CAPTION: Some displaced DR Congo nationals are on the move for refugee. (File Photo). NAIROBI – The Chiefs of Defence Forces (CDFs) from the East African Community (EAC) Member States convened on Friday in Nairobi to address the escalating security crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The high-level meeting was held following a directive […]
CAPTION: An overview of Lake Albert where the armed Congolese soldiers were arrested. By Our reporterNEBBI – Ugandan security on February 10, 2025, repatriated two armed Congolese soldiers who were recently arrested for allegedly operating illegally on Lake Albert in Buliisa District. Nebbi Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Robert Abak confirmed that the soldiers were handed over to Congolese […]
CAPTION: Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Jacob Oboth Oboth, right, receives a gift from Somali Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, left, during the meeting at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The governments of Uganda and the Federal Republic of Somalia have signed […]
CAPTION: His Highness the Aga Khan By Our reporter His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and the founder of Aga Khan Development Network, is dead. Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV died in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, February 4, surrounded by his family. The 50th […]
CAPTION: Graduates of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Junior Staff College in Jinja. JINJA – Eighty-six officers, including four allied students from Gabon, graduated from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Junior Staff College in Jinja after completing a four-month Grade III Staff Course (Junior Staff Course).Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Brig Gen James Kinalwa, the Joint Staff […]
CAPTION: Miss Rwanda Divine Muheto arrived in court looking the part with handcuffs expertly conceded under her jacket the sleeves of her jacket. KIGALI – Miss Rwanda Divine Muheto has owned up to drink-driving and causing an accident that damaged public infrastructure as prosecution asked she be jailed for 20 months. The defence team […]
CAPTION: Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba (2nd R) with his Algeria counterpart inspect a parade on Monday January 20th 2025. (Courtesy photo). Our reporterALGERIA – The Chief of Defense Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, arrived in Algeria on Monday for bilateral discussions with his counterpart, General Said Chanegriha, Minister Delegate to the Minister of National Defence and Chief […]
CAPTION: President Museveni signs on a board as other Head of State and delegates look on at the closing of three days of meetings at Spere Resort Munyonyo Organised by the African Union on Saturday, January 11th 2025. (PPU Photo). MUNYONYO – The Head of State and government from Africa have endorsed a new […]
GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Rwanda-backed M23 rebels moved closer Friday to a key town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, capturing a nearby area, sources told AFP.The March 23 Movement (M23), a militia supported by neighbouring Rwanda and its army, has seized vast swathes of the eastern territory of the DRC since […]
CAPTION: Pro-Yoon Suk Yeol supporters at his residence in Seoul. (Courtesy photo). SOUTH KOREA – After a dramatic six-hour-long standoff with security, South Korea police have called off an attempt to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol reports BBC.The military and Yoon’s security service officers formed a human wall and used vehicles to block the arrest […]