Regional Perspectives

The Ugandan government has written to Tanzanian authorities requesting access to Atuhaire, who is believed to be in custody at the Central Police Station in Dar es Salaam.

The bridge spans a total length of three kilometres across Lake Victoria. It is also connected by an additional 1.66 kilometres of feeder roads

According to the court, there is insufficient evidence to link the 82-year-old widow of former President Juvenal Habyarimana to the genocide.

The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs urged Tanzania to "expeditiously and without delay facilitate consular access to or release of Mwangi."

Opponents of the Bill argue that its passage violates a January 31 Supreme Court ruling, which declared the trial of civilians in military courts unconstitutional.

Mwangi was arrested on Monday, May 19, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, alongside Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire after they flew to Tanzania to attend a court session for opposition politician Tundu Lissu.

Mudavadi reaffirmed Nairobi's alignment with the African Union's stance, which suspended Sudan from the continental bloc following the 2021 military takeover.

The UAE denied the allegations in a statement and said it condemned the attack.

According to United Nations estimates, Rubaya alone accounts for more than 15 per cent of the world's tantalum supply.

Mudavadi said the reasons for Besigye’s presence in Kenya “were not quite clear.”

Tanzania’s Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Justice, Damas Ndumbaro said Karua, two others were deported to protect the integrity of the legal system.

Mudavadi said the president’s remarks came from observing the recent behaviour of some Kenyans.

Internet watchdog group NetBlocks confirmed the development, saying that the platform had become unreachable on all major internet providers across Tanzania.

Once political adversaries, Saeed and Ahmed have decided to settle their differences and work together to challenge President Hassan, who returned to power in 2022.

The position had remained unfilled since January 2022, when civilian leader Abdalla Hamdok resigned in the wake of a military coup orchestrated by al-Burhan in October 2021.

Tourism Minister Pindi Chana announced additional measures, such as waiving park entry fees for licensed tour guides, adding that all payments will now be made in Tanzanian shillings.

He allegedly colluded with former DRC Central Bank Governor Deogratias Mutombo to illegally divert funds set aside for an agricultural project aimed at addressing the country's chronic food shortages.

Among those banned are the ritual slaughter of camels, expensive engagement gift exchanges, and the distribution of khat and cigarettes during celebrations.

The suspect died alongside an undisclosed number of the militiamen who were guarding him.

The SAF also vowed to continue military operations until all remaining areas under RSF control are fully reclaimed.

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The Rwandese government also offered to provide office facilities and essential services, along with a full package of privileges, immunities and tax exemptions consistent with UN standards.

The conference brings together researchers, policymakers, civil society organisations, development partners and government representatives from across the IGAD region and beyond to examine the growing interlinkages between human mobility and urban transformation.

AUC Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf commended the move by Sudan's junta leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to appoint Kamil Idris, a former UN official and one-time presidential candidate, as prime minister.

Addressing a press conference in Nairobi on Tuesday, the Kongamano la Mapinduzi sharply criticised the Tanzanian government, accusing it of suppressing freedoms and unlawfully targeting regional activists.

Ssenyonyi's statement came after reports of a ruling party meeting the previous day at State House Entebbe, where members of the National Resistance Movement agreed to pass the UPDF Bill without any changes.

The agency is calling for immediate and coordinated action from local, national, and international partners to address what it describes as the most serious hunger emergency the DRC has ever faced.

Lissu is facing treason charges stemming from an alleged speech in which he is accused of calling on Tanzanians to rebel and interfere with the upcoming October 2025 general election.

The Ma'wisley are a network of allied self-defence militias that have been instrumental in the fight against the Al-Shabaab in Somalia. Their name comes from the distinctive colourful sarong commonly worn by members.

"They've already caused enough chaos in their own countries. Don't give room to ill-mannered individuals from elsewhere to bring disorder here," she said in Swahili, authorising security agencies to take action against what she described as a foreign plan to sow instability.

It was his first appearance since his arrest last month—an episode that has reignited tensions around political freedoms and state repression ahead of Tanzania's general elections later this year.

Dressed in a white T-shirt bearing the message "No Reforms No Election" in sky-blue letters, he addressed supporters outside the court on Monday, saying: "We are now okay! This is a public trial; let's meet in public. They wanted it, let them get it."

While the AU-backed Luanda process, launched in 2022 and previously spearheaded by Angolan President João Lourenço, remains formally in place, it is unclear whether the mediation track will now shift to Lomé following Gnassingbé's appointment.

Mogadishu City Club have been crowned champions of the 2024/25 Somalia Premier League after a 3-1 win over Raadsan FC sealed their seventh national title with a game to spare.

The PM said homegrown AI can serve as a catalyst for inclusive prosperity by injecting a pivotal momentum into the achievement of the African Union's 50-year continental development blueprint, Agenda 2063.

Global aid reductions announced early in 2025 mean more than a quarter of these facilities will close, putting tens of thousands of children at risk.

The three-year M23 insurgency in the eastern DRC intensified in January with the M23 rebels, largely made up of Tutsi fighters, seizing control of more territory than ever before, prompting the UN to warn of the risk of a broader regional war.

Almost half of Somalia’s people, 47 per cent, are still affected by repeated floods, droughts, conflict, disease, and displacement, all of which disrupt their lives and way of living.

The power struggle, initially concentrated in Khartoum and Darfur, has since spread to several regions, leaving destruction, loss of life and widespread displacement in its wake.

Mohamed's nomination will now be submitted to the WHO executive board for formal ratification, a step widely expected to be procedural.

The flights will be operated on the modern Airbus A330-800neo, offering enhanced comfort and efficiency for long-distance travel.

General Mahamud Ahmed Fadhiigo, spokesperson for the Puntland Counter-Terrorism Operation, said the area where the fighting is currently ongoing in the Buqa-Celeed area is a rough, hilly terrain where the ISIS fighters have dug trenches and hide deep inside bunkers, slowing the forces’ advancement.

The explosion tore through a crowd of hopeful recruits gathered at the Damaanyo military base, where a mass registration exercise was underway for volunteers seeking to join the Somali National Army (SNA).

According to official estimates, the electricity sector has lost around 40 per cent of its capacity due to widespread sabotage.

Karua said she had been held at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam since morning, with Tanzanian immigration officials withholding her passport and delaying her entry without explanation.

With the conflict in Sudan worsening, the number of refugees is expected to rise, according to UNICEF.

Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo responded by blaming the Congolese government for destabilising the area through support of armed groups and breaking peace agreements.

ActionAid says the dismantling of these camps by armed groups has increased the risks faced by women and girls, who are often sent back to dangerous areas controlled by militias, where they face further violence, rape, and forced marriage.

Farmaajo’s remarks were amplified by a joint statement from 16 prominent Somali politicians, including former leaders Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Hassan Ali Khayre, and Mohamed Hussein Roble.

The Sudanese Electrical Company said in a statement that drones struck Khartoum state on Wednesday night.

Amnesty also said it had received “an alert from the healthcare professionals’ association” indicating that its president, Yonatan Dagnaw, “was arrested on May 4, 2025 and is still in detention.”