CAPTION: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame (left) and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, Washington, US, 4 December 2025. (Courtesy photo). By Agencies KINSHASHA – The Congolese government said in an address on national television on Tuesday July 28th, 2026 that a militia operating in the east of the country, linked to Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, […]
CAPTION: Speaker Oboth (R) with Cooper after a meeting at Parliament on Thursday, 30 July 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth has described Uganda’s open and transparent response to health crises like HIV/AIDS and Ebola as a patriotic necessity aimed at protecting the international community.The Speaker made these remarks while […]
CAPTION: Kithure Kindiki, center waves, arrives at Entebbe International Airport Friday July 31st, 2026. (Courtesy photo). Deputy President Kithure Kindiki travelled to Entebbe, Uganda, to represent President William Ruto at a key African Union summit on Somalia Kindiki was accompanied by a high-ranking delegation led by […]
CAPTION: Dr Kizza Besigye, left, with his co-accused Obedi, right behind bars recently. (File photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Calls for accountability after the reported collapse of opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye during his treason trial has intensified, with the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) demanding that the government, the judiciary and the […]
By Agency JUBA – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed economist Johnny Ohisa from his post as the country’s central bank governor. He previously served as the bank’s chief on two separate occasions and was reappointed for a third time earlier this year. Kiir did not give a reason for Ohisa’s removal which […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, right, with Tanzania’s High Commissioner-designate, Maj. Gen. Marco Elisha Gaguti, left, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at State House, Entebbe. (PPU Photo) By Stephen Wandera Ouma ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for the strengthening of the East African Common Market, warning that protectionist trade policies and […]
CAPTION: DR Congo opposition politicians, members of the opposition coalition nicknamed “C64” during a press conference in Kinshasha on Tuesday July28th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Agency KINSHASHA – DR Congo opposition politicians, members of the opposition coalition nicknamed “C64”, rejected the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the referendum law, which could see President Felix Tshisekedi […]
CAPTION: Lukwago escorted by Prison officers at the High Court in Kampala Thursday July 30th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The High Court Criminal Division has dismissed a bail application filed by city lawyer Erias Lukwago, ruling that it had been overtaken by events following his committal to the High Court for trial on […]
CAPTION: Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC). (Courtesy photo). By Agencies NAIROBI – The Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Irene Pauline Bateebe, have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of […]
