Qatar Shuts Down Airspace Over Regional Tensions
Qatar has temporarily suspended all air traffic in its airspace, citing safety concerns for citizens, residents, and visitors amid what appear to be escalating regional t...
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US, UK and France Scramble Fighter Jets to Gulf Region
Fighter jets from the United States, United Kingdom, and France have been scrambled across the Persian Gulf following coordinated Iranian missile strikes on American mili...
MTN Uganda plans mobile money spin-off
MTN Uganda plans to spin off its mobile money arm, MTN MoMo, into a separate entity, a move that could alter the structure of its business in one of its largest African m...
Ssemujju Nganda: Over 8,000 PFF Founders to Elect Interim Leaders on July 8
The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) is set to take a major step in its formal organisation as thousands of its founding members prepare to elect interim leaders.This w...
DRC Justice Minister Resigns Amid Embezzlement Probe and M23 Accusations
The Justice Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Constant Mutamba, has resigned following the publication of a letter on Wednesday, showing he is under investiga...
Uganda is on a Mission to Change Its Destiny
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Ramathan Ggoobi, who is also the Secretary to Treasury has said Uganda is on a mission to change its destiny, noting th...
Kenyan policeman appears in court in connection with blogger's killing
A Kenyan police officer has appeared in court after being arrested in connection with the killing of a young blogger in police custody.Albert Ojwang's death sparked prote...
Rukungiri High Court Launches Criminal Session to Tackle 40 Capital Cases
The High Court sitting in Rukungiri officially opened its criminal session t with a stakeholders’ meeting chaired by Resident Judge, Lady Justice Susan Kanyange.The ses...
IGAD, AU Chiefs Meet in Addis to Bolster Peace and Regional Integration Amid Sudan Crisis
In a decisive step toward regional cohesion, the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, met with the Cha...
Syria government says women must wear burkinis at public beaches
Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis - a swimsuit that covers the body except for the face, hands and feet - or other "decent...