By Our reporter KAMPALA – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for a seventh term, extending his 40-year tenure following a landslide victory in controversial January elections. One of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, Museveni took the oath of office on Tuesday at an event at the Kololo Independence Grounds in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, while being […]
CAPTION: Value addition like extrating avaccado oil is what Uganda is seeking USA and partners for support. By Our reporter ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on the United States and other global partners to support Africa’s industrialisation and value addition efforts in order to expand the continent’s economy and create more […]
By Our reporterJUBA – A senior U.S. State Department official has urged South Sudanese leaders to take urgent steps to restore peace, improve governance and strengthen cooperation on security and immigration issues, according to a Monday statement from the U.S. Embassy in Juba.Africa Bureau Senior Bureau Official Nick Checker visited Juba on May 7–8, and […]
CAPTION: Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, left, talks to Mr. Nick Checker, right, the Senior Bureau Official in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs at State House Entebbe May 11th 2026. (Courtsey photo). By Stephen Wandera OumaENTEBBE – United States of America President Donald Trump has sent a delegation for the swearing in of […]
CAPTION: CODECO militiamen and members of the Lendu community attend a meeting with former strongmen in Wadda, Ituri province, DRC [File: Alexis Huguet/AFP] By Our reporterDR CONGO – An attack by armed rebels has killed at least 69 people in Ituri province in the conflict-torn northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to […]
CAPTION: Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Richard Todwong, right, with Prof. Abdelkrim Benmbarek, left at the NRM headquarters in Kampala. (Courtsey photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – The Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Richard Todwong, has held talks with a delegation from Algeria’s ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) […]
By Our reporterESWATINI – Europe should respect Africa sovereignty Uganda Deputy Speaker Tayebwa has said. While addressing African legislators meeting under the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Tayebwa urged fellow legislators to push back against increasing interference by the European Parliament in the internal affairs of African countries saying they deserve greater […]
CAPTION: Some of the Ugandan muslim pilgrims on arrival in Medina, Saudi Arabia Monday 12th, 2026(Courtsey photo) Our reporter MEDINA – The first group of 35 Ugandan muslim pilgrims who were fully sponsored by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, have arrived safely in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The second group, still […]
CAPTION: Vodacom client makes a transaction in Dar es Salaam recently. (File photo). By AgenciesDAR ES SALAAM – Vodacom Tanzania and Thunes have partnered to allow the telco’s clients to pay merchants in Uganda and China directly from their mobile phones.Using Thunes’ direct global network, Vodacom users can send payments to merchants in Uganda using MTN […]
