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 serie
A quick scan through social media sites will show countless people talking about how they stayed in bad or unhealthy relationships for far too long, for a wide variety of reasons. Some even knew they were wrong on their wedding day. Or after the birth of their third or fourth child. But they neve
Akon, the 52-year-old Senegalese-American singer known for his global hits and major philanthropic efforts in Africa, made headlines again after a surprising arrest in Roswell, Georgia tied to his Tesla Cybertruck. The Grammy-nominated artist, born Aliaune Thiam, was briefly taken into custody in
A Sinotruk carrying sand gets stuck on a muddy road, one of the feeder roads in a deplorable state in Kasanje, Wakiso District. Despite collecting over UGX 460 million in taxes, the community says service delivery remains poor.Kasanje, Wakiso District: Kasanje, a mid-size place
From November 12, hundreds of Chinese and African scholars and diplomacy experts will gather in South Africa for the Global South Media and Think Tank Forum: China-Africa Partnership Conference.At the center of the two-day high-level deliberations would be what I would term the
The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine say more fluid is better for average, healthy adults — 15.5 cups a day is ideal for men, while 11.5 cups a day from all food and drinks is enough for most women. But this includes hydration from food and all beverage sources. Yo
Nearly two years after the World Bank Group suspended new funding to Uganda over the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, the international lender has lifted the ban.Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa was among the first to welcome the development, congratulating th
Gen Kahinda Otafiire, the minister of Internal Affairs, must be deeply concerned by the recent events in Yumbe district, where members of the Muslim community reportedly attacked their fellow citizens of the Christian faith.Over the past few days, Muslims in Yumbe, led by the Di
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 Petr
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 sev
