Before the September 14 burial of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at her ancestral home in Bukwo District in Eastern Uganda, pleas were being made for some kind of desperate implementation to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) being directed towards successful female athletes. Cheptegei,
Ten civilians were killed in a midnight attack by the CODECO militia on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, the head of local administration and a civil society leader said on Tuesday. CODECO is one of a myriad of militias fighting over land and resources
Mali said on Tuesday that the capital Bamako was under control after insurgents attacked a gendarmerie training school and other areas before dawn, firing gunshots that reverberated around the city. "Early this morning, a group of terrorists attempted to infiltrate the Faladie gendarmeri
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) in Jinja City has escalated its land dispute with Jinja Regional Referral Hospital to President Yoweri Museveni. The contested land, located at Plots 31-39, Nile Avenue, has been under a security order barring both parties from accessing it while
The absence of a substantive Central Bank governor – a key figure in managing the economy – robs the country of much-needed expertise, experts have said. The position has remained vacant for 969 days and counting following the death of Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile in a Nairobi hospi
The Minister of Education and Sports, Ms Janet Museveni, has summoned vice-chancellors and senates of all public universities at State House to elect their representatives to the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) on September 17. According to a letter written to the VC of one
When the festive season rolls around, it can be challenging for those avoiding dairy to find delicious options. Everywhere you look, from hors d’oeuvres to pigs in blankets, it seems like the menu is off-limits for vegans. However, the market is now filled with a wide range of vegan and dairy-free
As the old saying goes, 'a drunkard's journey may be long, but the wise eventually find their way.'Such is the case for one of the country's most tactical minds Livingstone Mbabazi, returning to the Mbarara City h
Kabarole District health officials report that a total of 298 people living with HIV/Aids have abandoned their antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment, sparking concern over the high risk of continued transmission.
Deforestation in Africaâs montane forests is driving a sharper rise in temperatures and cloud levels than climate change alone, endangering water resources in these critical ecosystems that supply millions across the continent, new research has shown.
