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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Basillioh Rukanga

    Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma: The Ugandan journalist who became king amid a succession row (opens the original)

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    Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo II, who is set to be crowned king of Uganda's Tooro kingdom later, has long been a familiar face in the country. For many Ugandans, he was known not as the heir to the throne, but as a storyteller, as a long-serving anchor and editor at the state broadcaster. But Kijanangoma, 56, has now become the subject of media attention himself - his rise to the Tooro throne sparking controversy and widespread reactions beyond the country. Tooro is one of Uganda's f

  2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Basillioh Rukanga

    South Africa mass shooting: Gunmen kill 11 at house in Durban (opens the original)

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    At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting in a residential building near the South African city of Durban. Gunmen stormed a house in the KwaMakhutha township late on Tuesday and opened fire on 14 people. Ten were killed at the scene and four were taken to hospital, where one later died from their injuries, police said. Police said some of the victims were on their watch in connection with illegal activities, which they could not "divulge at the moment to protect investigations which

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Basillioh Rukanga

    Anthrax outbreak: Zambians warned not to eat dead wildlife (opens the original)

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    Authorities in Zambia have warned people not to eat meat from wildlife after dozens of wild animals, including hippos, elephants, buffalo and a crocodile died following an anthrax outbreak. A disaster management agency official said over the weekend that 12 people had been infected with the disease after consuming dead wildlife in the Munyamadzi River area. The official urged the public not to consume meat from animals that die naturally or from unknown causes, while urging the public to report

  4. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Basillioh Rukanga

    Kenyan crackdown on foreign traders prompts fear: 'It's like a dog set loose on us' (opens the original)

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    For Ndaikech Ali, who has been traversing the streets of the Kenyan capital eking out a living as a tuk-tuk driver for the past nine years, Nairobi's traffic - not xenophobia - has been his biggest concern. During his time in the East African nation, the Burundian says he has always found Kenyans to be friendly and welcoming - that is until last week, when the president ordered a crackdown on foreigners working as traders or operating small-scale businesses. "Now they have turned against us," he

  5. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Basillioh Rukanga

    Kenya's milk shortage: Chai lovers unhappy as cows run dry (opens the original)

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    Kenyans love their milky tea, or chai, but some are facing the worrying possibility of doing without as the country has been hit by a milk shortage. A breakfast here is often incomplete without a cup of chai, made by boiling tea in generous amounts of milk, sometimes flavoured with ginger and spices. It is often served at meetings and during social visits, with many people taking the hot brew several times a day. But now some may have to do without as supermarket chilled sections are nearly empt

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