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
The British Army’s newest armoured fighting vehicle has finally been given the green light to deploy on operations after years of delays. The first 50 Ajax vehicles are now ready to be deployed on missions — eight years later than initially planned.The £6.3 billion project
Former Uganda Media Centre (UMC) Executive Director, Mr Ofwono Opondo has won the ruling NRM party’s flag for the older persons’ member of Parliament for Eastern Uganda ahead of the 2026 elections.To win the flag, Opondo trounced State Minister for Older Persons Dominic Mafabi Gid
As Uganda gears up for the 2026 general elections, the political temperature is steadily rising not with noise and chaos this time, but with an intriguing, calculated alignment, each region has unleashed a flag bearer, signaling what may become Uganda’s most r
ACT Alliance members under the Regional Appeal CEA421 have concluded a four-day joint monitoring and learning visit to Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda, aimed at strengthening cross-border collaboration in response to the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The
Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last month in which at least 19 people were killed.He denied the charge and has been released on bail.Mr Mwangi was not charged with "facilitation of
The Newly Formed Corporation Agreement between the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) and the People’s Front For Freedom (PFF) has received praise from political analysts with many seeing ANT’s Gen. Mugisha Muntu as a potential figure to fill the leadership gap left by Dr. Kizza Besig
The Law Society of Kenya and leading human rights organisations have slammed the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) over a directive banning live coverage of the Gen Z-led protests marking the first anniversary of the deadly June 25, 2024 demonstrations.The ban has drawn sharp criticis
In a region convulsed by war and foreign intervention, one might expect a chorus of unified outrage over the continued bloodshed in Gaza.Yet when Iran launched missiles at a US military base in Qatar in what it called a retaliation for American strikes on its nuclear facil
Fighter jets from the United States, United Kingdom, and France have been scrambled across the Persian Gulf following coordinated Iranian missile strikes on American military installations in Qatar and Iraq.The escalation, confirmed by Tehran’s state broadcaster as “Operation Basharat
