Africa: All of Africa Today – June 17, 2025

Africa: All of Africa Today – June 17, 2025

  Museveni Signs Controversial Law Allowing Military Trials for Civilians Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law the controversial Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Act, 2025, which grants military courts the power to try civilians. In January, the Supreme Court ruled that a law permitting such trials was unconstitutional. Before the ruling, civilians found with military equipment…

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MultiChoice pilots weekly DStv subscriptions

MultiChoice pilots weekly DStv subscriptions

DStv owner MultiChoice has begun piloting weekly subscriptions in Uganda, a strategic move that could expand to other markets if successful. MultiChoice Group CEO Calvo Mawela stated that the trial, which commenced seven weeks ago, will be evaluated over the next three to six months. This initiative aims to better align subscription periods with customers’…

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የዩናይትድ ስቴትስ ምክር ቤት አባላት በዩክሬይን ለ30 ቀናት ተኩስ እንዲቆም የቀረበውን ሐሳብ ደገፉ

የዩናይትድ ስቴትስ ምክር ቤት አባላት በዩክሬይን ለ30 ቀናት ተኩስ እንዲቆም የቀረበውን ሐሳብ ደገፉ

ዩክሬይን ለ30 ቀናት ተኩስ እንዲቆም በቀረበው ሐሳብ እንደምትስማማ ትላንት ይፋ ማድረጓን የዩናይትድ ስቴትስ ምክር ቤት አባላት በደስታ ተቀበሉት፡፡ ቀድሞ የተወካዮች ምክር ቤት የውጭ ጉዳዮች ኮሚቴ ሊቀ መንበር የነበሩት ሪፐብሊካኑ ማይክል መኮል “ስምምነት ላይ መደረሱ በጣም አበረታቶኛል፡፡ አሁን ፕሬዚደንቱ የተያዘውን የስለላ መረጃ እና የጦር መሣሪያ ለመልቀቅ የወሰኑ ይመስለኛል፡፡ በጣም ትልቅ ክንዋኔ ነው” ማለታቸው ተጠቅሷል፡፡ ፕሬዝደንት ዶናልድ…

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Trump signals escalation in Israel-Iran conflict as he leaves G7 summit early

Trump signals escalation in Israel-Iran conflict as he leaves G7 summit early

KANANASKIS, ALBERTA – JUNE 16: (L-R) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Union Council President Antonio Costa and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba participate in…

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