Africa

Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila has taken leadership of a new political-military movement bringing together figures from the M23 rebellion, raising fresh questions about the country’s security, President Félix Tshisekedi’s government and ongoing peace negotiations.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for improved road infrastructure, stronger border security and a one-stop border centre to facilitate trade between Uganda and South Sudan, as Uganda’s annual exports to its northern neighbour are estimated to have risen to $700 million.

Ethiopian federal forces and allied militia have entered Adigrat, the second-largest town in Tigray, located roughly 40 kilometers from the Eritrean border, without encountering resistance after Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels abandoned the area, amid soaring geopolitical tensions and mutual war accusations between Addis Ababa and Asmara.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday closed the inaugural African Conference of Chiefs of Defence Forces on Military Operations Other Than War at Speke Resort Munyonyo, emphasizing to military commanders across the continent that sustainable national security, armed forces capability, and continental stability are fundamentally inseparable from strong economies, industrialisation, and unified regional markets.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday hosted the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, at State House Entebbe, advocating for Pan-African economic integration under AfCFTA, the creation of a dedicated climate energy fund covering solar, hydro, and nuclear power, and structured investments in youth skills development.