A new controversy over press freedom has emerged in Uganda after reports that several major media organisations, including NTV Uganda, Spark TV and Daily Monitor, were ordered to stop operations following alleged instructions linked to the country’s military leadership. The reported shutdown

Israel has ruled out withdrawing its military forces from southern Lebanon until Hezbollah lays down its weapons, hardening its position despite renewed regional calls for de-escalation following the recent ceasefire involving Iran and the United States. Government spokesperson David Mencer said Israeli

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has claimed that Israel and the United States failed to achieve their military objectives against Iran, arguing that Washington’s willingness to support a ceasefire reflects what he described as the collapse of their wartime strategy. Speaking during a

Tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated sharply after Tehran accused Washington of violating the recently brokered ceasefire agreement by carrying out military strikes on Iranian military facilities, warning that the attacks threaten to unravel fragile efforts to stabilize the

Long before the first electric vehicle rolled onto a highway or the phrase “green transition” entered global political speeches, Africa possessed one of the world’s greatest strategic advantages. Beneath its soil lay the minerals that would one day become indispensable to the

When African leaders gather to discuss the continent’s future, the conversation often begins with infrastructure, industrialisation and economic growth. Yet beneath every ambitious development plan lies a more fundamental question—who will provide the capital to build Africa’s future, and under what conditions?