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Ugandan soldiers killed in al-Shabab mortar attack
MOGADISHU – Two African Union soldiers were killed and a third one injured by an al-Shabab mortar attack Sunday on their base inside the perimeters of Mogadishu’s international airport. A statement by the head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mohamed […]
M23 rebels seize town near Uganda border
M23 rebels continue to gain ground in eastern DRC. BENI – The group who is reportedly backed by Rwanda seized Sunday (Nov. 03) the strategic town of Kamandi Gîte, according to media reports. Kamandi Gîte is located on the banks of Lake Edward and offer a connexion to the city of Beni. Local media cited […]
CDF meets Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister
QATAR – The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence, Dr Khaled bin Muhammed Al-Attiyah.The CDF, who is in Qatar at the invitation of the State’s Armed Forces, was welcomed for talks with the Minister at […]
AfDB president praises President Suluhu
Africa Development Bank (AfDB) president Dr Akinwumi Adesina has praised Tanzania’s President President Suluhu Hassan’s leadership and strong political will for Tanzania’s success.He made the remarks on October 31, as he moderated a high-level session at the World Food Prize Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue in Iowa.President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania said her country […]
Equatorial Guinea official arrested over 400 sex tapes
Equatorial Guinea’s Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested following allegations that he recorded more than 400 explicit videos featuring the wives of prominent public figures in the country.The scandal emerged during a separate investigation into fraud allegations against Engonga, aged 54 when authorities uncovered a trove of […]
A look at the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
KAMPALA – Once the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline is completed, the 1,443-kilometer-long line electrically heated pipeline will transport crude oil from Kabaale in Hoima district, western Uganda, to the seaport of Tanga in Tanzania. The EACOP shall be fed by 2 feeder pipelines. A 95 km feeder pipeline from the Central Processing […]
UPDF, DR Congo army celebrate pounding ADF
ENTEBBE – General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations, met with his Congolese counterpart, General Christian Tshiwewe Songesha, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Their discussions focused on enhancing bilateral relations in defence and […]
Museveni tasks EALA legislators on federation
By Our reporterENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appealed to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) members to work towards ensuring that the dream of East African market integration and federation is fully achieved.He said if the historical mission of market integration is not handled well, East Africa is likely to end up like […]
Among calls for a United East Africa
By Our reporterPARLIAMENT – The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has called on Members of Parliament from the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to advocate for a one and united East Africa as Uganda’s Parliament gears up to host sittings of the regional Assembly.EALA will hold its plenary sittings in Uganda’s parliament from 20th October […]