In the ever-theatrical world of Ugandan politics, few performances have matched the sheer absurdity of Bobi Wine’s latest act: offering “protection” to President Yoweri Museveni in exchange for a peaceful handover of power. It’s a gesture so misplaced, it could be mistaken for satire—except...

A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier deployed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been arrested for allegedly shooting dead his superior officer and three other people at a local bar in Mahagi Territory, near Zale Airport. According to preliminary reports, the...