Uganda Police on Monday issued a report disregarding rumors that had circulated indicating the cause of death of the Nigerian footballer, Abubakar Lawal to a road accident. According to a police report, Lawal who has been playing for Vipers Sports in Uganda Premier League died after falling from a building on a third floor and […]
President Yoweri Museveni has said it is not true that the Ugandan army UPDF has deployed troops in Eastern Congo to help the Congo government fight the M-23 rebels. STATEMENT IN FULL I need to clarify one misinformation I saw on Al-Jazeera TV, the other night. There was an item that said that Uganda had […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation in Rwanga has issued a statement announcing its reversal of cooperation with Belgium over what was termed as leading an aggressive campaign together with the DRC, aimed at sabotaging Rwanda’s access to development finance, including in multilateral institutions. According to the Ministry statement, Belgium is leading acts […]
The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Isaac Ssemakadde has allegedly fled the country following the High Court of Uganda ordering his arrest and imprisonment for two years after finding him guilty of contempt of court. According to the latest messages posted on Ssemakadde’s X handle, he allegedly fled to Rwanda. After posting as […]
Fourteen bodies of South African soldiers who were killed while in battle alongside Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers and coalition forces in Goma city North Kivu province have been repatriated through Rwanda and Uganda. The soldiers were killed during fierce fighting two weeks ago as they fought to stop the March […]
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi has been warned to pack and get going when the going is still good as his foes, the M23 rebels are swearing to take the capital of Kinshasa any moment. This was contained in a press briefing addressed by rebel commander Cornellie Nangaa and M23 […]
TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 Final Draw Group C 1. Nigeria 2. Tunisia 3. Uganda 4. Tanzania Uganda Cranes have been handed a tough draw on their return to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Former champions Nigeria and Tunisia will stand in their way to qualification for the knockout stages. Meanwhile, The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) […]
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have announced the capture of Goma city in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The fall of Goma in the early hours of Monday morning followed fierce fighting between the rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) that lasted for several days. […]
In an Extraordinary Meeting held yesterday, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) resolved to endorse President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Dr Hussein Mwinyi as the party’s presidential candidates for the Union Government and Zanzibar, respectively, for the 2025 General Election. The resolution that was passed unanimously by over 1,900 members present was read by Ng’wasi Kamani, member […]
Uganda has registered a record home and away win over Namibia in the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. After registering a 10-0 win in the first leg, the Teen Cranes also secured an 8-1 win in a game played today on Sunday January 19, 2025 at Hamz Stadium, Nakivubo. This means that Uganda’s Teen […]