CAPTION: President Salva Kiir Mayardit, right, with Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, left, African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea during a meeting in Juba recently. (File photo). By AgenciesJUBA – President Salva Kiir is expected to run but has yet to formally declare his candidacy© AFP via Getty ImagesThere have been […]
CAPTION: Protest in Kenya against a health center designated to receive American Ebola patients, in June 2026. (Courtesy photo). By AgenciesNAIROBI – Kenya has ordered a halt to preparations for a controversial US-run Ebola quarantine facility, the health minister told a court Tuesday, June 23, 2026 after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous stop-work […]
CAPTION: Namibia President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah inspects a guard of honor on arrival in Tanzania for a state visit, Tuesday, June 22nd, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By AgencyDAR ES SALAAM – While some Members of Parliament have expressed concern over the rising trajectory of national debt, the government has reaffirmed its position that it will continue borrowing cautiously, […]
CAPTION: Managing Director Eng Silver Mugishat, right, signs a contract with Zhonghao Overseas Construction Engineering Company Limited manager at NWSC headquarters in Nakasero on Tuesday, June 25, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Government of Uganda, through the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), has unveiled a Shs14.24 billion water supply project for Hoima […]
CAPTION: Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, centre, leave Court in Makindye on Misprision of Treason Charges. (Courtesy photo). By Our Reporter KAMPALA – The Makindye Chief Magistrates Court denied bail to former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. The Chief Magistrate, Sarah Basemera, ruled that Lukwago is likely to interfere with the investigations because he […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Ministry of Health has announced that Uganda will receive an additional 19,200 doses of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable medicine used to prevent HIV infection, as demand for the drug continues to grow across the country.The new shipment, expected to arrive in July 2026, will mainly be used to provide second […]
The Kenyan newspapers on Tuesday, June 23, covered an array of topics, including the barment of PLP leader Martha Karua in Uganda.The newspaper space for People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua recounting her ordeal in Uganda where authorities denied entry on Monday, June 22.Speaking after returning to Nairobi, Karua said Uganda had reverted to […]
CAPTION: Medical workers and ebola patients who have recovered Ebola in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 4, 2026. (Xinhua) By XinhuaKINSHASA – Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have topped 1,000, a new mark in an outbreak that remains active and continues to grow.The DRC Health […]
BB Energy initiated legal proceedings in London’s courts last year, alleging that South Sudan failed to deliver oil cargoes purchased under the prepayment arrangementsBy AgenciesUNITED KINGDOM – London’s High Court has upheld an injunction preventing South Sudan from entering into new oil prepayment agreements until it settles outstanding obligations to commodities trader BB Energy, according […]
CAPTION: Kenyan President William Ruto, right, meeting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, left, in Nairobi on Sunday June 22nd, 2026> (Courtesy photo). By AgenciesNAIROBI – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud paid an unannounced visit to Kenya on Sunday, holding face-to-face talks with Kenyan President William Ruto in the southwestern town of Narok, as regional leaders grapple […]