Thursday, 18 June 2026 17:00Rwanda secured $100 million in IDA financing for a project to modernize Kigali’s transport system and improve urban mobilityThe project includes dedicated bus lanes, a multimodal transport hub, expanded walking and cycling infrastructure, and electric busesThe initiative aims to reduce congestion and improve access to public transport as Kigali’s population continues to […]
CAPTION: Members of the Bongo community in Tonj South County of Warrap State in a meeting recently. (File photo). By Agencies WARRAP – The opposition South Sudan Salvation Movement (SSSM) has accused unidentified individuals of seizing land belonging to the Bongo community in Tonj South County of Warrap State for alleged gold mining, […]
CAPTION: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Joel Ssenyonyi has petitioned Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth to recall Parliament from recess. (Curtsey Photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Joel Ssenyonyi has petitioned Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth to recall Parliament from recess to address what he describes as an escalating wave of human rights violations, […]
CAPTION: Lukwago and Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua have been defending Besigye in court over misprision of treason charges. (File photo). By Rogers WadadaFormer Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was reportedly picked by operatives of the Special Forces Command from his residence in Wakaliga, within, Kampala, and taken to an unknown destination.Before he was forcefully kidnapped, Lukwago […]
CAPTION: A bull from South Africa that are to be cross breed with local cows. (File photo). By Our reporter NAKASERO – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed a proposal for a Regional Farm Service Centre Initiative aimed at addressing challenges in Uganda’s agricultural sector, particularly the growing concern of counterfeit agro inputs. The […]
CAPTION: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Trump, Kenya’s President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron pose for a photo during the G7 summit on Tuesday in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Courtesy photo). By AgenciesPresident Trump has spent much of his time at the G7 summit touting his tentative agreement with Iran, but many questions remain about […]
By AgenciesMOGADISHU – Somalia received modern equipment from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) on Sunday June 14th, 2026 to strengthen and modernize the operations of the Agricultural and Irrigation Ministry.The Turkish support will enhance institutional efficiency, accelerate service delivery and help Somalia achieve food self-sufficiency, Somali Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdi Hayir […]
CAPTION: A woman cries for his kiosk being towed away in the ongoing trade order enforcement across the country recently. (File photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, (PSST) Ramathan Ggoobi, has defended the ongoing trade order enforcement across the country, saying it is a strategy to […]
President Felix Tshisekedi KINSHASA, June 16, 2026 (BSS/AFP) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate passed a bill Monday on holding referendums in the country, a step that could enable President Felix Tshisekedi to change the constitution and seek a third term. The Senate vote came three days after anti- and pro-Tshisekedi demonstrators clashed at […]