A senior Ugandan official on Wednesday defended the internet blackout imposed ahead of elections, saying it was necessary to prevent riots and misinformation. The East African country goes to the polls on Thursday in a vote widely expected to secure President Yoweri Museveni his seventh term, due to his total control over state and security…
When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he declared that āthe problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power.ā Now 81, the former rebel leader is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday, after nearly four decades at the…
A businessman in the United Kingdom (UK), Peter Etherington, who was said to be in an induced coma, has been ordered to be arrested after a court was told there was no evidence he was in hospital and that he had been seen shopping in Tesco. The 68-year-old was due to appear before Bradford Magistratesā…
Canadian police have arrested and charged Babatunde Afuwape over the murder of Shivank Avasthi, a 20-year-old university student. Detective Sergeant Stacey McCabe of the Homicide and Missing Persons Unit announced that the Toronto Police Service arrested and charged Mr Afuwape in connection to the murder of 20-year-old Shivank Avasthi on December 23, 2025. āBabatunde Afuwape,…
United States President, Donald Trump, has warned House Republicans that failure to secure victory in the 2026 midterm elections could lead to his impeachment by Democrats. Speaking on Tuesday at a retreat with Republican lawmakers in Washington, Trump said the party must hold on to its narrow control of the House to protect his presidency…
The Ghana Police Service has arrested self-proclaimed prophet Ebo Noah following widespread panic sparked by his claim that biblical floods would strike Ghana on Christmas Day. Noah reportedly told thousands of followers that God had revealed an imminent flood and urged them to donate money for the construction of giant wooden arks as a means…
Thieves reportedly took advantage of the quiet Christmas period in Germany to drill into the vault of a German retail bank and steal at least 10 million eurosā worth of cash and valuables from customersā deposit boxes, the police said. According to police, the perpetrators drilled through a thick concrete wall at a branch of…
A couple were killed in South-West Niger this week after armed individuals fired into the air inside a church, locals told AFP on Friday. The incident occurred in the Dosso region of Niger, a Sahel country that has been plagued for a decade by a conflict pitting the military against fighters said to be linked…
Canada has announced a significant shake-up of its business immigration framework, suspending key components of its Start-Up Visa (SUV) programme as it prepares to introduce a new, more targeted entrepreneur pilot in 2026. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) confirmed that it will stop accepting new Start-Up Visa commitment certificates as of December 31, 2025….
Grace Room Ministries once filled giant stadiums in Rwanda three times a week before the evangelical organisation was shut down in May. It is one of the 10,000 churches reportedly closed by the government for failing to comply with a 2018 law designed to regulate places of worship. The law introduced new rules on health,…
