U.N. representative: growing violence in Burundi threatens the entire region
The U.N.'s Central African representative warns that Burundi's ongoing crisis risks destabilizing the whole region, as thousands of refugees continue to flee the country and the violence caused by the...
View ArticleUgandan entrepreneur uses briquettes to tackle gender and development issues
The Ugandan entrepreneur Betty Ikalany uses agricultural waste such as maize and ground husks to make charcoal briquettes in Uganda. She is one of the four laureates of the African Start-up Award at...
View ArticleRace debate overshadows Springbocks' preparation for world cup
Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda takes the stand in his war crimes trial in The Hague. Contesting claims portraying him as a bloodthirsty killer, he describes himself as a family man and a...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese rebels detain 12 UN contractors
The UN calls for the help of South Sudan's rebel chief after his men kidnapped a dozen contractors. Also, as Tanzania's ruling party candidate is announced as the winner of the presidential vote, the...
View ArticlePope arrives in Uganda, calls Africa 'continent of hope'
Pope Francis arrives in Uganda on the second leg of his Africa tour, declaring Africa the "continent of hope" and urging the world to stand up for the poor and needy. Meanwhile, in Burkina Faso,...
View ArticleUgandan troops pull out of South Sudan
Amidst a new round of talks aimed at salvaging South Sudan’s tattered peace agreement, one of the key conditions of the deal did get underway this week. Ugandan troops stationed in the country to back...
View ArticleBurundi rivals hold peace talks in Uganda
Rival Burundi factions arrived in Uganda on Monday to resume long-stalled talks aimed at ending months of violence that has raised fears of a return to civil war.
View ArticleBurundi peace talks start amid divisions, protests
Rival factions in Burundi's crisis meet in Uganda to discuss a way forward for peace talks. The AU has put pressure on to end months of fatal violence sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's...
View ArticleGovernment cancels Addis Ababa master plan after months of protests in Oromo...
In today's show: protests in Ethiopia over Addis Ababa's expansion plan, national dialogue in DR Congo and malnutrition in Uganda.
View ArticleICC unveils 70 charges against Ugandan warlord Ongwen
Rape, murder, even cannibalism: Prosecutors for the ICC tell a hearing in The Hague that Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen oversaw a reign of terror as a commander in the LRA militia.
View ArticleLibya asks to be labelled top health emergency by WHO
In this edition: Libya asks the World Health Organization for extra funds. Also, we look ahead to former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo's trial at the ICC. And we look at Uganda's growing coffee...
View ArticleAnger in Ghana over decision to host former Guantanamo detainees
Discontent over the presence in Ghana of two former Yemeni Guantanamo detainees hasn't gone away. Critics of the move point to ongoing threats of extremism on the continent as a reason why authorities...
View ArticleAt least one dead in clashes between oppositin and police in Uganda
In tonights's rundown: Clashes in Uganda ahead of elections; Votes being counted in Central African Republic; And, we take a closer at FIFA candidate Tokyo Sexwale.
View ArticleUganda's Museveni eyes fifth term in presidential poll
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni once said leaders who "overstayed" in power were the root of Africa's problems, but 30 years later he is aiming for a fifth term.
View ArticleAlleged Chadian rape victim speaks
In tonight's bulletin: Last day in Ugandan presidential campaign We hear from a sexual victim in Chad And, we talk to International Alert about their report on former Boko Haram captives.
View ArticleMuseveni seeks fifth presidential term in Ugandan vote
More than 15 million Ugandans are registered to vote in Thursday’s parliamentary and presidential polls, which are widely expected to hand President Yoweri Museveni a fifth term in office.
View ArticleOver 15 million Ugandans set to vote on Thursday
In tonight's bulletin: on the eve of the country's presidential and parliamentary polls, security has been beefed up in Uganda's capital. Having lost everything in a series of tidal waves we speak to...
View ArticleUgandan police fire teargas at voters angered by delays
Ugandan police fired tear gas to disperse angry voters Thursday in the capital Kampala as the local election commission apologised for hours-long delays in delivering ballot papers for presidential and...
View ArticleUgandan opposition candidate briefly detained on election day
In Uganda, the man hoping to break Yoweri Museveni's 30-year grip on the presidency is briefly arrested, social media sites are shut down as voters cast their ballots under the gaze of riot police....
View ArticleGovernment cancels Addis Ababa master plan after months of protests in Oromo...
In today's show: protests in Ethiopia over Addis Ababa's expansion plan, national dialogue in DR Congo and malnutrition in Uganda.
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