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04 Dec '25
The prosecution further alleges that Besigye sought surface-to-air missiles, ricin poison, counterfeit currency, and planned to use drone technology to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni. The state claims it has audio and video recordings, social media messages, immigration documents, and phon
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04 Dec '25
Speaking yesterday at the annual Tumusiime Mutebile memorial lecture, held at Makerere University in honour of the late Bank of Uganda Governor, Mr Mbabazi framed inter-generational leadership as the "missing link" critically needed for Africa’s transformation.Former Ugandan Prime Minist
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01 Dec '25
Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence alongside 16 other people over corruption allegations.She was found guilty of influencing her aunt, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister
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01 Dec '25
Uganda’s brightest young innovators gathered in Kampala on Thursday for the 2025 National Enterprise Challenge finals, a showcase of the country’s most promising student-led enterprises.The event, held at Pope Paul VI Memorial Hotel in Rubaga, brought together top-performing schools fr
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01 Dec '25
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Department of Production has taken a major step toward modernising its agricultural practices following a high-level field demonstration held at the Kabamba Army Farm.The event featured Jo Min Kim, a visiting professor from the University of Toky
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27 Nov '25
In the unpredictable contest for Jinja City South West Constituency, where 10 candidates are vying for the sole seat, Bernard Mbayo, the current Speaker of Jinja City Council emerges as a dark horse.Mbayo is also a member of the National Executive of the Urban Authorities Association of Ug
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27 Nov '25
Russia’s relationship with crypto has swung between crackdowns and cautious acceptance, and its latest moves show that this balancing act is far from over.After first pushing in 2022 to block all crypto issuance, trading, and mining over concerns about financial stability and monetary so
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26 Nov '25
The calendar includes bizarre photos of Putin alongside quotes such as: "I am a dove, but I have very powerful iron wings."Vladimir Putin releases a calendar packed with photos and quotes every year Vladimir Putin has shared a number of bizarre snaps and offered up his "recipe for e
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26 Nov '25
That we expected this election to be violent from the very beginning – and are shocked nothing outstanding has yet happened – is telling enough: Our so-called democracy is simply regimes of violence and poorly-choreographed pretensions.Indeed, the entire country understands (as does NR
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26 Nov '25
Bitcoin bull flag on the price charts projected a rebound to $96,000 as the Puell Multiple indicator suggested that BTC is undervalued at current prices.Bitcoin (BTC) is due for a “new uptrend” as a key BTC price metric suggests that the recent drop to $80,000 provided a prime buying o