👤 Basillioh Rukanga

14 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
14
2026-08-11 – 2026-11-02
Claims per article
20
287 extracted in total
Hedged claims
10%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,102
characters
Writes for BBC News.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
43%
World
29%
Health
14%
Crime & Law
7%
Environment
7%
Most-tagged topics
UgandaBBCEthiopiaLusakaNigeriaTigrayZambiaAfrican

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.17 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-23 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Eleven killed in mass shooting at house in South Africa
8 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · BBC News · Politics
Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in Tigray
7 outlets covered this event
2026-10-06 · BBC News · World
Nigeria mourns as 32 killed in military plane crash
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · BBC News · Politics
Journalist to be crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-26 · BBC News · Health
Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from DR Congo
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-21 · BBC News · Politics
Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance
3 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-08-18 · BBC News
Zambia's president wins second term with 60% of the vote
🔮 "To those citizens who preferred the ideas presented by our opponents, we hear you, and we will continue to work for you," he added. assertive
2026-08-20 · BBC News
Ex-Zambian minister killed in security raid on opposition
🔮 The EU election observation mission warned at the weekend that restrictions on the opposition in the campaigning period may have contributed to an "uneven contest". assertive
2026-09-23 · BBC News
Eleven killed in mass shooting at house in South Africa
🔮 Police said some of the victims were on their watch in connection with illegal activities, which they could not "divulge at the moment to protect investigations which have been launched". mixed
2026-09-29 · BBC News
Journalist to be crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute
🔮 - Published Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo II, who is set to be crowned king of Uganda's Tooro kingdom later, has long been a familiar face in the country. assertive
2026-10-06 · BBC News
Nigeria mourns as 32 killed in military plane crash
🔮 Smoke could be seen rising from the area. assertive
2026-10-08 · BBC News
US deportations to African countries unlawful and exploit suffering, rights group says
🔮 The group cited an unnamed US official as having told a Senate hearing that the point for the administration was that it could "threaten people that they will literally be dropped in the middle of nowhere". assertive
2026-10-26 · BBC News
Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from DR Congo
🔮 Ugandans returning from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, the health ministry has said, as the country tightens restrictions to contain the spread of Ebola virus. assertive
2026-10-28 · BBC News
Tanzania celebrates first natural gas discovery in more than 10 years
🔮 The new well is expected to start production early next month and is intended to boost domestic supplies. assertive
2026-10-29 · BBC News
Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in Tigray
🔮 - Published Ethiopia has received 12 Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, as fighting intensified in the northern Tigray region neighbouring Eritrea. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is attending the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, described the acquisition as a "milestone" that would boost Ethiopia's defence capacity. assertive
2026-11-02 · BBC News
Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia
🔮 Last week, Gen Muhoozi said Uganda had begun pulling out its troops and would hand over security responsibilities to Somali forces. "As we promised, we have started withdrawing UPDF from Somalia. assertive
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