Uganda Continues Targeting Fossil Fuel Activists

On November 6, a court in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, gave the go-ahead for the trial of twelve activists, eight of whom are students. The group faces charges stemming from their protests against the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP),...

Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Election Win Sparks Evangelical Panic Over Islam, Socialism, Women’s Right To Vote

Christian leaders and influencers have taken to social media this week with distress about New York City’s new mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Among the concerns raised were Mamdani’s Muslim faith and his socialistic economic policies. Mamdani won the...

Dave Portnoy considers moving Barstool Sports over Mamdani's NYC win

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy's scathing criticism of Zohran Mamdani is getting renewed attention in the wake of Mamdani's mayoral win in New York City. Answering a viewer's question during an Oct. 25 YouTube livestream about whether he...

‘Palestine Policy’: Internal Memos Suggest New York Socialists Want To Steer Mayor-Elect Mamdani Down an Anti-Israel Path

A leaked internal document from New York City’s Democratic Socialists of America puts on display the group’s strategy to pressure mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani into adopting anti-Israel policies after he takes office in January. The internal planning...

Barstool Sports CEO Threatens to Move Company Out of NYC

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is threatening to move his company out of Manhattan after the election of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s next mayor. Portnoy said the “communist” mayor-elect will “destroy” the city with...

‘If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him’: Zohran comes out swinging in first speech after election

Zohran Mamdani wasted little time after becoming mayor-elect of New York City before addressing the man who threatened to not only defund the city — but also to arrest and deport him — if he won. “Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have...

OBITUARY: Abdullahi Mohammed, Nigeria’s first presidential chief of staff

Abdullahi Mohammed is not the most widely recognised name among Nigerian military officers who held political power during the successive junta years. His public pictures are as scarce as his interviews. But what he lacked in media exposure, he...

Zohran Mamdani, New York's first Muslim mayor, is inspired by football and Cesc Fabregas

ENRIQUE CORBELLA RYAN MITCHELL Actualizado 06/11/2025 - 07:19 CST Zohran Mamdani, New York City's first elected Muslim mayor and the youngest in more than a century, is a self-confessed Arsenal fan and a fan of former Spanish footballer Cesc...

ICC confirms war crimes charges against Joseph Kony, leader of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army

On Thursday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed in absentia war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. This is reported by UNN with reference to Reuters. Details Kony, leader of the...

Uganda extends national football team coach Paul Put's contract until 2028

KAMPALA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has extended the contract of national football team coach Paul Put until 2028. Put, who has previously managed several African teams including Burkina Faso, Guinea...

Abbie Chatfield speaks out on the historic win of New York's first Muslim mayor Zohran Mamdani: 'American politics affect us'

By ANTHONY JAMES Published: 08:20 EST, 6 November 2025 | Updated: 08:31 EST, 6 November 2025 Influencer Abbie Chatfield has taken to social media to weigh in on the election of Zohran Mamdani, who became New York's first ever Muslim mayor...

ICC judges confirm charges against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, who remains at large. A three-judge panel found “substantial grounds” to...

ICC confirms charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony

Uganda warlord Joseph Kony. [Photo/AFP] The International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed all 39 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against fugitive Uganda warlord Joseph Kony, including murder, enslavement, rape, and torture....

ICC confirms charges against Ugandan warlord Kony

The International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed all 39 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against fugitive Uganda warlord Joseph Kony, including murder, enslavement, rape, and torture. The leader of the Lord's Resistance Army...

ICC judges confirm charges against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

First Circle Capital secures $6 million investment from IFC

Morocco- and Uganda-based VC firm First Circle Capital has secured $6 million in funding from IFC, part of the World Bank Group, to back high-growth early-stage fintech startups across Africa. The fund targets pre-seed and seed-stage companies...

World vision Uganda advances water sanitation and hygiene services across 41 districts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Vision Uganda has officially launched its 2026–2030 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Business Plan—a transformative blueprint that sets a new national benchmark for inclusive, climate-resilient, and...

Ugandans celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s historic New York Mayoral victory

Residents in Uganda expressed excitement and pride on Wednesday following the election of Ugandan-born Zohran Mamdani as the new mayor of New York City. Mamdani’s win on Tuesday marks a remarkable rise for the 34-year-old, who campaigned on a...

Mamdani's progressive vision for New York shaped by childhood in Uganda, mentors say

KAMPALA - When Zohran Mamdani inveighed against inequality and corruption during his underdog bid for New York City mayor, Joseph Beyanga at Uganda's Daily Monitor could hear echoes of conversations almost 20 years earlier with the then-intern on...

Old photos used to falsely claim Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was at president’s residency in 2025

A Google reverse image search revealed that the photos were taken in 2017, when Wine was still a member of parliament for Kyadondo East. The images are not from late 2025. They have no connection to the ongoing political developments or the 2026...