East Africans find fragile refuge in Kenya as repression soars
Dozens of Ugandans and Tanzanians are thought to be hiding in neighbouring Kenya after recent elections in their countries triggered mass arrests, kidnappings, and murders.
Category: People
Uganda Drops Case Against Women Arrested for Kissing in Public
“Kissing is not a crime, and no one should be persecuted for who they are or who they love. I hope this decision marks the beginning of a wider review of similar cases and that all unjust prosecutions arising from the Anti-Homosexuality Act are dropped,” Human rights lawyer Frank Mugisha said, calling for the law to be repealed.
Uganda opposition leader treason trial starts without lawyers
The judge said Besigye would be able to choose from a list of state lawyers and if he failed to do so, they would be selected for him.
Serikali ya Tanzania yakosoa makala ya BBC kuhusu Tundu Lissu
Serikali ya Tanzania imeikosoa makala iliyochapishwa na Shirika la Utangazaji la Uingereza (BBC) kupitia kipindi chake cha BBC Africa Eye, ikidai kuwa imewasilisha taarifa zisizo na uwiano kuhusu kesi inayomkabili kiongozi wa upinzani, Tundu Lissu.
Nigeria Oil Output Hits Six-Year High, Above OPEC Target
Nigeria’s crude production reached a 74-month high last month, authorities said over the weekend, hitting an average of 1.56 million barrels per day, or 104 percent of its OPEC quota.
Abubakar Zein Akumbukwa kwa Mchango Wake katika Katiba ya Kenya ya 2010
“Hakuna harakati bila utamaduni,” aliwahi kusema, akisisitiza kuwa utamaduni hauwezi kutenganishwa na siasa, haki wala mageuzi ya Katiba.
Abubakar Zein Remembered for His Role in Kenya’s 2010 Constitution
“There is no struggle without culture,” he once said, arguing that culture was not separate from politics, justice or constitutional reform.
Zimbabwe president signs into law constitutional change extending term
Mnangagwa — nicknamed “The Crocodile” because of his ruthlessness — came to power in 2017 in a military-backed coup that ousted Robert Mugabe at the age of 93 and after 37 years in power.
Tanzanians fear more police killings ahead of planned protests
Riot police, weapons drawn, are visible across the commercial capital Dar es Salaam after calls to protest on July 7, usually a day that celebrates the creation of the African Union of Tanganyika, the party that led Tanzania to independence in 1964.
Uganda Law Society Criticizes Museveni Over Remarks on Besigye Trial
The Uganda Law Society said Museveni’s remarks on Besigye’s case and his views on bail interfere with the independence of the courts.
