Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala on Wednesday after his reported abduction in neighbouring Kenya.The manner of Besigye’s detention has caused an uproar, with concerns over Kenya’s role and the heightened crackdown on the opposition in Uganda.Besigye, 68, was brought to the General Court Martial in handcuffs and under …
Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been arrested multiple times, pepper-sprayed, faced spurious charges of rape and treason, and once fled the country in fear of his life.The one-time close ally of President Yoweri Museveni fell out of favour with the iron-fisted strongman more than two decades ago and has become one of his …
Besigye kidnapping: Uganda president’s doctor turned rivalWed, 20 Nov 2024 11:08:31 GMT Read More »
Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is due to appear before a military court on Wednesday, his lawyer said, after his reported abduction in neighbouring Kenya.”The latest information we have is Besigye is in military cells in Kampala and the army is planning to produce him in the General Court Martial today,” one of Besigye’s …
The International Criminal Court will Wednesday sentence a jihadist police chief for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu.Judges could impose up to life imprisonment on Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 47, after his conviction for crimes including torture.Handing …
ICC to sentence Timbuktu war criminalWed, 20 Nov 2024 05:16:06 GMT Read More »
Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was “kidnapped” in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, according to his wife, a top UN official.Winnie Byanyima, head of UNAIDS, demanded on X on Tuesday that the government of Uganda “release my husband Dr. Kizza Besigye from where he is being held immediately”.The Ugandan …
Ugandan opposition figure Besigye ‘kidnapped’, says wifeWed, 20 Nov 2024 04:34:38 GMT Read More »
After upstaging powerhouses the United States and Jamaica to win a rare Olympic sprint gold for Africa, Letsile Tebogo aims to unleash the “deadly” untapped potential of athletes from the continent.The unassuming Botswanan, 21, was one of the standout performers in Paris this year, becoming the first African to win the men’s 200m and silver …
Kizza Besigye, a major Ugandan opposition figure, was “kidnapped” in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, his wife, a top UN official, said Tuesday.Winnie Byanyima, head of UNAIDS, demanded on X that the government of Uganda “release my husband Dr. Kizza Besigye from where he is being held immediately”.Besigye, a medical …
A scrappy goal by Omaatla Kebatho proved priceless as it gave minnows Botswana a shock 1-1 draw away to seven-time champions Egypt on Tuesday, and 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.Mozambique won 2-1 in Guinea-Bissau and hosts Tanzania edged Guinea 1-0 to also secure places at the biennial African football showpiece, which Morocco will stage …
Botswana will diversify its diamond-dependent economy by launching into the medicinal cannabis market and exploiting its abundant sunshine, President Duma Boko said Tuesday, in his first state of the nation address.Boko swept to power in elections three weeks ago that ejected the party that had ruled for nearly six decades on concerns about a slump …
New Botswana leader eyes cannabis, sunshine to lift economyTue, 19 Nov 2024 16:52:31 GMT Read More »
Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders acknowledged the need for trillions of dollars for poorer nations but left key sticking points unresolved.With three days left in the COP29 conference, ministers haggling in Azerbaijan had been waiting for the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro to issue a …
