Abyei – The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) held a solemn memorial ceremony on Monday at its headquarters in Abyei to honour six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on the mission’s logistics base in Kadugli, South Kordofan, on Saturday.The attack
The convoy of the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, was on Monday affected by a heavy security blockade mounted near Bulange Mengo, as the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Police sealed off roads leading to the area.The blockade was enforced ahead of a visit by the op
Nine South Sudanese nationals have been arrested by the police in Nabweru over the suspected murder of their househelp.The unidentified maid is believed to have been murdered inside a residence in Nabweru South Cell One, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district on Friday night. Her body remai
Residents gather at the crime sceneNine South Sudanese nationals have been arrested by the police in Nabweru over the suspected murder of their househelp.The unidentified maid is believed to have been murdered inside a residence in Nabweru South Ce
A former Uganda Prisons Service custody health officer, James Turyatunga, has accused the institution of corruption and denying him justice after he was declared a deserter under contentious circumstances.Turyatunga, who once served at the height of the C
FILE - Vehicles and trucks for export wait for transportation from a port in Yantai in eastern China's Shandong province on Jan. 2, 2025. (Chinatopix via AP, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports returned to growth in November following an unexpected contraction the
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Sunday met leaders from Lango and Bukedi, addressing issues of infrastructure, livelihoods and regional stability.Focus on Connectivity in LangoIn Lira, the President met more than 15,000 NRM leaders from across the Lango Sub-region. The leaders r
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has arrested Frank Mugisha and Muhumuza George suspected of running a fraudulent “export” scheme involving Super match cigarettes. They are charged with obtaining money by false pretense and, manipulation of customs documentation and export entries to defrau
Ugandan authorities have charged opposition politician Samuel Makokha with misprision of treason, alleging that he failed to report information about an alleged plot to overthrow the government involving veteran opposition figure Col. (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, according to an official charge sheet
TANZANIA breathed a sigh of relief when President Samia Suluhu Hassan took power.After her authoritarian predecessor President John Magufuli died in 2021, the softly-spoken Hassan was widely expected to be a less tyrannical replacement.NINTCHDBPICT001043444208Hassan, Tanzania
