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25 Dec '25
The crypto sector reportedly saw a record $8.6 billion worth of deals in 2025, as the crypto-friendly Trump administration gave confidence to crypto-focused mergers and acquisitions.The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that 267 deals were inked in the crypto industry up to Dec. 23, up
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25 Dec '25
The nations of the world are jointly, and severally, struggling with the lawlessness introduced by United States President Donald J Trump into the global order.Indeed, the world he seems to be intent on creating is eerily similar to the state of nature articulated by philosopher Thomas Hob
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25 Dec '25
Uganda’s eight presidential candidates will mark Christmas Day at different locations across the country as the 2026 election campaigns intensify, with some contenders slowing down due to funding constraints, health challenges, and logistical hurdles, while others push on with packed schedules.
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24 Dec '25
The United States Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. William Popp, is among nearly 30 ambassadors and senior overseas diplomats quietly recalled by the Trump administration as part of a wide-ranging reshuffle at the State Department, according to a report by The Guardian. The recalls, which were c
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24 Dec '25
President Salva Kiir chairs an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers in Juba on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, to discuss key peace agreement amendments.The Council of Ministers has announced the establishment of a specialised payment mechanism designed to expedite the clearance o
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23 Dec '25
Akampa Rugaba Tanbull (pictured), is the NRM Chairman for Kebisoni Town Council and ONC Coordinator for the Kigezi Sub-region.Well, in the 2021 general elections, there were some weevils at different polling stations who had infiltrated the Electoral Commission as polling officers and poll
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23 Dec '25
The High Court on Sunday upheld the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for Busiro East Constituency, Mathias Walukaga, on grounds of lacking the requisite academic qualifications. The High Court on Sunday upheld the Electoral Commiss
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22 Dec '25
In Uganda’s complex political landscape, Dr. Kiiza Besigye stands as a figure of relentless defiance, his life etched with the “wrinkles of struggle” against a government that has increasingly tightened its grip on power.From medical doctor to opposition leader, Besigye’s journey r
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22 Dec '25
Over the last 10 days, rumors have been swirling especially on social media revealing how long serving Kamuli women legislator, 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African affairs Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga how she was critically ill and admitted in hospital.Rumors further suggest
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21 Dec '25
With just over a month to go before polling day, the Electoral Commission has nominated Zabibu Alias, a graduate in Accounting, as the new Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate for Bazaar Ward Female Councillor in Arua City, replacing the late Samira Haruna.Samira Haruna passed away