Artificial intelligence–generated and digitally manipulated images are being used on social media to falsely associate prominent US politicians with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey […]
Month: February 2026
A ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle: US Academic Struggles to Erase AI Deepfakes from YouTube
When deepfake videos impersonating prominent American academic John Mearsheimer began spreading across YouTube, the University of Chicago professor launched a determined effort to have them […]
Morocco Evacuates 50,000 as Flooding Threatens City After Weeks of Heavy Rain
Moroccan authorities have evacuated around 50,000 people as weeks of unusually heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding, threatening homes, infrastructure, and public safety in parts of […]
President Museveni Hosts Regional Peace Panel as African Leaders Push for Lasting Solution in Eastern DRC
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday hosted members of the African Union–East African Community–Southern African Development Community (AU–EAC–SADC) Panel of Facilitators for the Democratic Republic […]
East Africa’s Longest Oil Pipeline Set to Start Crude Exports in October
Uganda and Tanzania are preparing to begin crude oil exports in October through the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), a landmark project expected to […]
How a Presidential Directive Threw Uganda Airlines Into Two and a Half Years of Turbulence
Uganda Airlines’ leadership crisis over the past two and a half years can be traced back to a single decision that abruptly altered a formal […]
AI Is Not Replacing Workers Yet, New Report Shows
Artificial intelligence is not displacing workers as widely feared, according to a new report that suggests companies are using the technology to support—not replace—human labour. […]
The Rwenzori Mountains: East Africa’s ‘Mountains of the Moon’ and the Rapid Disappearance of Their Glaciers
Rising more than 5,000 metres (about 16,000 feet) above sea level, the Rwenzori Mountains stand among Africa’s most dramatic and mysterious landscapes. Straddling the border […]
Uber Exits Tanzania After Nearly a Decade of Operations
Dar es Salaam — Ride-hailing company Uber has officially exited the Tanzanian market, ending nearly ten years of operations in the country. The company quietly […]
SpaceX Buys xAI in Record Deal as Musk Moves to Unite AI and Space Technology
SpaceX has acquired xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, in a record-setting deal aimed at bringing together advanced AI technology and space […]