The International Criminal Court (ICC) plans to hold a confirmation of charges hearing against fugitive warlord Joseph Kony in Uganda, an official from the court suggested on Friday. Ms Leonie van Braun, a senior trial lawyer in the office of the ICC prosecutor, said holding the hearing
Uganda’s wait for a return to the Africa Cup of Nations is over. The Cranes needed just a point from their game against South Africa at Namboole on Friday to confirm qualification to the 2025 Afcon finals in Morocco. But they didn't have to wait that long as Congo fell to South Sudan
Uganda's Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has issued a rallying cry to fellow leaders in East African Community (EAC) member states to fulfil their obligations to the bloc, stressing that unity is crucial for achieving the long-elusive goal of integration. Speaking at the 18th meeting
There’s outrage in Teso sub region, Eastern Uganda after one of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) representative in Parliament, Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, , demolished a revered Ongima initiation site in Usuk, Katakwi District. The site, also known as Airiget Ongima, held immens
As it became clear that Donald Trump had landed the US presidency for the second time, leaders from across Africa began tweeti
Yes, you have seen the big, monstrous BMW 1200cc and 1250cc bikes at a place near you. Talk about adventure bikes and the first person many people will remind you of is Jacob Oulanyah, the late speaker of Parliament, who, in his short time on two wheels, used his face value to promote the bi
A United Nations Security Council committee on Friday sanctioned two generals in Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for destabilizing the country through violence and human rights abuses. They are the first U.N. sanctions in the current war in Sudan, which erupted in April 2023 fr
Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudanâs president since the countryâs independence in 2011. South Sudanâs secession from Sudan came on the heels of a long and bloody civil war that resulted in a referendum on independence. The initial optimism about the new state f
Sudan has cancelled a port deal with the United Arab Emirates in an apparent protest at Abu Dhabi for its supposed support for the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary engaged in a deadly conflict with government forces. Finance Minister, Jibril Ibrahim said his country had cancelled a
President Museveni is set to host the first-ever Ateker speakers' reunion in Soroti from November 27 to 29, 2024. This historic event aims to reunite the diverse Ateker communities, including Iteso, Karamojongs, Turkana, Topotha, Masai, Lango, Kumam, and Nyagantom, who originated from
