Dwarfed by Iranian military strength, the Ugandan military chief’s claim of being able to capture Tehran in 72 hours has raised “skepticism” over its “seriousness”, even in Israel.

After bragging of killing 30 members of Wine’s party, Uganda’s military chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of its 81-year-old president and heir apparent, said “our troops have orders to bring him in dead or alive!”

Uganda goes to the polls on January 15, 2026, in an election between long-serving President Yoweri Museveni against youthful opposition challenger Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, amid a nationwide internet shutdown and delays at several polling stations.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has approved an anti-LGBTQ+ law that makes the “offense of homosexuality” punishable by life imprisonment and even death.

Despite multiple agreements and negotiations calling for the rebel group M23 to stop their hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it has continued to be on the offensive

The mineral-rich eastern provinces of the DRC have been repeatedly invaded and attacked by proxy forces known to be backed by Rwanda and Uganda, both key allies of US interests in the region

In a recent incident, the M23 rebel group has been accused of killing at least 300 civilians by the Congolese government. Kambale Musavuli from Centre for Research on the Congo traces the history of this rebel group.

Peoples Dispatch spoke to Congolese activist and researcher Kambale Musavuli about the latest offensive of the M23 rebel group in the eastern part of the DRC and the broader history of proxy warfare in the region.

A report by Amis de la Terre France (Friends of the Earth) and Survie (Survival) says that the company’s projects have threatened more than 100,000 people’s livelihoods and created conditions for their displacement without proper compensation