Also in this issue BURUNDI IN 2026: War and refugees give Ndayishimiye the jittersBujumbura's army took a hammering from Rwandan and M23 militia forces when it tried to help Kinshasa ETHIOPIA/ERITREA IN 2026: Domestic fires are reining in regional ambitionsFor now Prime Minister Abiy's federal government lacks the military capacity to escalate its war of words with Eritrea KENYA IN 2026: Ruto – the unloved but unbeatable candidateThe president will use 2026 to strengthen the broad-based coalition that is likely to carry him to re-election in August 2027 RWANDA IN 2026: As pressure mounts Kagame plays security cardKigali holds its economy on course as it funds its Donbas strategy in neighbouring Congo-Kinshasa SOMALIA IN 2026: Somaliland's bombshell ripples through the HornNational unity progress against Al Shabaab and international disarray flow from Israel's recognition of the Somali statelet along with more unknowns TANZANIA IN 2026: Economy holds the key to Hassan's controlInvestment may plummet and growth may slow if no state agencies are held to account for the brutal repression of election protests SUDAN IN 2026: Undoing what remains of the nationGeopolitical tensions are rising clashes between the powers behind the warring parties are increasing and the communal element of the fighting is worsening UGANDA IN 2026: Museveni hopes black gold will buy off dissentFew doubt that Yoweri Museveni will extend his presidency into its 41st year with elections on 15 January...

The government of Yoweri Museveni is leaving nothing to chance and the president's son (and presumed heir) Defence Forces chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been put at the heart of the state's plans to suppress any protests...

President Yoweri Museveni and his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party approach January's national elections with the National Unity Platform (NUP) opposition targeting his record on education health and human rights failings (AC Vol 66 No 20 Marshalling anger over Museveni's record)...

Confirmation of the government's anxiety came via President Yoweri Museveni's belated acknowledgement that two Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo had been arrested and detained for five weeks after attending a political rally for opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine...

In August 2023 Abdul led a delegation to Uganda to meet President Yoweri Museveni to discuss energy cooperation although many suspect security cooperation over the countries' respective oppositions was probably also on the agenda given the later detention and maltreatment of Ugandan oppositionists in Tanzania...

New research exposing systematic government failures across health education and infrastructure reveals why Uganda ranks 157th out of 193 countries in the UN's Human Development Index in 2024-25 with stark spending disparities favouring politicians over essential services as President Yoweri Museveni prepares to seek a seventh term in January 2026 (AC Vol 66 No 12 Muhoozi attacks regime insiders)...

President Yoweri Museveni's son and Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has provided outspoken support...

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba the volatile head of Uganda's military and son of President Yoweri Museveni has launched a further purge of officers as part of efforts to consolidate his grip on the armed forces...

Muhoozi's power charge A four-time challenger to President Yoweri Museveni Kizza Besigye was abducted in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in November last year and taken back to Uganda to face a military trial only for the Supreme Court to rule that trying civilians in military courts was unconstitutional...

All the refinery projects to date have been negotiated personally by President Yoweri Museveni whom insiders say has spent hundreds of hours poring over the details...