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Thank you @AJIunit for another brilliant piece of #Journalism! As a Dominican Journalist, I can tell you, ALOT of #Dominicans on island and overseas are looking forward to it with EAGER ANTICIPATION!!! #JournalismIsNotaCrime #ThankYou

Lucy is a daughter to our brother Eddie Mutwe, who is languishing at Luzira Prison for no crime whatsoever. We checked on her at her school for visitation. Those who know them understand how close she is to her dad. His continued detention without trial wears down heavily on her, especially now that she is a Senior Six candidate. Despite this, she's working hard to excel. A BIG THANK YOU to all those who send in whatever support to ensure that children like Lucy remain in school. God willing, this sad chapter will close someday🙏🏽

On 30th Jan you said I was hiding in the US Embassy. Now you're saying I left on 26th Jan. So why then did you mount road blocks everywhere searching for me until 14th march? Why did you raid Harriet Chemtai’s home in Kapchorwa on 4th Feb looking for me? Why did you raid my PA and abduct his wife on 12th March claiming I was hiding at their home? Do you now realize that your intelligence is NOT intelligent?

"Colonialism did its job of isolating us." Speaking at the CELAC–Africa Forum in Bogota, Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez called for stronger Latin America–Africa ties, saying closer cooperation could boost economic growth and challenge colonial legacies.

Akiso Benjamin and Ismail Mayanja will return to Kanyanya court on Tuesday next week for their bail ruling.

📌 STATEMENT ON BOBI WINE’S @HEBobiwine DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT AND THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE FOR A FREE UGANDA The National Unity Platform (NUP) Diaspora Team extends its appreciation to Ugandans and friends of Uganda across the world for their continued engagement, ideas, and commitment to the struggle for freedom in our country. The diaspora home to millions of Ugandans is not a distant observer in this struggle. It is an integral front in the fight for justice, accountability, and democratic change. We will continue to utilize every legitimate platform available to advocate for our motherland. We welcome the diversity of views on how best to confront dictatorship. Indeed, history teaches us that no single method has ever dismantled entrenched authoritarianism. Successful liberation movements are not defined by one approach, but by the strategic convergence of many. Ugandans are not confronting a conventional political opponent, they are confronting a deeply entrenched system sustained by military force, repression, and fear. Citizens are abducted, tortured, imprisoned, and in many cases killed, not by foreign actors, but by state machinery controlled by fellow Africans under the leadership of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. In such a context, strategy is not a matter of ideology, it is a matter of survival and effectiveness. To those who argue that African problems require exclusively African solutions, we acknowledge the principle. It is a noble aspiration. But we must also confront an uncomfortable truth, in the case of Uganda, African institutions and leadership structures have largely failed to provide meaningful accountability. The African Union has, in multiple instances, demonstrated this failure. Despite witnessing electoral militarization in Uganda, internet shutdowns, abductions of polling agents, and the killing of civilians, it moved swiftly to congratulate Museveni who was responsible for these violations. This exposes a fundamental contradiction, while unconstitutional military coups are often condemned by African leaders, electoral coups carried out through state violence, vote rigging and institutional capture are always tolerated. The result is a vacuum of accountability on the continent, one that leaves oppressed citizens with limited avenues for redress within regional frameworks. It is within this reality that diaspora engagement becomes not only legitimate, but necessary. We live in an interconnected world where political power, financial systems, and security partnerships are global. Uganda’s governance is not insulated from this reality. The state borrows from international institutions, receives foreign aid, engages in military cooperation, and benefits from global legitimacy. At the same time, those who plunder national resources often secure their wealth and assets abroad. To suggest that the struggle for democracy should ignore these global linkages is to ignore the very architecture that sustains the regime. Engagement with international partners is therefore not submission, it is strategy. It is about leveling the playing field for a people confronting a regime with vastly disproportionate control over state resources, security forces, and international leverage. It is also important to emphasize, engaging the international community does not negate Pan-Africanism. On the contrary, it seeks to uphold its highest ideals, accountability, dignity, and solidarity with the oppressed. True Pan-Africanism cannot mean silence in the face of injustice simply because it is carried out by fellow Africans. The decision by Robert Kyagulanyi to operate, in part, from the diaspora must therefore be understood in its proper context. It is not a retreat. It is not an abandonment of the struggle. It is an expansion of the battlefield.

