Max Delany
latest news & developmentsChanging Kampala, one pothole at a time
It was Uganda’s ubiquitous potholes that first made Ian Clarke want to stand to become the country’s first elected white politician.
Dancing in the street: South Sudan starts party early
Hours before south Sudan becomes independent, a mood of joyful expectation has swept through its capital, with crowds dancing in the streets.
Museveni sworn in as thousands welcome rival
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni vowed to stamp out "disrupting schemes" on Thursday as he was sworn in for a fourth term.
Uganda’s Besigye arrested for ‘walk to work’ protest
Ugandan police arrested opposition leader Kizza Besigye for the third time this month and remanded him in custody after they again broke up a
Uganda calls on Africa to fight terror
Uganda’s president has urged African leaders to unite agaisnt terrorism just weeks after Somali militants set off deadly twin bombings in Kampala.
Blasts of $3 grenades rock Burundi’s fragile peace
Grenades cost as little as $3 each in this tiny country, and they have become the preferred method of settling political scores.