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16 Apr '26
Burundi’s Minister of Communication, Gabby Bugaga, has been found dead inside his vehicle in a palm plantation in Kivoga, in an incident now under investigation.Authorities say Bugaga’s body was discovered slumped over the steering wheel of a Toyota 4×4 at around 8:36 a.m.Polic
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16 Apr '26
Detained lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi escalates his dispute over prolonged remand by filing fresh suits against judicial officers, as his bid for release stalls in Buganda Road Court.Embattled Kampala lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has filed new legal action against the magistrate and state pr
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14 Apr '26
She was accused of laundering money for her son serving a prison sentence in Cambodia on drug trafficking chargesA court in South Korea sentenced a 90-year-old grandmother to a year in prison for aiding her jailed son in laundering profits from drug trafficking.The Incheon District
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14 Apr '26
Congolese businessman based in South Africa has been killed in Kinshasa, authorities said, with several suspects arrested and a main suspect still on the run.Amisi Issa Vally was killed during the night of April 9 to 10 in his apartment at the La Renaissance building in the Gombe commune,
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13 Apr '26
The trial of Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the killing of four children at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre, commenced on Monday during a High Court session held at the scene of the crime in Makindye Division, Kampala.Okello Onyum faces four counts of murder in con
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13 Apr '26
Lafarge is accused of paying millions of dollars in 2013 and 2014 to jihadist groups and intermediaries to keep its plant operating in northern SyriaLafarge is accused of paying millions of dollars in 2013 and 2014 to jihadist groups and intermediaries to keep its plant operating in northe
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12 Apr '26
The minister also revealed that investigations hit a snag after the victim in the sexual assault video refused to come forward, fearing that he could face charges of his ownState Minister for Youths and Children Affairs Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi has explained why TikToker Ken Mukalakasa wa
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12 Apr '26
Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly condemned what it describes as a “two-tier justice system,” following President Yoweri Museveni’s admission that Members of Parliament facing corruption charges were forgiven after “repenting.”In a sharply worded statemen
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11 Apr '26
Court heard that between July 2022 and April 2023, the accused fraudulently obtained USD 286,910 (approximately Shs1.1 billion) from Qatar-based investors under the guise of securing a government contract.Businessman Gilbert Tumwebaze Bafanabyo walks handcuffed from Anti-Corruption Court i
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11 Apr '26
Sabiti is facing charges of failure to keep proper records of his driver, a legal requirement for vehicle owners and operators.Taxi owner Solomon Sabiti appears before Hoima Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (Photo/Courtesy)Hoima, Uganda: The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Hoim