AFRICA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The long-awaited announcement arrived on 2 December 2025 — a moment that Uganda’s tourism industry had been yearning for since 2023. The United Kingdom officially lifted its travel advisory against Queen Elizabeth National Park and Semuliki National Park, ending more than two years of …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has received eight southern white rhinos from South Africa to boost long-term population growth of the species in the East African country. Basil Ajer, director of tourism development, received the rhinos at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said in a statement issued …

BUJUMBURA | Xinhua | Burundi has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels advanced into Uvira, a strategic city in eastern DRC located near Burundi’s economic capital, Bujumbura, Congolese security sources said Wednesday. The M23 said in a statement …

The South African telco will own 55% of Safaricom after buying further stakes from the Kenyan government and parent Vodafone Nairobi, Kenya | DAVID THOMAS | South Africa’s Vodacom Group is to acquire 15% of Kenya’s Safaricom from the Kenyan government and an additional 5% from parent company Vodafone in …

    Currently, HIV treatment involves taking a daily pill that combines three or four medicines that work together to control the virus Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study done in three African countries has found that injectable HIV treatment, Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine (CAB LA + RPV LA), administered every …

Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is looking to expand the reach of its homegrown technology across the continent through a strategic dialogue with MTN, the South African telecom giant. A delegation led by Ugandan High Commissioner Paul Amoru met with MTN South Africa’s General Manager for Enterprise …

DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzania’s Minister of Home Affairs George Simbachawene on Monday urged citizens to avoid planned demonstrations scheduled for Dec. 9, declaring them unlawful and warning that participation will be treated as a criminal offense. Speaking at a press conference in Dar es Salaam, Simbachawene said …

COTONOU |Xinhua | Benin’s government said on Sunday that an attempted military mutiny had been foiled in Cotonou, the country’s economic capital and largest city, after armed soldiers briefly took over state television to declare President Patrice Talon was removed from office. How did a country that was long considered …

GOMA, DR Congo | Xinhua | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a …

COTONOU | Xinhua | A group of soldiers in Bennin announced early Sunday on state broadcaster Benin TV that President Patrice Talon had been “removed from office,” months ahead of the presidential election scheduled for April 2026. Identifying themselves as the “Military Committee for the Refoundation (CMR),” the soldiers said …