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 […]
CAPTION: Aimable Karasira was sentenced to five years in prison in 2025. (File photo). By Agencies RWANDA/KIGALI – Rwandan singer Aimable Karasira has died as he was being released from prison in Kigali, according to the Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS). The RCS said he had died at Nyarugenge Hospital after he had allegedly overdosed […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni addresses the cabinet in Entebbe on Monday, May 4th, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Yoweri Kaguta MuseveniENTEBBE – Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings.This is to congratulate the NRM MPs for passing the Sovereignty Bill which simply means “mutuleke tukole ebyaffe ngamwe bwemukola ebyamwe wataliwo okubayingilila” (let us do our things by […]
CAPTION: Relatives of Kenyans in Russia hold placards demanding their return. (File photo). By AgenciesRUSSIA – Kenya’s foreign minister said on Thursday 19 citizens had died fighting on the Ukrainian frontline and 32 others were missing, as criticism mounts over reports of the forced enlistment of Kenyans into the Russian army.Speaking during a Senate committee session, […]
CAPTION: Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana, at a Paris courthouse, on April 30, 2014. (Courtesy photo). By Agencies FRANCE – The Paris appeals court ruled that the investigation into Agathe Habyarimana must resume. She is accused of acts that constitute ‘complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity’ during the Rwandan […]
CAPTION: Joint Staff for Health Services, Major General Dr Ambrose, Musinguz, 2nd right with other officers during the launch in Mbuya. (UPDF photo). By Our reporterMBUYA – Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has rolled out lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) drug for HIV prevention. The injection is administered once every six months, a move aimed […]
CAPTION: A scene of ADF attacks around Beni May 6th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By AgenciesDR CONGO / NORTH KIVU – Amnesty International has accused militants in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo linked to the Islamic State (IS) group of “rampant” war crimes and crimes against humanity.The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group set up by former Ugandan rebels who […]
