JUBA — South Sudan’s powerful Vice President, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, has been dismissed from all his government, military, and party positions following damning United Nations findings accusing him of orchestrating the large-scale plunder of the country’s oil wealth.A series of presid
Heartache struck late-night television as Jimmy Kimmel delivered a gut-wrenching tribute to his best friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, who passed away at the tragically young age of 59.The emotional moment unfolded on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during an opening monologue where Kimm
Beirut, Lebanon — Somalia's Minister of Finance, Biixi Imaan Cige, on Wednesday attended the Arab Countries' Meeting on Public Finance and Budgets, held at the United Nations headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon's capital.The high-level gathering focused on financing social sectors, particula
One hundred forty-one graduates trained in mechanical, electrical, production, instrumentation, leadership, and health, safety and environment (HSE) have graduated from the EACOP Academy at Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK).The training, a result of a partnership between the East A
National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter Olivia Lutaaya was on Tuesday brought before the Kanyanya Magistrate’s Court in Kawempe, where she was formally charged with unlawful drilling, a charge linked to alleged paramilitary-style training activities at the party’s offices in Kampala.Lu
Members of the Bolivarian National Militia attend a military drill, amid rising tensions with the United States, in Naguanagua, Venezuela in October.Venezuela says it is launching a “massive mobilization” of military personnel, weapons and equipment in response to the build-up of US wa
Last week, violent clashes broke out in Yumbe district over, of all things, pork.It is a poorly kept national secret that many Ugandans treat this as a delicacy. Indeed, many lifelong friendships (not to mention marriages) and other abiding ties have been forged, and strengthened over the
Liverpool’s slump this season shows no signs of letting up.After lifting the Premier League title last year in Arne Slot’s first season, the Reds began 2025/26 strongly — but recent results have been alarming.The Merseyside club have lost seven of their last 10 matches across
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the undersecretary at the Ministry of Petroleum just a week after appointing him, in the latest shake-up in the country’s sensitive oil sector.The undersecretary is the highest-ranking official managing the ministry since Petroleum Minis
A European NGO has offered €10,000 (UGSh 40 million) for a decisive tip leading to tracing Dutch national Sophia Koetsier, who disappeared in Uganda in 2015.On October 28, 2015, 21-year-old Dutch national Sophia disappeared in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. Despite several search
