The forum, held under the theme “Realizing Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: Progress and Way Forward,” has drawn prominent former and current African leaders. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on African leaders to confront and dismantle the long-standing strategic bottlenecks that continue to block the continent’s path to genuine socio-economic transformation. While officially opening […]
Lubiri SSS S6 Candidate Drowns After Receiving Dissatisfying UNEB Results A senior officer in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Colonel David Byaruhanga, has died from injuries sustained on the battlefield in eastern DR Congo. The 4th Infantry Division’s Public Information Officer, Captain David Kamya, confirmed the death, stating, “I have got a confirmation from […]
The Kenya High Commissioner to Uganda Joash Maangi has apologized to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Muhoozi Kainerugaba for last week’s publication of an article in a Kenyan newspaper, The Standard, which was disrespectful toward him. The story last week titled “Four-star brat: Why Muhoozi, tweeting General could fuel anger and division in DRC talks“ questioned […]
The March 23 Movement (M23) have dismissed accusations against them of raiding hospitals in Goma city, North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. On Monday, Vivian Van De Perre, the Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations in United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) released a report […]
The Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament has called for the establishment of a Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Centre in Burundi, one of the East African Community countries in the south of Uganda. By asking for a UNEB centre in Burundi, the legislators aim at reducing the cost of transporting learners from Burundi to Uganda […]
The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has taken custody of Brigadier-General Ezechiel Gakwerere, a senior intelligence chief of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) and a fugitive wanted for genocide crimes. The handover was carried out by the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) at the Grande Barrière border post in Rubavu district, […]
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has threatened to ban Kenya’s newspaper, The Standard from selling in Uganda. Gen. Muhoozi through his X handle this evening has accused The Standard of abusing him through their publications, saying they might have thought of making a lot […]
Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) have announced plans to demonstrate at the Kenyan High Commission in Kampala next week, protesting what they call unfair media treatment of Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. First Son Muhoozi is the chairman of the PLU, a so-called civic organisation created within the ambits of […]
Several explosions killed at least 11 people and injured 65 others on Thursday in Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), shortly after a political rally in support of the rebel March 23 Movement (M23). The latest casualties were confirmed by Corneille Nangaa, the political leader of the Congo River Alliance, a […]
The leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony’s family, has been repatriated to Uganda from the Central African Republic (CAR). The group includes Kony’s wife, Ruth Achan, their children, Maisa Amu, Betty Akidi, and Pope Kony arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Wednesday February 26, 2025. They were received in the early hours […]