For as long as many residents of Nairobi can remember, the Kenyan capital has been awash with red every 14 February. On Valentine’s Day, people are dressed in red, the colour of love and romance, or are carrying red roses.…

Ugandan police have detained a lawmaker, and close ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, for his alleged role in election-related violence last week. Muwanga Kivumbi, a deputy leader of Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP), is accused of organising attacks on…

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday’s election, extending his four decades in power by another five years. He gained 72% of the vote, the election commission has announced, against 25% for his closest challenger Bobi…

The police in Uganda have denied allegations that presidential candidate Bobi Wine was abducted on Friday evening as vote counting continues in the East African nation amid an internet blackout. Wine’s party said a helicopter landed in the grounds of…

The rebel group which last week seized the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) city of Uvira say they have begun withdrawing, promising to complete the pullout on Thursday, following pressure from the United States (US). The M23 group captured the…