Yoweri Museveni, Paul Biya, and other leaders use tactics including elections to cement their long rule, experts say.

Kenya affirmed its readiness to host AFCON 2027 after receiving the flag alongside Uganda and Tanzania. CAF's Patrice Motsepe expressed belief in the countries.

Opinion - Yet, as the military clamps down on ordinary Ugandans desperate for a political voice, and a choice for change, in the wake of an election that followed a typical authoritarian playbook, democracy still has an inestimable value.

African countries, including Ethiopia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, remain excluded from preferential access to the US

Ugandans are voting in a tense presidential election as 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade rule amid an internet shutdown and heavy military deployment.

The $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) is expected to unlock Uganda’s oil reserves, turning it into a significant exporter. The project will also benefit Tanzania through transit fees, port development in Tanga and job creation, strengthening regional energy security and investor confidence.

In Uganda, millions prepare to vote in a presidential election steeped in tension and controversy. President Yoweri Museveni, Africa’s longest-serving leader, is seeking a seventh term in office, but his challengers and critics say the race is anything but free or fair.

The Uganda Human Rights Commission has raised concern over rights violations during the January 15, 2026, general elections, citing an internet shutdown, isolated incidents of violence, and failures in biometric voter verification,

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in office Saturday after an election marred by violence and an Internet shutdown, with African observers...