CAPTION: President Yoweri Museven, 2nd right, Dr. Sikander Lalani: Chairman and CEO, Roofing, State Minister of Trade, David Bahati, right, during the inauguration of the new Phase IV Ultra-Modern Cold Rolling Mill Complex at in Namanve Industrial Park Tuesday August 25th, 2025. (PPU Photo). By our reporterNAMAVE – President Yoweri Museveni has inaugurating the new Phase […]
By Timithy CerulloDAR ES SALAAM – Tanzanian Vice President Emmanuel John Nchimbi has reportedly resigned from his position and retired entirely from the country’s public service effective September 4, 2026.In a letter dated Tuesday, August 25, from the Office of the Vice President and addressed to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu’s office, Nchimbi disclosed that he […]
By Emmanuel Ntirenganya KIGALI – RwandAir has added an Airbus A330-200 to its fleet as the national carrier moves to expand long-haul capacity and supporting its continued growth, the airline has stated. The aircraft, whose arrival was announced on Monday, August 24, 2026, is the first of five A330s scheduled to join the fleet, according […]
CAPTION: Peacekeepers on a patrol by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan recently. (File photo). By Agencies Two UN peacekeepers were killed in an ambush on a patrol by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the mission said on Monday, August 24. The ambush happened while the patrol was […]
CAPTION: Kenya President William Ruto adress a meeting recently. (File photo). By Agency A university degree is no longer required for an aspirant to run for office in 2027 following a 2022 High Court ruling that invalidated the statutory degree requirement for parliamentary candidates The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) confirmed that the absence […]
CAPTION: General Katumba Wamala the longest-serving member of the retiring cohort. PHOTO UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE Transition to Muhoozi’s UPDF generation nearly complete By Our reporter KAMPALA – Nineteen generals of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) retired from active service on August 20 in what is likely one of the army’s biggest senior-level retirements […]
CAPTION: Veterinary officers from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) attend to a male elephant lying on the ground after falling ill at Kitenden B Community Conservancy in Amboseli, Kajiado County, on August 12, 2026 (AFP/Getty) The first 15 elephant deaths were recorded between June 24 and July 24 By Agency AMBROSELI – […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA — The satellite internet race has officially blasted off in Uganda, with Roke Telkom and Paratus Uganda taking the lead as the first provider to bring Starlink’s low-Earth-orbit satellite service to the local market. The breakthrough follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding and operational licence agreement between the Uganda […]
CAPTION: This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group on the move in Uvira, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Dec. 17, 2025. . (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua) KINSHASA | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and […]
