At least 98 Congolese police officers and their families who fled to Uganda have returned to their country. They fled to the Ugandan side of Ishasha in Kanungu district on August 3, after the town of Nyamilima in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province fell in the hands of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. After the […]
It’s a grieving moment following the killing of at least 37 civilians and injuring of 212 in an explosion at a popular Lido Beach restaurant in the Somali capital late on Friday. Somalia’s government has blamed the attack on the Al Shabaab, a militant Islamist group. Ali Haji told a press conference that 11 of […]
The embattled Kenyan President William Ruto has announced new measures and amendments to anti-corruption laws following recent protests by Kenyan youth. He has also nominated 10 names to his new ‘broad-based’ cabinet. It includes Hassan Joho, John Mbadi, Opiyo Wandayi and Wycliff Oparanya, prominent members from Raila Odinga’s ODM party. In a press briefing issued on […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has on Thursday launched the Lake Victoria Logistics, a company aiming at reducing the cost of transporting fuel in Uganda. Lake Victoria Logistics was founded in May 2015 as Mahathi Infra Uganda with a vision to change the petroleum logistics for Uganda and other landlocked countries like Rwanda, Burundi and DRC […]
The citizens in Cameroon were shocked when the daughter of their President Paul Biya made a declaration that she is a lesbian. Brenda Biya said that she was forced to publicly declare what has been a secret with interests to help change the law banning same-sex relationships in her country. Biya says there are many […]
The body of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldier, Maj. Patrick Awany who was killed by a roadside bomb in Somalia was on Thursday evening been received at Entebbe Military Airbase. Packed in a casket, Maj. Awany’s remains were received by the senior UPDF officers, friends and close relatives. Awany died while serving under […]
“Maama Maria through the years of living and establishing some of the most incredible projects in our nation, has not only blended in with our people as one of us, but has become undeniably an African Mother of a big family of thousands of children, who affectionately call her Maama,” she said. MUKONO |KYAGGWE TV […]
By Andrew M. Mwenda Many people have hailed President William Ruto of Kenya for yielding to popular pressure not to sign the controversial Finance Bill. A friend in diplomatic circles in Kampala texted me saying that Ruto should be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. In my young and idealistic life, I would have hailed the […]
After a day of protest, turmoil and bloodshed, Kenyan President William Ruto addressed the nation with a message of sadness and strength on Tuesday. Saying “legitimate” protests against his policies had been “hijacked by a group of organised criminals,” he warned his government would use all means at its disposal to prevent a repeat of […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has appointed Peter Haynes, a British national as the counsel to represent the rights and interests of Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Haynes, a renowned international criminal and humanitarian lawyer was appointed by the ICC Registry on June 21, 2024. “The Registry […]