Anita Among’s X account rebranded as news outlet

What the report says

The Independent Uganda reports that an X account previously used by former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has been renamed @GlobalAfricaHQ and repurposed as a pan-African news platform. The account, which had operated under @AnitahAmong, was also stripped of earlier posts. According to the report, it still carries the same reported creation date, follower base of about 614,000, and numerical user ID, indicating that the profile itself was changed rather than a new account being created.

The publisher says it is not clear who authorized the switch, whether the account was voluntarily handed over, sold, or taken over without permission, or whether Among consented to the rebranding. Among, who represents Bukedea District in Parliament after serving as Speaker of the 11th Parliament, had not publicly explained the change by Sunday, October 11, according to the article. The new account now links to Global Africa Brief and a website, globalafricabrief.com.

The report notes that Ugandan social media users have speculated about a possible takeover or transfer, but there is no publicly established evidence of hacking or sale. It also cites references linking the news platform to Ugandan journalist Remmy Bahati, though that association does not confirm control of the X account. The disappearance of the former posts has removed a public record of the account’s earlier political messaging.

The story matters because the account had been a prominent channel for Among’s political communication and still carries a large audience. The Independent Uganda places the episode in the broader context of digital account security in Uganda, while stressing that the present case is a reported change of identity, not a verified breach.