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Uganda opposition leaders vanished as military besieges rival’s home

Uganda opposition leaders vanished as military besieges rival’s home

TWO senior Ugandan opposition leaders have been forcibly disappeared, and the main challenger to President Yoweri Museveni remains in hiding after soldiers stormed his home and assaulted his wife, Human Rights Watch has reported. The dramatic escalation comes less than two weeks after Museveni claimed victory in presidential elections on January 15, extending his 40-year grip on power to a seventh term. Military forces have effectively besieged the residence of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, who finished as Museveni's closest rival. Armed soldiers raided the compound twice, cutting electricity, disabling security cameras, and on January 23, allegedly…
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From power to the dock: Nigeria’s former oil czar fights for her freedom

From power to the dock: Nigeria’s former oil czar fights for her freedom

THE woman who once controlled the lifeblood of Africa's largest economy now finds herself in the unfamiliar position of defendant, her fate resting in the hands of a British jury. Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, Nigeria's former petroleum minister and once a commanding presence in global energy circles, has begun what promises to be a gruelling 12-week trial at Southwark Crown Court. She stands accused of living a double life: public servant by title, private beneficiary of an elaborate bribery scheme by alleged design. The charges are stark. Prosecutors claim that between 2011 and 2015, while Alison-Madueke wielded enormous influence over Nigeria's…
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Remembering Halima Gadji, Senegal’s beloved screen icon

Remembering Halima Gadji, Senegal’s beloved screen icon

THE vibrant tapestry of African cinema has lost one of its most luminous threads. Halima Gadji, the Senegalese actress who captured hearts across continents with her magnetic presence and raw emotional power, passed away suddenly on January 26, 2026, in Paris. She was just 36 years old - a life brimming with talent, cut tragically short. From Dakar's Runways to Africa's Screens Born on August 25, 1989, in Dakar, Halima's journey to stardom began not in front of cameras, but before them. As a striking photo model, she graced advertising campaigns and magazine spreads, her natural charisma evident even in…
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Ghost of a failed policy: Rwanda’s $130 million claim threatens UK relations

Ghost of a failed policy: Rwanda’s $130 million claim threatens UK relations

A controversial asylum scheme that sparked fierce legal battles and political outrage in Britain has returned to haunt the UK government, now threatening diplomatic relations with Rwanda as the East African nation demands payment for a partnership it claims was abandoned in bad faith. The Republic of Rwanda has taken the extraordinary step of filing an arbitration case against the United Kingdom at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, claiming London owes more than $130 million under the terms of the scrapped "migration partnership" agreement signed in 2022. The case represents a bitter epilogue to one of Britain's…
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African Parliament chief issues call to arms: continent must shed colonial mindset to achieve true independence

African Parliament chief issues call to arms: continent must shed colonial mindset to achieve true independence

THE president of Africa's continental legislature has delivered a stark warning that the continent will remain trapped in underdevelopment unless it purges the psychological legacy of colonialism and reclaims confidence in its own culture and values. Addressing a two-day international conference examining colonial crimes, Pan African Parliament President Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira declared that centuries of colonial rule had inflicted damage far beyond physical exploitation — systematically destroying African identity and implanting a corrosive belief in Western superiority. "Culture is the glue that binds us together, and without our culture we are disunited and directionless," Chief Charumbira told delegates gathered…
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Breaking the silence, finding freedom in Senegal

Breaking the silence, finding freedom in Senegal

WHEN Yacine Minda Diouf, a social entrepreneur and community leader, established the Kayam Centre as a refuge for survivors of domestic violence in 2022, she knew she was filling a void. “Personally, I have not seen any organisation that takes into account women's suffering and offers help for their psychological distress, acknowledging their trauma, forced marriages, female genital mutilation, domestic violence, psychological violence,” Diouf told bird. Traditionally, women, especially mothers, are at the centre of community-building and are respected for carrying out this role in many localities across the West African country. However, accounts of women experiencing domestic violence behind…
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Nigerian military to prosecute officers over alleged coup plot against Tinubu

Nigerian military to prosecute officers over alleged coup plot against Tinubu

NIGERIA'S Defense Headquarters has confirmed that several military officers arrested last year will face trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu's government, marking the most serious threat to the country's civilian administration in over two decades. The announcement on Monday represents a significant escalation from October, when authorities dismissed coup rumours following the arrest of 16 officers for what were initially characterised as routine disciplinary infractions. A subsequent military investigation has now uncovered what officials describe as credible evidence of a conspiracy to unseat the elected government. Major-General Samaila Uba, the Defence spokesperson, said those implicated will appear…
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South African police smash international investment ring, 31 arrested

South African police smash international investment ring, 31 arrested

SOUTH African law enforcement arrested 31 suspects on Tuesday in a coordinated operation targeting an alleged international investment fraud syndicate that preyed on retirement-age victims across five countries. The Hawks' Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit, working with INTERPOL and multiple local and international agencies, apprehended six suspected ringleaders and 25 call-centre agents in Johannesburg. The suspects, aged 38 to 61, face charges of violating the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act. The breakthrough follows a four-year investigation launched in 2022 after 43 Australian victims provided statements to authorities. The probe revealed an elaborate "boiler-room" operation that allegedly defrauded victims in…
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BREAKING: British mining firm takes Zanu-PF official to court over alleged armed invasion of Zimbabwe gold mine

BREAKING: British mining firm takes Zanu-PF official to court over alleged armed invasion of Zimbabwe gold mine

A British-owned mining company has launched urgent legal action in Zimbabwe's High Court after what it describes as a politically backed armed invasion of one of the country's oldest gold mines. Forbes & Thompson, which has operated the Vubachikwe Mine in Gwanda for over four decades, filed a spoliation application today accusing Moses Langa—Zanu-PF's Matabeleland South Province Youth Chairperson—of leading a group that forcibly seized control of the mine using heavy machinery and more than 200 people. According to the 40-page court filing, the takeover occurred on January 17, 2026, when Langa's group allegedly arrived with front-end loaders, tipper trucks,…
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Nigerian man faces life sentence after admitting murder of ex-girlfriend in Nottinghamshire

Nigerian man faces life sentence after admitting murder of ex-girlfriend in Nottinghamshire

A 40-year-old man has pleaded guilty to murdering his former girlfriend, a promising young psychologist, after she ended their brief relationship, prosecutors said Monday. Adedapo Adegbola admitted to fatally stabbing Stephanie Irons, 23, at her home in Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, on the evening of October 21, 2025, Nottingham Crown Court heard. The Nigerian national faces a mandatory life sentence, with sentencing scheduled for February 5. Police said Adegbola, a former work colleague of the victim, was motivated by the end of their relationship. He attacked Irons at her residence on Westdale Lane, West, before fleeing the scene, leaving behind a trail…
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