African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
The U.S. military is pivoting from its long-standing focus on governance and development in Africa, instead urging fragile allies to take greater responsibility for their own security. At African Lion 2025, the continent’s largest joint military exercise, Gen. Michael Langley, AFRICOM’s top commander, stressed the need for “independent operations” and “burden sharing.” While over 40 […]
British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has described Israel’s ongoing military operation in Gaza as a “proxy war” being waged on behalf of the United Kingdom. The statement, made during an interview with Sky News on Sunday, has triggered fresh debate over Western involvement in Middle Eastern and Eastern European conflicts. Speaking in response to […]
Germany’s top military official has issued a sweeping directive calling for the rapid expansion and modernization of the Bundeswehr’s weapons stockpile and strategic capabilities in preparation for a potential security threat from Russia by 2029, according to documents obtained by Reuters. The directive, titled “Priorities for the Bolstering of Readiness”, was signed on May 19 […]
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Uganda’s LGBTQ community is enduring an unprecedented wave of violence, discrimination, and state-sponsored persecution, according to a damning report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report marks two years since Uganda enacted one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws—the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act—which criminalizes consensual same-sex relations with sentences of up […]
Nairobi, May 23, 2025 – The Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, H.E. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, EGH, delivered a powerful keynote address at the 2nd Nairobi Environmental Diplomacy Symposium (NEDS-2), urging urgent international cooperation to protect oceans and combat plastic pollution. Oceans Under Threat: A Call for Action Dr. Mudavadi highlighted the […]
Burkina Faso — As news emerged this week of hundreds of civilians slain in Burkina Faso—victims of both jihadi insurgents and government forces—images of Capt. Ibrahim Traore, the country’s 37-year-old junta leader, were broadcast widely across Russian state media. From Moscow, where he was attending the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, Traore was shown […]
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire crossed into Tanzania expecting to observe a high-profile political trial. Instead, she left the country bruised, violated, and traumatized after enduring days of alleged torture, sexual assault, and inhumane treatment at the hands of Tanzanian authorities. Atuhaire was dumped at the Mutukula border on Thursday night, barely able to walk, her body aching from the […]
In a rare moment of cooperation during a protracted and bloody war, Russia and Ukraine began a large-scale prisoner exchange on Friday, releasing hundreds of detainees in what is being hailed as the largest swap since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that 390 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were […]
Busia, Uganda – Prime Africa News | In a groundbreaking development poised to reshape Uganda’s economic landscape, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has announced the discovery of an estimated 31 million metric tons of gold across the country. This revelation positions Uganda as a major future player in global gold markets. Solomon Muyita, […]
United States authorities have formally charged Elias Rodriguez, the suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., with multiple counts of first-degree murder and federal firearm violations. According to court documents filed Thursday, Rodriguez faces two counts of first-degree murder under D.C. Code 22-2101. The charges stem from a deadly […]