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05 Jun '25
For 130 days, tech billionaire Elon Musk was a "special government employee" working inside the Trump administration to slash what he said were wasteful government programmes and bloated departments.Now, after his exit last week, he is back on the outside. And it is the Tr
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02 Jun '25
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) locked horns on Saturday, May 31, in a dramatic football face-off at Kyamate Playground in Ntungamo Municipality, capping a day of military drills with boots on the pitch and boots in the stands.In
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02 Jun '25
Gen. Henry Tumukunde, a former presidential aspirant and retired senior military officer of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), has ma
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31 May '25
President Museveni has met with the family of the late Francis 'Hitler' Eregu, a once-feared rebel commander who led the Uganda People’s Army (UPA) during the insurgency that rocked Eastern and Northern Uganda from 1986 to 1994.At State House Entebbe on Thursday, Museveni offered materia
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26 May '25
The announcement comes just days after the Congolese Senate voted to lift Kabila’s immunity, clearing the way for his prosecution on charges of treasonGoma, DRC | The Allied Revolutionary Coalition (ARC)/M23 rebel alliance has an
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17 May '25
The Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has appeared before the joint committee of Parliament processing the controversial UPDF Amendment Bill 2025 to provide clarification on some of the controversial clauses in the bill.The Attorney General's submission aimed to address concerns and miscon
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17 May '25
A motion to compel the Commander of the Defense Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to appear before the joint committee processing the UPDF Amendment Bill 2025 has been defeated.The motion, moved by Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze, was voted down by the majority of committee members.
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17 May '25
A motion to compel the Commander of the Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to appear before a joint parliamentary committee scrutinising the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill 2025 has collapsed after the majority of committee members voted it down.The motion, tab
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14 May '25
Tensions are mounting in Nakapiripirit District as elders and local leaders remain at odds over the venue for this year’s Karamoja Cultural Event, despite the district having already been confirmed as the official host.The annual event, slated for September 2025, is one of the most signi
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14 May '25
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as "Pepe", has died at the age of 89.The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world's "poorest president" because of his modest lifestyle.Current President Yamandú Orsi announced his pre