Great news for northern Haiti: work has started to clean and deepen Cap-Haïtien International Port so bigger ships can dock, and this will speed up shipping, lower costs, support local businesses and farmers, create jobs, and boost the region’s economy. The project is led by the Northern Departmental Directorate of Agriculture (DDAN), with the National Port Authority (APN) and support from Blòk Laroch.

Started my international engagements today with meetings on Capitol Hill, in Washington DC. #FreeUgandaNow

On the continuous abduction of citizens, and the hounding of police officers who were guarding the NUP Presidential candidate. #KeepingTheGovtInCheck

"It is at the heart of national consciousness that international consciousness establishes itself and thrives." Fanon called on comrades worldwide to act collectively for a freer world. Ironically, the book you've name-dropped condemns the very parochialism you are peddling.

♻️ Caribbean partners, in collaboration with German Development Cooperation, are taking bold steps to transform how the Region manages waste and resources placing circular economy solutions and bio-waste management at the forefront of sustainable development. 🌍 This partnership supports: ♻️ Innovative approaches to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste 🌿 Sustainable bio-waste solutions for agriculture and energy 🤝 Knowledge-sharing and capacity building across Member States 📈 Strengthening resilience and promoting green economic growth By turning waste into opportunity, the Caribbean is moving closer to a more sustainable, climate-resilient future, one where resources are used efficiently and communities thrive. 🔗 Read more: caricom.org/caribbean-part… 📸Photos courtesy: GIZ #CARICOM #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #GreenGrowth #BioWaste #Partnerships

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📄 #COMMUNIQUÉ HIGHLIGHTS 🌍 External Trade was among the matters addressed at the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM. #CARICOM Heads of Government received a report on preparations for the Fourteenth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC14) to be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 26–29 March 2026. 📊 Key issues expected to drive discussions at MC14 🤝 Guidance for CARICOM Member States’ engagement during the Conference 📄 Click the link or scan the QR code to read the full Official Communiqué ➡️ caricom.org/communique-fif… #CARICOM #50HGC #ExternalTrade #RegionalIntegration #CaribbeanUnity

📄 #COMMUNIQUÉ HIGHLIGHTS 🤝 #CARICOM Heads of Government noted that CARICOM will utilise upcoming international engagements in 2026 to advance key regional priorities. 🌍 Twenty-Eighth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 📍 Antigua and Barbuda 📅 1–4 November 2026 📄 Click the link or scan the QR code to read the full Official Communiqué ➡️ caricom.org/communique-fif…

Graduates of Have Faith Haiti’s high school share their aspirations with 60 Minutes: “The end goal is to be a senator in my country one day.” cbsn.ws/4lx6CEy

Dozens reported killed in Isfahan amid attacks on factories, military sites aje.news/qapa08?update=… 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has promised to target Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu as the war with Israel and the US continues.⁠ 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/qapa08

The US and Israel continue their attacks on Iran as President Donald Trump says Iranians have reached out to him for a deal, but the terms “aren’t good enough yet.” 🔴Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.news/qapa08

Could Fleeing Uganda Fast-Track Bobi Wine’s Path to Power? Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine (R) has fled the country for "critical engagements" abroad, two months after disputing the January 15, election results that saw President Yoweri Museveni declared the winner. He said he but would “return at the right time”. Immediately after the elections, his home was besieged by security forces, and he escaped through the proverbial “hole in the fence”. Subsequently, Police officers raided the home, beat and stripped his wife Barbara Itungo, and reportedly robbed the place. Bobi Wine – legal name Robert Kyagulanyi – is the first major presidential challenger to flee Uganda in 25 years. He follows in the footsteps of Kizza Besigye (L) -imprisoned since November 2024 - who fled into a five-year-exile who fled in 2001 after a high-stakes challenge against Museveni’s now 40-year rule. Paradoxically, Museveni himself fled after the flawed December 1980 election, in February 1981 launching the rebellion that eventually seized power for him in 1986. History suggests this period of exile may be a prerequisite for leadership. Since Idi Amin took power in 1971, every Ugandan head of state -whether junta leader, civilian, or strongman -has spent time in exile. Who knows, it might turn out that for Bobi Wine, this "baptism" abroad may not be a retreat, but the historical rite of passage required to one day claim the presidency. Conversely, for Museveni, the best option would have been to keep Bobi Wine home – preferably as a free man.

Back Then, 28 to Now, 68 🌞 Gratefully

“After doing my work on the international platform, I will return back to Uganda and let the regime do whatever they want to me, in full view of the world. After all, running for president is not crime"- @HEBobiwine bit.ly/4saFfCN #MonitorUpdates