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M23 Military Chief Sultani Makenga Reportedly Dies in Kampala After Injuries

M23 Military Chief Sultani Makenga Reportedly Dies in Kampala After Injuries

KAMPALA, Uganda — The March 23 Movement (M23) has announced the reported death of its long-serving military commander, Sultani Makenga, saying he succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Kampala.In a communiqué issued from Goma on 25th February the rebel coalition stated that Makenga sust

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DR Congo Nominates Juliana Lumumba to Challenge Rwanda’s Mushikiwabo for Francophonie Top Job

DR Congo Nominates Juliana Lumumba to Challenge Rwanda’s Mushikiwabo for Francophonie Top Job

Juliana LumumbaKINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of Congo has nominated businesswoman and former minister Juliana Amato Lumumba as its candidate for Secretary-General of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), setting up a potential contest with Rwanda’s incumbent Lo

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BIG STORM: Power Struggles At ERA Risk Uganda’s Electricity Stabilization Efforts

BIG STORM: Power Struggles At ERA Risk Uganda’s Electricity Stabilization Efforts

A power sector storm is brewing in Uganda as internal conflicts at the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) intersect with national energy supply challenges, threatening to further destabilize an already fragile economic lifeline.According to insiders, senior staff at ERA allege that Chi

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“I Don’t Know Who I Will Share My Experiences With Now” – Husband of Kiboga Shooting Victim Mourns at Burial

“I Don’t Know Who I Will Share My Experiences With Now” – Husband of Kiboga Shooting Victim Mourns at Burial

Grief engulfed mourners in Omunkole, Kamwezi Sub-county, in Rukiga District as Sarah Ayebare and her young child, Salson Niwagaba, were laid to rest following Monday’s deadly shooting at Kiboga Prison.The shooting also claimed the lives of prison warders Hope Catherine and Bright Akishur

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FLASHBACK: When Museveni Cursed Besigye For Attacking Visiting Heads of State for His Kololo 2011 Swearing-In Ceremony

FLASHBACK: When Museveni Cursed Besigye For Attacking Visiting Heads of State for His Kololo 2011 Swearing-In Ceremony

It was a tense May evening in 2011 at State House Entebbe. Just days after his grand swearing-in ceremony at Kololo, Uganda’s long-serving leader, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, sat down for his first major interview. The gardens were glowing under floodlights, but politically, the atmosphere was anyt

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After Ngoma’s Killing, M23 Governor Erasto Urges Youth to Enlist, Says Fight Will Go On

After Ngoma’s Killing, M23 Governor Erasto Urges Youth to Enlist, Says Fight Will Go On

Erasto BahatiGOMA – Colonel Bahati Musanga Erasto, the M23-appointed parallel governor of North Kivu, has urged young people in rebel-held areas to enlist in the movement’s ranks, declaring that the fight would continue despite the recent killing of military spokesperson Lt. Col. Willy

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Church demands life sentence as Kiboga prison shooting victims laid to rest

Church demands life sentence as Kiboga prison shooting victims laid to rest

A casket containing the body of Bright Akishuri is lowered into the grave as prison officers and mourners pay their last respects in Rwingwe, Nyakabande, Kisoro District, on Thursday, February 26, 2026. PHOTO/JULIUS HAFASHAA leader in the Anglican Church of Uganda has called for a life sen

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DETAILED: Why Anita Among Doesn’t Deserve Another Term as Speaker of Parliament

DETAILED: Why Anita Among Doesn’t Deserve Another Term as Speaker of Parliament

Beyond the clouts, the video endorsements by different legislators especially the new comers making rounds on social media and the rushed CEC resolution backing Speaker Anita Among and Deputy Speaker Tayebwa’s to continue with their roles in the 12th parliament amidst protests from several CEC

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Claiming NUP Will Front Candidate For Speaker, JB Nambeshe Fears to Criticize Anita Among: Tells Why He Never Gets Arrested

Claiming NUP Will Front Candidate For Speaker, JB Nambeshe Fears to Criticize Anita Among: Tells Why He Never Gets Arrested

Chief Opposition whip in Parliament JB Nambeshe of the NUP Party on Friday was interviewed by CBS journalist Alex Nsubuga Katabalwa about several things including the whereabouts of Bobi Wine, the Yusuf Nsibambi defection and the race for Speakership.He also asked him why he never gets arr

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Apac Police accused of aiding suspects’ escape as security fears deepen

Apac Police accused of aiding suspects’ escape as security fears deepen

Apac, Uganda: Residents of Atar Village in Abedi Parish, Apac Sub-county, have openly accused officers attached to the Uganda Police Force of facilitating the escape and questionable release of two suspected criminals, sparking outrage and deepening mistrust in local security structures.Th

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