23 rebels over Kamanyola, a border town sitting right next to Rwanda that controls major supply routes. The battle heated up fast, and rebels grabbed parts of the town before getting pushed back toward Ngomo after taking heavy...

Uganda's under-17 squad lost to Tanzania 3-2 in the CECAFA qualifying final at Abebe Bikila Stadium, but they still punched their ticket to the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Tanzania dominated the first half and put up all three goals before the break, with Razaki Mbegelendi scoring...

Uganda's justice minister backed the International Criminal Court while diplomats met in The Hague, and he called out countries sanctioning ICC judges. Norbert Mao told Court President Tomoko Akane that attacks on the institution hurt global justice efforts, and he warned that the real danger...

Congo's president just dropped a condition on the peace deal getting signed with Rwanda, saying his country won't go through with it unless Rwandan troops pull out completely. Tshisekedi made the statement right before the US-backed agreement was supposed to get finalized in Washington, and he...

Uganda's High Commission kicked off a week-long tourism push in Johannesburg, and the whole thing is about getting Southern Africa more plugged into Uganda's travel scene. Ambassador Paul Amoru is leading a delegation that's hitting six cities to run workshops, show off what Uganda has to offer...

Uganda Golf Club in Kitante is about to host the 10th Seniors Golf Open, and defending champs John Katto and Jennifer Opio are coming back to defend their titles. They'll be going up against a stacked field with veterans like Fred Kasumba, Abel Luka, Sam Zaramba, Patrick Kagoro, Arthur Gakwandi...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...