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Aid workers missing after airstrikes hit South Sudan hospital

Aid workers missing after airstrikes hit South Sudan hospital

An unknown number of aid workers are missing after air strikes hit a hospital in South Sudan, near the Ethiopian border, a charity group says.The hospital, run by medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Jonglei state, "was hit in an air strike by the government of South Sudan forc

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US and Iran agree to hold nuclear talks in Oman on Friday

US and Iran agree to hold nuclear talks in Oman on Friday

BBC - The US and Iran have agreed to hold nuclear talks in Oman on Friday, as President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the meeting would start at 10:00 (06:00 GMT) in Muscat. US officials also c

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Fact-Check: Viral Video Claiming Uganda Is Launching Mandatory Newborn DNA Screening Is False

Fact-Check: Viral Video Claiming Uganda Is Launching Mandatory Newborn DNA Screening Is False

A poster circulating on social media claims that the Ministry of Health is set to roll out a nationwide mandatory newborn screening for paternity DNA, allegedly to be launched on February 9, 2026, with Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng listed as the chief guest.However, the claim is false

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Inside Uganda’s elections, where goons set the rules

Inside Uganda’s elections, where goons set the rules

On December 7, 2025, Reuters carried a stark headline that rippled across Uganda’s political landscape: “Bobi Wine says Uganda security forces beat him.”The wire story reported that Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, said he was bea

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Kasolo says Buganda deserves bigger share after backing Museveni, NRM in 2026 polls

Kasolo says Buganda deserves bigger share after backing Museveni, NRM in 2026 polls

NRM Buganda Vice Chairperson Haruna Kasolo says Buganda deserves a bigger share of government positions after delivering strong support for Museveni in the 2026 elections.NRM Vice Chairperson for Buganda Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune welcomes President Museveni during a a recent presidential campa

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Understanding Hon. Nameere’s Election Saga: The Iron Lady Who Withstood the Opposition Storm to Emerge Masaka City Woman MP

Understanding Hon. Nameere’s Election Saga: The Iron Lady Who Withstood the Opposition Storm to Emerge Masaka City Woman MP

Hon Justine Nameere’s journey to Parliament has been anything but ordinary. Following a bruising political contest and an intense legal battle, she has emerged victorious as Masaka City’s first elected Woman Member of Parliament under the National Resistance Movement (NRM).Upon her dec

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NUP speaks out on Bobi Wine’s whereabouts

NUP speaks out on Bobi Wine’s whereabouts

Speaking to reporters at the party headquarters this morning, NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya said the opposition leader was “alive but facing difficult circumstances.” The National Unity Platform (NUP) has broken its silence on the whereabouts of party president Robert Kya

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Museveni commissions East Africa’s largest ethanol plant

Museveni commissions East Africa’s largest ethanol plant

President Yoweri Museveni has inaugurated PRO Industries, the largest ethanol plant in East Africa, highlighting the $100-million investment as a significant advancement for Uganda’s agro-industrialization, clean energy production, and job creation.Located in Luwero District in central U

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Kalungu East MP-Elect Nkerettanyi Cheats Death In Nasty Car Clash

Kalungu East MP-Elect Nkerettanyi Cheats Death In Nasty Car Clash

Reader modeKalungu East MP-Elect Nkerettanyi Cheats Death In Nasty Car Clashhowwe.ug1hKalungu East MP-elect Yusuf Nkerettanyi says he survived an assassination attempt after armed men ambushed his car following the elections.Kalungu East MP-Elect Nkerettanyi Che

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I Asked for a Government Position from President Museveni – Abitex

I Asked for a Government Position from President Museveni – Abitex

Events promoter Abbey Musigunzi, popularly known as Abitex, has revealed that he recently asked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for a government position.Abitex says he is seeking to be appointed as a Presidential Envoy for Events and Entertainment, a role he believes would give promoters

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