Africa

Uganda’s electoral commission said Museveni had received just under 72% of the vote and his main challenger, Bobi Wine, 24%.

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday he had escaped a police and army raid on his house.

Ugandan police denied on Saturday allegations by opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party that he had been arrested by soldiers as President Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide re-election.

US President Donald Trump offered on Friday to mediate a dispute over Nile River waters between Egypt and Ethiopia.

Thousands of people in Nigeria’s strife-torn northeast are facing the risk of catastrophic food shortages for the first time in nearly a decade, as aid cuts deepen malnutrition across the region, the United Nations World Food Programme has warned.

Opposition politician Bobi Wine has alleged extensive fraud during the election

Rabbiatu Kuyateh, 58, was one of more than 30 "third-country" nationals deported by the US to Ghana last year, according to lawyers in both countries who filed lawsuits on their behalf.

Ethiopian police said they had seized thousands of rounds of ammunition sent by Eritrea to rebels in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, an allegation Eritrea dismissed as a falsehood intended to justify starting a war.

US President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending processing of immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, a state department spokesperson said on Wednesday, as part of Washington’s intensifying immigration crackdown.

The rankings proved spot on as Africa’s top two teams advanced to this weekend’s Cup of Nations final, with Morocco and Senegal setting up a heavyweight clash.

Senegal is seeking a new loan deal without debt restructuring

West African nation says evangelical groups minimise its efforts to protect Christians

Uganda's national election on January 15 was marked by tension and violence, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his decades-long rule against challenger Bobi Wine, a popular singer appealing to the youth.

Caledonia Mining Corporation plans to invest $132m in 2026 to develop Zimbabwe's largest gold mine, the Bilboes mine, projected to cost $584m in total. The project aims for production to start in late 2028.

The government on Tuesday welcomed the approval by the US House of Representatives of a bill that would renew Washington’s preferential trade programme for Africa for another three years.