Uganda’s 2026 election has come and gone in familiar fashion heavy with tension, shadowed by repression and watched closely by a restless population that is younger, more connected and more impatient than at any point in the country’s history. Yet
France is scrambling to hold on to its economic relevance in Africa. Once the dominant commercial partner across much of Francophone Africa, Paris now finds itself overtaken by China, edged out by Turkey and India, and steadily losing ground in
Nearly 1,000 days into its civil war, Sudan is staring at one of the most severe humanitarian crises in modern history. United Nations agencies warn that 33.7 million people roughly two-thirds of the population will need humanitarian assistance this year,
DAR ES SALAAM, the promise of the East African Community was always simple: a truck driver in Mombasa should be able to clear customs in an hour; a lawyer in Kampala should be able to work in Arusha without a
Uganda’s presidential election, due on 15 January, is unfolding under a heavy cloud. A recent report by the United Nations human rights office has warned that the campaign period has been marked by intimidation, arrests and restrictions that risk undermining
The World Health Organization’s latest update to its HIV clinical management guidelines arrives at a critical moment for Africa, where progress against the epidemic has slowed even as treatment options have become more sophisticated. The recommendations, released in early January,
