Africa

Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Dr Kizza Besigye, remains in detention as concerns grow over his declining health and efforts by his family and lawyers to secure his release on bail. Besigye has been held in Kampala since he was reportedly abducted and arrested in Kenya on November 16, 2024. He …

The remains of Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, will be laid to rest today in Kizimkazi, Zanzibar. Ameir died on Monday morning at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar, where he had been undergoing treatment. His death was announced by Tanzania’s Vice President, Deogratius …

Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has died, according to an announcement made by Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi on Monday, September 7, 2026. Ndejembi said Ameir died at approximately 8 am at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar, where he had been receiving treatment for a …

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has officially begun his second five-year term in office, following a contested election in which his main challenger was arrested and charged with treason. According to official results, Hichilema won the 13 August election with 60% of the vote, while his closest rival, Brian Mundubile, secured …

Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has expelled Vice President Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi from the party, shortly after he announced his intention to resign from office and withdraw from public life. The decision followed an emergency meeting of CCM’s Central Committee and National Executive Committee (NEC), chaired by President Samia …

Tanzania’s Vice President, Dr Emmanuel John Nchimbi, has announced his resignation from office and confirmed that he will retire from public service and active politics effective September 4, 2026. In a public notice issued on August 25, 2026, by the Office of the Vice President in Dodoma, Nchimbi said he …

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has officially launched implementation, monitoring, and acceleration tools for the National Development Vision 2050, marking a new phase in the country’s long-term development strategy. Speaking at State House in Dar es Salaam, President Samia said the launch fulfilled a directive she had given on July …

Veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been admitted to the intensive care unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital after collapsing during a court appearance in Kampala on Wednesday. His wife, Winnie Byanyima, disclosed the development in a post on X early Thursday, describing the 70-year-old as unconscious and in …

Chadema national chairman Tundu Lissu has continued representing himself in a constitutional petition against the Tanzania Prisons Authority as the High Court heard testimony from the fourth and final witness for the respondents. The witness, the officer in charge of Ukonga Prison, appeared before the court to give evidence relating …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a new case of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Uganda, signalling the country’s latest battle with the highly infectious virus. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that Ugandan authorities reported the confirmed case on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. The patient was identified …