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EVELYN LUTWAMA-RUKUNDO: Going, Going: Is Aidah Nantaba For Marriage or Politics? Women and Politics in Uganda Today

EVELYN LUTWAMA-RUKUNDO: Going, Going: Is Aidah Nantaba For Marriage or Politics? Women and Politics in Uganda Today

Over the weekend I awoke to a disorienting article on my phone news reporting app: ‘I’M READY TO MARRY NANTABA AS SECOND WIFE: NUP Legislator Vows as Kayunga Campaigns Turn Violent’ (Onobwino). What is this? I asked myself. Is Nantaba campaigning for marriage or for a political position? I

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Horror as 57 killed and 65 injured in brutal slaughter for 5,000 cows

Horror as 57 killed and 65 injured in brutal slaughter for 5,000 cows

An armed gang killed at least 57 people after a brutal attack on villages following a dawn raid. The incident took place in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, a local official said.The attackers struck just after 5.30am, and fired their weapons randomly at residents in the Adong Payam area.

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Tanzania: Samia Suluhu Appoints Former Finance Minister as new Prime Minister

Tanzania: Samia Suluhu Appoints Former Finance Minister as new Prime Minister

Dodoma – President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba, her long-serving former Finance Minister, as Tanzania’s new Prime Minister.The appointment, ratified by parliament in a near-unanimous vote on Thursday, 2025, comes just weeks after Hassan’s landslide victory in th

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Gloria Nawanyaga seeks to become Uganda’s first openly HIV positive MP

Gloria Nawanyaga seeks to become Uganda’s first openly HIV positive MP

Born with HIV via mother-to-child transmission, Nawanyaga's personal journey has become the cornerstone of her political mission. The race for Youth Member of Parliament (MP) Central Region has taken a historic turn with the candidacy of Gloria Nawanyaga, a lawyer and youth advocate who is

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Botswana Gifts Cheetahs to India: President Droupadi Murmu Receives 8 Big Cats from Counterpart Duma Gideon Boko, Witnesses Symbolic Quarantine Release at Mokolodi Nature Reserve.

Botswana Gifts Cheetahs to India: President Droupadi Murmu Receives 8 Big Cats from Counterpart Duma Gideon Boko, Witnesses Symbolic Quarantine Release at Mokolodi Nature Reserve.

Botswana President Duma Gideon Boko handed over eight cheetahs to Indian President Droupadi Murmu at Mokolodi Nature Reserve on November 13. Addressing the symbolic event, Murmu said, "The gifting of these cheetahs is a reflection of Botswana's commitment to wildlife conservation. These cheetahs

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Traders Protest as Collapsing Wall Kills Two in Mpanga Market

Traders Protest as Collapsing Wall Kills Two in Mpanga Market

The deceased were identified as Ronald Muganzi, a secondhand shoe dealer, and Wilson Muhumuza, a tomato seller. The injured, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, are receiving treatment at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.Mpanga market entranceTraders in Mpanga Market in

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Girl Tells Museveni: I Can Kill Myself

Girl Tells Museveni: I Can Kill Myself

Museveni in Kibuku on ThursdayPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to strengthen community support systems for young people after a schoolgirl from Kibuku emotionally revealed that she had once contemplated taking her own life due to lack of opportunities.The Presiden

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Rubongoya Decries Poor Living Conditions in Kampala Central

Rubongoya Decries Poor Living Conditions in Kampala Central

Before launching his parliamentary campaign at Kamwokya Market under the joint “Kampala Under the Umbrella” initiative, Rubongoya conducted a door-to-door outreach in Kisenyi, Kyamuka, and Kifumbira zones, where he interacted with residents and appealed for their votes.David Lewis Rubo

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IGP Byakagaba Assures Rwenzori Residents of Security After Recent Attacks

IGP Byakagaba Assures Rwenzori Residents of Security After Recent Attacks

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abbas Byakagaba, has assured residents of the Rwenzori region of continued security and stability following a string of recent coordinated attacks on police and army installations.Speaking during a visit to Kasese District on Wednesday, Byakagaba reaf

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Sacked VP Bol Mel Accused of Plundering South Sudan’s Oil Wealth – UN

Sacked VP Bol Mel Accused of Plundering South Sudan’s Oil Wealth – UN

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 series of presid

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