This week: Will Museveni make it 41 years in power in Uganda? With friends like these - Somalia battles through another bad week. Samuel E'to's behaviour in Morocco under the spotlight. And Pretoria gets a telling off from Washington. 

References/further reading:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/15/polls-open-in-uganda-amid-crackdown-fears-of-violence-internet-blackout

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/somali-regions-reject-mogadishus-move-cut-ties-with-uae-2026-01-13/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3r14pgr2neo

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/full-list-75-countries-visa-processing-suspended

https://allafrica.com/stories/202601160215.html

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