In a significant development for East Africa, Uganda has officially become a Partner State of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) starting January 1, 2025. This marks Uganda as the first East African country to join the BRICS partnership, join
The future may be getting brighter in terms of reducing the threat of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), infectious disease experts told Newsweek.With new treatments and maybe even a vaccine on the horizon, 2
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Friday moved closer to a key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), capturing a nearby area, sources told AFP.The March 23 Movement (M23), a militia supported by neighborin
President-elect Donald Trump vented late Friday about a New York jurist who scheduled Trump’s sentencing in his hush-money case for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration.Although Juan Merchan, acting justic
Yesterday, the 2nd of January, 2025, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was the chief guest at the Piny Luo Cultural Festival, in Siaya County Kenya. (Photo: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the Piny Luo Fes
Seoul, South KoreaCNN — South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the leader following his short-lived martial law d
Dr. Sarah Bireete, the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), has raised serious concerns about President Yoweri Museveni's focus on minor corruption while ignoring much larger issues. In a discussion on UBC's Behind the Headlines,
The political situation in Uganda is under scrutiny, especially with President Yoweri Museveni, now 80 years old, still in power. Journalist Andrew Mwenda raised important questions about whether Uganda should rely on such an elderly leader during a recent episo
A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer serving with the UPDF Engineering Brigade committed suicide at Nakirebe, located between Wakiso and Mpigi districts.The incident occurred around 2 PM on Wednesday
Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua, who is part of Dr. Kizza Besigye’s defense team, has spoken out about the challenging conditions they faced during a visit to the Makindye military court in Kampala.Karua, along with
