A three-week lockdown has been declared in two districts of Uganda as the country battles an Ebola outbreak. Bars, nightclubs, places of worship and entertainment venues will be closed in Mubende and neighbouring Kassanda, and a curfew will come into force. The move is a U-turn for Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, who previously said there […]

Former President John Dramani Mahama says Africa must look beyond the deployment of troops, more hardware and drone technology to address the challenges to peace and security on the continent. According to him, it is necessary for Africa and its institutions to “rather find the source of the regional insecurity fire and extinguish the flames […]