Amidst war and violence in 1978, Fabian Nzungu, journeyed to Namugongo Martyrs Shrine to pray for good governance. He wanted to be united with his family, who were then living in Kisoro at the time.

"If he wants Ugandans to accept his apology, he must act by unconditionally releasing all political prisoners" ...

The deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt Gen Sam Okiding, has warned Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in Somalia against ...

In 2015, as a civil war was raging in South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council imposed the first set of sanctions on ...

Welcome to SOFREP’s morning brief! Begin your Tuesday informed with the latest defense and global affairs stories for May 27, 2025.

In June 2023, Nader Shilkawi, a thirty-four-year-old journalist working with the Sudan Radio and Television Corporation, was ...

Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in two rebel-controlled cities ...

Sum 41 once traveled to the Congo to film a documentary about the civil war, but found themselves in the middle of it.

Born of bush war origins, the Special Forces Command is now a formal branch of the military: powerful, secretive and loyal to ...

The state of press freedom in 2025 is at a ‘new low’ following a decade of worldwide decline. As well, economic fragility ...

Bubbling Praxides Anyango has promised Kenyans victory in the solid nine bout card showdown dubbed 'Umeme Night- Hakuna ...

In Uganda’s overcrowded camps, refugees survive on shrinking rations. But going home means walking back into war.