Today, President Yoweri Museveni, 81, was sworn in for a seventh term in office, extending a rule that began in 1986 and now stretches toward four decades, cementing his place among Africa’s longest-serving leaders. The inauguration ceremony in Kampala, attended by regional leaders, military officials, diplomats, and ruling party supporters, featured elaborate state pageantry, military displays, and renewed promises of stability and economic transformation under Museveni’s le

Opinion: Uganda’s Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 is framed as a defence of national autonomy. In a post-colonial state, that instinct is understandable. But as constitutional lawyer Phillip Karugaba argued in his submission to Parliament on Friday, April 24, 2026, the Bill does something far more consequential: it reconfigures sovereignty itself, away from the people and toward the state. Article 1 of the Constitution is unambiguous: power belongs to the people, who exer

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court of the United States has issued a sweeping 6–3 decision that significantly narrows the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a cornerstone provision long used to challenge racially discriminatory voting practices. In a 6–3 decision, the court’s conservative majority concluded that Louisiana’s congressional map, specifically the district represented by Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields, placed excessive emphasis on race in its design. Wr

New York — At Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, West Africa’s regional stock exchange, the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), made its most confident pitch to global investors, stating that returns are strong, growth is steady, and risks long associated with African markets are increasingly overstated. The event, known as BRVM Investment Days, brought senior policymakers, financiers, and investors from across the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) to N

NEW YORK — The line between conviction and performance blurred Friday night beneath the vaulted ceiling of Gotham Hall, where former heads of state, dissidents, and American lawmakers gathered for the annual “Heroes of Democracy” gala hosted by the Renew Democracy Initiative . The evening carried the polish of a diplomatic summit and the urgency of a warning. Honorees included figures who have defined, and contested, the modern democratic order: the former U.S. national se

At the annual convention of the National Action Network, led by Rev. Al Sharpton, former Vice President Kamala Harris delivered what was at once a domestic political speech and an early signal of a potential presidential campaign, while quietly reframing Africa as a measure of America’s global standing. Pressed directly on stage about her political future, Vice President Kamala Harris offered her clearest indication yet that she may seek the presidency again. “I might. I’m th

The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s military and several senior commanders, accusing them of providing support to the M23 rebel group fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in a move that signals a sharp escalation in diplomatic pressure on Kigali. The sanctions, announced by the U.S. Treasury Department on March 2, target the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four senior officials believed to be involved in backing the March 23 Movement (M23), a

World leaders, ministers, and industry officials from more than 50 countries are gathered in Washington today for the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial , aimed at strengthening global supply chains for materials essential to modern technology, clean energy, and national defense, U.S. officials said. The summit, hosted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the U.S. State Department, comes amid rising concerns over dependency on a small number of producers, particularly

Uganda’s presidential election this week has unfolded amid widespread controversy, security force crackdowns and deep concerns about the integrity of the vote — an election that could extend President Yoweri Museveni’s nearly four-decade rule. President Museveni, 81, is widely expected to secure an unprecedented seventh term, with early tallies showing him leading by a wide margin over his most prominent challenger, opposition leader Robert “Bobi Wine” Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Cr

In one of his first major acts since taking office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani today unveiled a sweeping consumer protection initiative designed to confront hidden fees, deceptive landlord practices, and unsafe housing conditions that many New Yorkers say have eroded confidence in the city’s rental market. At a press event in Queens alongside New York State Attorney General Letitia James, Mamdani outlined plans to launch citywide “Rental Ripoff” hearings and pledged to use tenants’

By the time Zohran Mamdani stepped into the vast, silent chamber of the Old City Hall subway station just after midnight on January 1, 2026, New York had already signaled its intention to turn a page. Outside, Times Square hummed with revelers celebrating the New Year. Below ground, amid the echoing Beaux-Arts arches and the lingering smell of dust and cold stone, history was being made. It was here, in a decommissioned subway station that had not seen regular service since

Don Muleme, a Ugandan immigrant in his mid-to-late 30s, appeared Monday morning in Waltham District Court, where he was arraigned on charges that include assault and battery, as well as alleged violations related to an existing probation and his driver’s license. Mr. Muleme was brought into the courtroom at approximately 10:25 a.m., escorted by court security officers from a holding area below the courtroom. He was restrained at the waist, wrists and ankles and wore a blue co