Authorities say 51 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in DR CongoThe World Health Organization (WHO) says there have now been 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths, with numbers expected to rise further given the time taken to detect the virus.Fifty-one cases have now been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
By Agencies Uganda acquired a 20.15 per cent stake in KPCKenyans have raised alarm after Uganda acquired a 20.15 per cent stake in KPC, giving Kampala influence over tariffs, hiring or firing of the company MD, dividend policy, restructuring decisions and board operations.Uganda acquired a 20.15 per cent stake in Kenya Pipeline Company through UNOC.The deal […]
CAPTION: Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Jacob Marksons Oboth, centre in grey short slived suit, and other legislators at his home in Mukono. (Courtsey photo). By Our reporterMUKONO – The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs and West Budama Central County Member of Parliament, Honourable Jacob Marksons Oboth, held a thanksgiving ceremony in Kyungu, Mukono […]
CAPTION: President Museveni, centre, Ministry of Energy officials after meeting Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, (4th lift,and a delegation from Kenya and Tanzania at State House Nakasero on Sunday. (PPU photo). By Stephen Wandera Ouma NAKASERO – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed a proposed multi-billion-dollar regional oil refinery initiative championed by Nigerian industrialist Aliko […]
CAPTION: File image of a fuel pump nozzle. By Agencies KIGALI – Tanzania and Rwanda are ranked among the 10 African countries with the highest fuel prices in Africa, with averages stretching well past (U$2.00\) per litre Landlocked geographies, elevated import costs, and local tax policies heavily influence these rankings. Fuel is the primary […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni signing the Protection of Sovereignty Act, 2026 at State House. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assented to the Protection of Sovereignty Act, 2026, formally bringing the legislation into law. According to a statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit on May 17, […]
By AgenciesHAGUE – Felicien Kabuga, a suspect in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, has died in custody, a U.N. court said on Saturday. He was 93.Kabuga was arrested in France in 2020 after more than two decades on the run and extradited to The Hague. He was later ruled unfit to stand trial because of dementia […]
CAPTION: L-R: Chairman Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote and Tanzania’s President Samia Hassan. [X, formerly Twitter/@ikulumawasliano] By Agencies Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has held investment talks with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote in Dar es Salaam, as competition intensifies over the location of a proposed multibillion-dollar oil refinery in East Africa. Tanzania and […]
CAPTION: Christians celebrate Martyrs’ Day in Namugongo recently. (File photo). By Stephen Wandera Oume KAMPALA – The Government has postponed this year’s Martyrs’ Day celebrations, a major annual religious and national event held on June 3 in honour of the Uganda Martyrs. This follows heightened public health concerns linked to an Ebola outbreak in […]
CAPTION: Members of the EAC forces during a parade in Nairobi on Thursday, May 14th 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter NAIROBI – The 14th edition of the East African Community regional security command post exercise, codenamed Ushirikiano Imara, has officially commenced in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together military, police, and civilian components from all […]