Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...

KAMPALA - The police in Nateete are holding a mother on allegations of staging a false kidnapping of her seven-year-old daughter in an attempt to extort a ransom of sh5,000,000 from the child's father ...

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Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s ...

The Ugandan shilling traded flat against the dollar on Wednesday, with some inflows of hard currency from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) providing support, traders said.

A move by the Trump administration to freeze funding for PEPFAR, the widely heralded international HIV/AIDS program, is ...

Serving as an ensemble in the Vernacular Music Center, the East African Quartet shares their music and culture to knit ...

Kampala, long considered a stronghold of academic excellence, recorded just 8,310 first grades out of 31,814 candidates, a decline from 8,871 in 2023--a reduction of 561.The 2024 Primary Leaving ...

Africa, a continent of immense diversity, history and rapid urbanization, is home to some of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Its largest urban centers are economic and cultural powerhouses, ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...