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14 Aug '25
The latest legal charges against Professor Wasswa Balunywa, a distinguished son of Busoga and former principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS), have ignited widespread anger and unease across the Basoga community.Balunywa, who devoted decade
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22 Jul '25
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has urged Burkina Faso’s interim President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, to honour his original commitment to democratic elections. Wine made his remarks during an interview on the SMWX podcast in South Africa, where he advocate
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21 Jul '25
Once dismissed as wild weeds and a "poor man's food", indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya are now becoming much more common - grown on farms, sold in markets and gracing the menus of restaurants.At the busy Skinners Restaurant in Gachie just outside the capital, Nai
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21 Jul '25
President Museveni has expressed deep sorrow following the passing of retired Supreme Court Justice Professor George Wilson Kanyeihamba, hailing him as a “patriotic intellectual” who served Uganda with distinction across multiple domains.Prof Kanyeihamba died early Monday morning at a
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16 Jul '25
There is a Ugandan virologist – a retired professor – who once told me a memorable story that captures a core part of the absurdity of the system that Bwana Yoweri Museveni has cultivated and presided over since coming to power. I will not
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15 Jul '25
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has officially retired 149 senior officers under its 15th batch of organized retirement.The retirement ceremony, held with full military honors, marked the end of an era for several high-ranking officers who hav
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11 Jul '25
During a high-level meeting with African leaders at the White House, former U.S. President Donald Trump caused an uproar after commenting on Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s English proficiency.Trump, known for his controversial remarks, reportedly asked Boa
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08 Jul '25
In her speech at Katonga as PFF/Freedom Party was being inaugurated this Tuesday, ANT’s Alice Alaso sounded jubilant to have lived to see this day. She was happy that a group of well-intentioned Ugandans, who first came together more than 20 years and proclaim
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03 Jul '25
The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent under the United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI), Lieutenant Colonel Peter Ruyogoza Barigye, has paid a courtesy visit to the Uganda Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia.The visit aimed to reinforce coordination between U
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01 Jul '25
Kinshasa: President Félix Tshisekedi used the occasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 65th Independence Day to strongly defend his administration’s resource policy and regional diplomacy, pushing back against intensifying criticism from Nobel Peace P