CAPTION: Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye in an interview recently. (File photo). By Agencies BUJUMBURA – Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already face social ostracism and jail terms of up to two years if convicted of […]
CAPTION: Ebola drugs being offloaded in Bunia recently. (File photo). By Agencies BUNIA – World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday called on countries that have imposed travel bans or closed borders in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda to reconsider such measures. Speaking at […]
CAPTION: Commissioner Patriotism Helen Seku inspecting the parade during the passout of over 2500 patriotism students and teachers of Kings College Buddo on Saturday (PPU Photo). By Our reporterWAKISO – The Commissioner of the National Secretariat for Patriotism Corps (NSPC), Ms. Hellen Seku, has emphasized the importance of patriotism training in schools, describing it as a […]
CAPTION: A woman makes doughnuts in the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, recently. (File photo). By Agencies GENEVA: More than seven million people in conflict-torn South Sudan — around half the population — are in dire need of food aid, the United Nations warned on Friday. The UN’s World Food Programme denounced the “alarming […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, right, with Kenya President William Ruto during the launch of the Standard Guarge Railway in Kisumu recently. (File photo). By AgenciesBRAZZVILLE – The Vice President of the African Development Bank Dr. Abdul Kamara has reaffirmed the commitment by the bank to fund the Standard Guage Railway project in Uganda.Kamara, also the head […]
CAPTION: M23 rebels on a pickup patrol in Goma recently. (File photo). By Agencies WASHINGTON/DAKAR – Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday agreed on an outline for the regional economic integration framework, according to the U.S. State Department, as the two countries take steps toward delivering on a peace deal signed […]
By Agencies BUDAPEST – Football fans across the world might have noticed that this evening’s Champions League final is set to kick-off at an odd time. The showpiece contest in Budapest between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain is starting at 5pm UK time on Saturday, May 30.Bottom of Form A change has been made to this season’s Champions League finalCredit: […]
CAPTION: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is maintaining a balancing act in foreign relations, keeping ties with the United States, China, Europe, the Gulf and Russia while avoiding dependence on any single power [Issouf Sanogo/AFP] By AgenciesKIGALI – Rwanda’s new nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia may look technical on paper, focused on science, nuclear medicine and energy, but […]
CAPTION: Members of Parliament attending the plenary sitting on Thursday, 28 May 2026. (Courtsey photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Ministers-designate are scheduled to be vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament starting Monday, 01 June 2026. Appointed by the President Yoweri Museveni mid-week, the ministers designate are expected to interact with the committee […]
CAPTION: UNEB Executive Director, Dan Odongo, announcing the deadline extension at the Media Centre, May 29th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has extended the registration period for candidates sitting the 2026 national examinations at Primary Seven (P7), Senior Four (S4), and Senior Six (S6) levels. […]
