Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Museveni and chief of defence forces, sent soldiers overnight to occupy the Daily Monitor, NTV Uganda and Spark TV, forcing all broadcasts off air and barring journalists; outlets remain under siege
The arc of West and Central African states where military juntas displaced elected governments nine times since 2020, reshaping the Sahel's security and great-power alignments.
full dossier ›The global structural conflict between appointed courts and elected executives and legislatures over the limits of government authority, intensifying as of mid-2026 across the US, Hungary, Mexico, the Philippines, and Uganda.
How military coups and mass civilian pressure end governments outside elections, reshaping power across Africa, Europe and Asia in the 2020s.
JNIM and Tuareg rebels kill Mali's defence minister in coordinated assault on Bamako and five cities
A pre-dawn offensive on April 25-26 struck Kati, Bamako, Gao, Kidal, Mopti and Sévaré simultaneously; Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed by a car bomb at his Kati home
Soldiers arrest President Embaló as both he and the opposition claim election victory; civil society alleges a 'simulated coup,' ECOWAS suspends the country
CAPSAT, the unit that made Rajoelina in 2009, switches sides; Col. Randrianirina takes power, AU suspends the island, elections promised for 2027