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How mismatch in the regional force’s objectives and expectations of the Congolese government may render the failure of peace mission COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Maj. Gen. Jeff Nyagah, the Kenyan Commander of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) has abruptly returned to Nairobi five months after landing in …

Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA | The conflict in Sudan entered a third week on Saturday despite a 72-hour ceasefire extension reached a day earlier. The capital of Khartoum and its adjacent cities, Bahri and Omdurman, were hit by air strikes, anti-aircraft weaponry, and artillery. The weeks-long conflict between Sudan’s military …

Even before its two leading generals went to war last week, “everyone wanted a chunk of Sudan,” an expert said of the strategically located country rich in natural resources Kampala, Uganda | NEW YORK TIMES | As war consumes Sudan, nations from around the world have mobilized swiftly. Egypt scrambled to …

The Kids first achieved global recognition in 2017 with their dance video to the Afro house song Marimba Rija by Angolan musician Dotorado Pro Kampala, Uganda | Francesca Negro | A group of young dancers from Uganda, Triplets Ghetto Kids, went viral across the world when they earned the “golden buzzer” mid-performance on the TV show Britain’s …

As more of Africa’s urban spaces recognise the importance of efficient wastewater treatment, one consultant is advocating public-private partnerships as a way to boost cleaner water, cleaner environments and in some cases, more energy for the continent’s cities. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | To Jean James, Africa’s fast-growing and …

Many of Uganda’s small-scale farmers rely on someone else to dry their beans, a practice that keeps them in a cycle of poverty. A new processing factory aims to change that.. Bundibugyo, Uganda | Patricia Lindrio – Global Press Journal Uganda |  It’s harvest day on Edson Sabite’s 4-acre cocoa plantation …

  COMMENT | ANA PALACIO – PROJECT SYNDICATE |  Perhaps no image better captures the shifting dynamics in the Middle East than that of Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s security council, and Musaad bin Mohammed Al Aiban, Saudi Arabia’s minister of state, shaking hands in Beijing, with China’s top diplomat, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Muhammed Hamid, 47, left his elder brother’s business as a teenager, having gained some experience, confidence, and capital, to start his own business in the early 1990s. Just 10 years later, he was bidding to build the second largest hotel by room number in …

Is this the end of the Church of England’s influence in Africa? COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | The Anglican Church is in disarray following a decision reached by hundreds of conservative Anglican Church leaders during a conference held April 17-21 in Kigali, Rwanda. The fourth Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON …

What went right as the Inspection Panel at an institution that used to cause untold harm marks its 30th anniversary? Kampala, Uganda | Danny Bradlow | Development projects can have profound impacts on their societies. There are many benefits that flow from building new roads and power plants, and from modernising …