Three Hours Late and It's Black Smoke
The first day of the papal conclave ended without a new pope, as black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 9:01pm local time—nearly three hours after the...
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First Smoke At 8pm Local Time
133 Cardinal Electors are locked in the Sistine Chapel for the Conclave that is voting for the next pope in utmost secrecy whose only results can be told by smoke signalT...
From Gaza to Juba, Cardinals Urge Faithful to Pray as World Grows Numb to Endless Wars
As the world reels from unrelenting violence in Gaza, a stalemated war in Ukraine, and worsening instability in South Sudan—despite one of the most dramatic papal inter...
Eddie Mutwe Dumped at Masaka Court Amid Tight Security
Edward Ssebufu, alias Eddie Mutwe—the head of security for NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi—was on Monday produced at Masaka High Court under heavy security, a week after...
Eddie Mutwe Dumped at Masaka Court Amid Tight Security
Edward Ssebufu, alias Eddie Mutwe—the head of security for NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi—was on Monday produced at Masaka High Court under heavy security, a week after...
Besigye Arrives in Court, Faces Subversion Charges in High-Stakes Nakawa Showdown
Four-time Ugandan presidential contender Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale, appeared before the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court on April 30, 2025...
Chameleon Moves Raise Suspicion as Dormant Parties Rebrand Ahead of 2026
The political landscape is undergoing a dramatic metamorphosis, with two parties, the Green Partisan Party (GPP) and the National Peasants Party (NPP), shedding their old...
Analysts Urge Responsible Spending as Tororo Village Elections Heat up
Grassroots democracy is alive and vibrant in Tororo District as village chairperson elections kick off, drawing large crowds and spirited contenders.However, political an...
Concerns Grow Over ‘Buying’ of Political Parties Ahead of 2025 Elections
Political analysts are raising fresh alarms over increasing corruption in Uganda’s political landscape, warning that the buying and selling of political parties is enri...
Biden Meets Among at the Vatican
KAMPALA | United States President Joe Biden and Speaker of Parliament Anita Among shared a moment of rare cordiality at the Vatican, where they attended the funeral rites...