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22 Apr '26
A public disclosure by Uganda’s tax authority that it recovered in excess of $10m (Shs37b) smuggled through Entebbe International Airport has raised more questions than answers. The revelation has come under scrutiny after sources at the aviation security, which combines civilian and military i
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22 Apr '26
Bugiri District Fisheries Officer Immaculate Wereh died in a road crash that occurred on Monday at Papoli Trading Centre, about 10 miles along the Tororo–Jinja Highway, authorities have confirmed.The crash involved a passenger taxi, registration number UBR 018F, which reportedly lost con
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22 Apr '26
Police in Kampala Metropolitan Area say they have arrested suspects identified as Serwanja Najjib and Derrick. The pair were arrested following numerous complaints about panga-wielding thugs terrorizing residents in Kawempe and surrounding areas.Kawala Rachael, spokesperson of Kampa
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21 Apr '26
The Bank of Uganda has started buying gold mined in the country and will add it to the official foreign exchange reserves, shifting part of the national safety net from dollars and euros to bullion.In an April 20, 2026 notice, the Central Bank said it had launched a three-year pilot Domest
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21 Apr '26
US President Donald Trump was reportedly denied access to his country's nuclear codes by a senior US military chief, according to explosive claims.Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson stated on the popular YouTube programme Judging Freedom that during an emergency meeting on Saturday, Trump a
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21 Apr '26
Police in Lwengo District have launched investigations into the murder of a 40-year-old man whose body was discovered dumped along a roadside in Kyetume Village, Lwengo Rural Sub-county.The deceased, identified as John Sempeebwa, was a farm manager working for a businessman identified as M
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21 Apr '26
Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) sergeant has been killed in an ambush by suspected cattle raiders in Yumbe District, authorities have confirmed.The deceased, identified as Sgt. Jonas Mukundane, 42, was the officer in charge of Kupia Army Detachment in Kerwa Sub-county. The incident
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20 Apr '26
SP Apollo Tayebwa, the spokesperson for Greater Bushenyi PolicePolice in the Greater Bushenyi Region have launched investigations into the suspected murder of a 57-year-old businessman, Asiimwe Abias, in Ishaka Division, Bushenyi District.According to police, Asiimwe, a resident of
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20 Apr '26
Police in Kanungu District have launched investigations into a suspected attempted murder after a man lost his hand during a violent confrontation with a casual worker.The victim has been identified as Eriabu Aineplani, a resident of Omukibaare Village in Kayungwe Sub-county.Accordi
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19 Apr '26
MONTREUX, Switzerland: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 (AFC/M23) rebel group announced on Saturday they had made “substantial progress” toward a protocol on humanitarian access and judicial protection, committing to rapid aid deliverie