President Yoweri Museveni has fired his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the commander of Land Forces, a day after he caused a diplomatic storm when he threatened to capture Kenya within two weeks. After dropping him, he promoted him to General, the highest rank in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF).

Muhoozi is replaced by Maj Gen Kayanja Muhanga, the current commander of Operation Shujaa who has since been promoted to Lt Gen, according to a statement from the UPDF. Muhoozi announced through his official handle, @mkainerugaba that he was on a mission to raze colonial borders and capture Nairobi.

The tweets which covered feeds since last evening sparked an online rage between Ugandans and Kenyans. Early this afternoon, the ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement reaffirming that Uganda treasures the existing strong bilateral relations between Uganda and Kenya based on the shared history between the two countries, common values, mutual respect, trust and the desire to build a unified East African Community.

The ministry added that the government of Uganda does not conduct its foreign policy and other official business through social media nor depend on social media sources in dealing with other sovereign governments.

While the discussion ensued, Muhoozi tweeted that he had held a discussion with his father Museveni and informed him that the younger East Africans have decided to make East Africa one nation. He however added that they had agreed on some changes, which would be announced later in the day.

“…Had a good discussion with my great father this morning. Apparently, my tweets scared Kenyans too much. He will announce the changes. There is a special prayer I shall make for our army,” Muhoozi said.

He added that during the discussion, he told his father that the younger East Africans have decided that they will be one nation and no amount of threats will stop them from that goal. Muhoozi has since edited his Twitter handle and removed the position of commander of Land forces. He has now replaced it with senior presidential advisor/special operations. It is not the first time Muhoozi's tweets are setting him on a clashing path with his father.

In April this year, during Muhoozi's birthday celebrations which were attended by Rwanda President Paul Kagame, Museveni publicly attacked his son and said his tweets might cause diplomatic troubles with other countries. President Kagame offered to edit Muhoozi's tweets before he posts.

Although Ugandans took Muhoozi's tweets about capturing Kenya as a joke, a large section of Kenyans seem to have taken them seriously with several politicians calling on President William Ruto, a close ally with Museveni to make a statement. Ruto brushed the tweets off and said they were the usual jokes Muhoozi usually makes on Twitter. After his sacking, Muhoozi has instead accelerated his Kenya tweets. - URN/The Observer

Charles III will lead his slimmed-down working Royal family in hosting its first official overseas state guests since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s dramatic tour of South Africa three years ago.

The King will welcome Cyril Ramaphosa and First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe to Buckingham Palace at the end of November, in a visit originally suggested during the late Queen's reign.

Over three days, the Royal family will roll out the red carpet for South African guests, with a full state dinner and speeches included.

The King and Queen Consort will be joined by other senior members of the Royal family to welcome Mr Ramaphosa, with the Prince and Princess of Wales likely to be included.

The visit, from Nov 22 to 24, is the first state visit since the Covid-19 pandemic and has come at the request of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

It is likely to have been chosen in part because of South Africa’s membership of the Commonwealth.

The King has replaced his late mother as the new head of Commonwealth and taken a leading role in encouraging member countries to remain in the “family of nations”, despite debates about the legacy of colonialism and calls for republicanism in the Caribbean realms.

The visit is understood to have been in the planning stages while the late Queen was alive, with King Charles inheriting the responsibility.

It comes three years after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made an official visit to South Africa, also at the request of the Foreign Office, which started in glory and ended in tears.

The couple took their baby son to visit Archbishop Desmond Tutu, spent time with Nelson Mandela’s widow, visited townships and attended events highlighting gender-based violence. 

But the trip is now best remembered for its last few days, in which the Duchess launched legal action against a UK newspaper and the Duke issued a scathing condemnation of the tabloid press.

Soon afterwards, ITV broadcast an interview in which a tearful Meghan relayed her unhappiness during the tour, saying “not many people have asked if I’m OK”.

Months afterwards, the couple left the working Royal family for a new life in California.

Buckingham Palace has announced that Mr Ramaphosa has accepted an invitation to travel to Buckingham Palace in November.

It has not yet been confirmed whether the South African leader and First Lady will stay at the palace, which has been undergoing major refurbishment for several years.

They could instead be invited to sleep at Windsor Castle or Clarence House, which the King is currently using as his main London home.

The last state visit was from Donald Trump in 2019, when he was president of the United States. He and his wife stayed with the US ambassador and made visits to both Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle for a series of events with the wider Royal family.

Before that, in 2018, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands were able to stay in the London palace during their own successful trip.

The late Queen had a long relationship with South Africa, visiting in 1947, 1995 and 1999 - and she had a warm friendship with Nelson Mandela, who used to call her “Elizabeth”.

The King has visited South Africa on a number of occasions since his first tour of the country in 1997, which included Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

The King visiting Cape Town in 1997 - Ian Jones/PA© Provided by The Telegraph/Photo Courtesy Telegraph

His last trip was in 2011 when, along with the Queen Consort, he carried out engagements including a speech on climate change at the University of Cape Town and a visit to the Black Rhino Range expansion project in Phinda Game Reserve.

The King and Queen Consort being driven through Phinda Game Reserve on their last visit to South Africa in 2011 - Gareth Fuller/PA© Provided by The Telegraph

They also attended the Nelson Mandela Foundation, where they were received by Graca Machel, the former president’s widow.

The King was also present at Mr Mandela’s funeral in 2013, remarking the world would be a “poorer place without him” and that he was owed “an enormous debt of gratitude for what he’s managed to achieve with his life”.

The King and the Queen Consort, then the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, also welcomed Jacob Zuma at the start of a state visit by the former South African president in 2010.

King Charles welcomed Jacob Zuma to the UK on a state visit in 2010 - John Stillwell/PA© Provided by The Telegraph

It comes as Mr Ramaphosa denies allegations of money laundering that threaten his position at the heart of Africa’s most developed economy. By Hannah Furness, Telegraph