New Funding Scandal Rocks Reform UK as Officials Step Down

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1454 EAT on Friday 4 September 2026 Two officials from Britain’s Reform UK have stepped down amid the latest in a series of funding scandals involving the right-wing political party. Party officials James Orr and Dan Jukes announced on Friday that they would resign following the broadcast of…

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Tooro PM Defends Withholding Information on King Oyo’s Illness

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1258 EAT on 4 September 2026 Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki has defended his decision to keep the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV’s medical condition private, saying he acted on the king’s express instructions to conceal his treatment abroad. Rwomiire said the…

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US Provides Uganda with Life-Saving Ebola Treatment

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1144 EAT on Thursday 3 September 2026 The United States government has donated vials of the experimental Ebola antibody treatment MBP134 to Uganda’s Ministry of Health, with the treatment showing potential to reduce deaths among Ebola patients. Dr Charles Ayume, State Minister for Health in charge of Primary…

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UN Sounds Alarm over ‘Supersized’ El Niño as Countries Brace

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1126 EAT on Thursday 3 September 2026 The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that the developing El Niño could become the strongest in more than seven decades, with the weather pattern expected to persist until at least February 2027. The phenomenon can disrupt weather patterns worldwide, triggering…

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Iran Red Crescent Calls for ICC Probe into Deadly US Strike on Wedding

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1103 EAT on Thursday 3 September 2026 The Iranian Red Crescent Society has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate a US missile strike that hit a wedding gathering in the southern town of Kuhestak, killing at least four people and injuring dozens. In a letter…

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Museveni Unveils ‘Pearl Sweet’ as Uganda’s Crude Oil Nears Production

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1049 EAT on Thursday 3 September 2026 President Yoweri Museveni has named Uganda’s crude oil “Pearl Sweet”, with the slogan “Born of the Pearl”, as the country enters the final stretch towards commercial oil production. Museveni unveiled the name on Wednesday at the Kingfisher Development Area in Kikuube…

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Trump, Tebboune, Museveni Honoured with HTP Lifetime Awards.

By Faith Barbra N Ruhinda & Gordon Anastasia Ssekandi- Updated at 1528 EAT on Wednesday 02nd September 2026. Heal The Planet recognises leaders and humanitarian figures for contributions to peace, education, African unity and humanitarian service. KAMPALA, UGANDA — United States President Donald J. Trump, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Ugandan President Gen. Yoweri Kaguta…

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