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. […]
CAPTION: Former President Iddi Amin, left, with President Yoweri Musevei, right, in a merged photo. By AgenciesLONDON – Renowned scholar Professor Mahmood Mamdani has defended part of former president Idi Amin’s political legacy while sharply criticising President Yoweri Museveni.He accuses President Museveni of transforming Uganda into a fragmented and militarised state sustained through violence and political […]
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence of Ebola in its volatile eastern region where instability is rife. Ahead of his arrival, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to armed groups to declare a ceasefire so that health workers can […]
CAPTION: Workers load World Health Organization (WHO) emergency supplies onto a United Nations plane in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, May 20, 2026headed for Congo to combat the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province. By Agencies NAIROBI – The plan seemed simple enough, at least from Washington’s perspective. The US would set up a 50-bed quarantine facility […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – Newly nominated Cabinet and State Ministers have expressed gratitude to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for including them in his new cabinet as he embarks on the next five years in power.President Museveni on Tuesday unveiled his new cabinet, in which he dropped twenty ministers at the Cabinet and State Minister levels.Several of the […]
CAPTION: Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha, Managing Director, National Water and Sewerage Corporation. By Our reporter KAMPALA – The National Water and Sewerage Corporation has unveiled a five years strategic plan aimed at designed to expand access to safe, reliable, and sustainable water services across urban centres. According to Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha, Managing Director, […]
CAPTION: Most Rev. Raphael P’Mony Wokorach, 2nd left, Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese and Mr Fabian Kasi, 4th left, Managing Director, Centenary Bank and other officials commemorate cut a cake the launch of the Bank’s Kalongo branch Thursday May29th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Petra Amito KOLONGO – Centenary Bank has officially opened its Kalongo Branch […]
