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17 Nov '25
Dr Kizza Besigye with Lutale in Court.Sunday, November 16, 2025 marked one year since veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye was arrested and detained — a milestone that his wife, Winnie Byanyima, has described as a tragic symbol of Uganda’s shrinking democratic space.
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16 Nov '25
Thousands of people took to the streets of Mexico City to protest rising crime, corruption and impunity in a demonstration organised by members of Gen Z, which ultimately drew substantial support from older backers of opposition parties. The protest, however, ended in violence, leaving scores inj
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16 Nov '25
Belgium has now crossed into a realm that would once have seemed impossible even in Europe’s increasingly unstable political climate. The Belgian state has paid €350,000 in court-ordered compensation to convicted Tunisian jihadist Nizar Trabelsi, and then released him onto Belgian territory i
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14 Nov '25
Burial arrangements for Augustine, a Primary Six pupil from Greenhill School who died on November 12, 2025, have been delayed after TMR International Hospital in Naalya, Kampala, declined to release his body due to an outstanding medical bill estimated at Shs 150 million.Augusti
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11 Nov '25
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
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11 Nov '25
Barely a day after the official kickoff of parliamentary campaigns across the country, Ssembabule District Woman MP candidate Nina Roz of the National Unity Platform (NUP) has suspended her campaign activities.The artiste turned politician announced the suspension following the
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09 Nov '25
Authorities in the West Nile region have cautioned the people of Yumbe District against engaging in acts of religious extremism.The warning came during a meeting held at Takwa Mosque on Friday, chaired by the Regional Police Commander, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Josep
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09 Nov '25
President Yoweri Museveni has admitted that Ugandan authorities detained two Kenyan activists who had gone missing for weeks, describing them as “experts in riots” linked to opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine.President Yoweri Museveni has admitted t
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08 Nov '25
A Russian crypto Roman Novak went missing with his wife but the pair were later killed - he had been known for defrauded partners out of thousandsRoman Novak and his wife Anna were killed in the UAE A Russian cryptocurrency fraudster and his wife have been kidnapped and k
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06 Nov '25
In a harrowing wave of coordinated attacks that shook Uganda’s Rwenzori region, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have confirmed the deaths of 41 assailants and the capture of over 90 others following a violent confrontation with armed groups.The attacks, which occur