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Aston Villa warned over Rwanda deal
LONDON – Aston Villa have been warned their new £20m-a-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda will be used by the nation to sportswash its human rights record. The African country’s tourist board will replace Betano on the front of Villa’s shirts for the men’s, women’s and academy teams in a multi-year agreement. The Premier League […]
Human Rights Watch condemns Uganda opposition arrests
CAPTION: Former Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago in Mulago Hospital recently. He is facing a charge of misprision. (File photo). By Our reporterNAIROBI – Human Rights Watch has condemned Uganda’s military for arbitrarily seizing government critics, holding them incommunicado, then handing them over for bogus prosecutions, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, 16th, 2026. These actions are an […]
Museveni opens meat and beans factory
CAPTION: President Museveni, holding an umbrella in Uganda flags colours, black yellow red, and other officials commissions the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Meat and Beans Processing Factory at Katonga in Kisozi, Gomba District. (PPU photo). By Our reporterKISOZI – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Meat and Beans Processing Factory at […]
Criteria to apply for 100 Rajiv scholarship
CAPTION: Left to right: Victoria University directors Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, his wife Jyotsna Ruparelia and Vice Chancellor Dr Lawrence Muganga during a recent graduation of the university. (Courtesy photo). By Stephen Wandera OumaKAMPALA – Victoria University has kick off the anticipated Rajiv Memorial Scholarship programme in memory of the late Rajiv Ruperelia.The late son of businessman […]
Why Museveni declined to sign tax bills
CAPTION: Deputy Speaker Tayebwa read the President’s letter on Tuesday July 14th 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – President Museveni has declined to assent to the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026 returning them back to Parliament for reconsideration, warning that some proposed measures would create unfair competition among […]
How President Hassan Sheikh and Senator Farole reshaped Somalia’s Federal System
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whose government followed Puntland State’s precedent by pursuing amendments to the Provisional Constitution and holding local government elections in Mogadishu in December 2025. By AgenciesGAROWE — When the history of Somalia’s federal system is written, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Senator Abdirahman Mohamed Farole will feature prominently. Since 2012, each leader has reshaped the federal system in […]
UBL creates 100,000 jobs, pays Shs811 billion
CAPTION: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon Sanjay Tanna, center, with UBL officials and other guests at the launch at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel on Tuesday July 14, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Celia NsimireKAMPALA – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has released the findings of an independent study by Oxford Economics Africa examining the company’s contribution […]
New study report lost chimpanzees out
By Our reporter KAMPALA – Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust has announced a major milestone in its efforts to protect the endangered chimpanzees of the Kyambura Gorge. Just six months after launching Uganda’s first permanent, science-based monitoring programme for the isolated population, researchers have successfully identified 25 of the gorge’s chimpanzees, laying the foundation for future […]
Second American infected with Ebola
CAPTION: A health worker in DR Congo where ebola has affected the population. (File photo). By AgenciesDR CONGO – A second American citizen infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been transferred to Germany for care, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday.The Centers for Disease Control and […]