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Global music star Drake has reached another historic milestone after becoming the first artist in the world to surpass 125 billion streams on Spotify. The achievement confirms his long-standing dominance in the…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced sweeping changes to the structure of African football, with Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) set to move to a four-year cycle starting in 2028. The announcement…
Anthony Joshua delivered a decisive victory over Jake Paul, knocking him out in the sixth round of their professional boxing bout that was streamed live on Netflix, bringing a clear and emphatic end to one of the most…
The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), setting a new end date of 20 December 2026. The decision…
The foreign affairs ministers of Rwanda and Russia held a bilateral meeting focused on advancing cooperation between the two countries. Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, and his Russian…
WASHINGTON —Former U.S. President Barack Obama shared his favorite songs of 2025 on Thursday 18 December 2025. His list includes artists from all over the world, and Nigerian stars were featured. On the list is…
Rwanda Premier League (RPL) has officially approved two technology firms to provide electronic ticketing (e-ticketing) services for matches in the men’s first division for the remainder of the 2025–2026 season. The…
BUCHAREST —American rapper Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in prison by a Romanian court after being found guilty of drug possession related to an incident at a music festival on the country’s Black Sea…
Ambasaddor Christophe Bazivamo has been appointed Secretary General of the FPR–Inkotanyi following changes to the party’s leadership and organisational structure. The decision was made during the party’s 17th National…
The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, has announced the suspension of the Green Card lottery, citing concerns about national security and public safety. Secretary Noem said the decision was made by…
The Australian government has announced a nationwide gun buyback scheme following the deadly terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, the country’s worst mass shooting in decades. The initiative will be the largest firearms…
TikTok has signed a landmark agreement to divest and restructure its U.S. operations, bringing an end to a long-running political, legal, and national security battle that has shadowed the popular social media platform…
Airtel Africa has announced a landmark partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink aimed at expanding mobile connectivity across 14 African countries, marking one of the most ambitious efforts yet to address the continent’s…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned Ugandans against what he described as misleading statements by opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, who recently suggested that citizens…
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, was denied the opportunity to speak during an extraordinary meeting of Heads of State of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).…
Fighters from the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) have begun withdrawing from the city of Uvira in South Kivu Province, as previously announced. The information was made public by Bertrand Bisimwa, the AFC/M23…
Child stunting among children under five in Rwanda has declined from 33 percent in 2020 to 27 percent in 2025, according to the Seventh Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS7). The survey was released on December…
The ongoing instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached alarming levels, exposing the repeated failures of its government to address critical issues. While international actors continue to turn a…
The AFC/M23 Coordinator, Corneille Nangaa, has announced that the group agreed to withdraw its forces from the city of Uvira following a request from a mediator representing the United States government. According to…
The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has urged citizens to participate in the 2026 presidential elections while advising them to return home immediately…
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stay out of Australian politics after remarks linking Australia’s support for a Palestinian state to rising…
For more than a decade, I have donated blood, and one truth has remained constant throughout that time: a single donation can make a meaningful difference. Many people have asked what actually happens during blood…
The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) has announced that it will withdraw its forces from the city of Uvira in South Kivu Province , describing the move as a confidence-building step to support ongoing peace efforts. In…
At least three people have been killed after a passenger bus operated by Trinity Express, traveling from Kampala to Kigali, was involved in a road accident in Rukiga District, southwestern Uganda. The crash occurred in…