By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1758 EAT on Friday 16 May 2025 As Bank of Uganda (BoU) intensifies its gold purchases to boost national reserves, experts are raising red flags about the origin of gold being traded within the country, warning that without strict traceability, the central bank risks being entangled in the…
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American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1744 EAT on Friday 16 May 2025 An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad….
Ukraine and Russia agree prisoner of war exchange after first direct talks
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1730 EAT on Friday 16 May 2025 Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov has just been briefing Ukrainian reporters after the talks with Russia came to a close. Umerov says Ukraine and Russia have agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each. We have discussed the ceasefire issue. And…
Kanjokya Reflections: Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present
Yesterday, I was deeply honored and thrilled to receive a phone call from the ICT Dons, led by my friend of 20 years, Henry Lutwama — Personal … Kanjokya Reflections: Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present
Pezeshkian says Iran will ‘not bow’ to bullying from Trump
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1015 EAT on Thursday 15 May 2025 Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would not “bow to any bully” in response to United States President Donald Trump’s criticism of Tehran during his ongoing three-day Gulf tour. Trump thinks he can come here, chant slogans, and scare us….
Trump’s critics and supporters unite against Qatar plane deal
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1001 EAT on Thursday 15 May 2025 The idea that Donald Trumps’s acceptence of a plane from Qatar has drawn bipartism scrutiny underscores how some behaviors transsend party loyalty and tap into broader concerns about propriety,national interest and foreign entanglements. The problem for the White House is that…
Israeli air strikes kill 40 People in Gaza
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 0933 EAT on Thursday 15 May 2025 More than 40 people have been killed in the latest Israeli strikes across the Strip, according to hospital sources. There are reports that at least 36 bodies were taken to hospitals in the south, which saw intense Israeli bombardment overnight. With…
Zelensky insists he will only join Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey this week if Putin is present
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1344 EAT on Wednesday 14 May 2025 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky raised the stakes ahead of a potential meetin with Vladimir Putin in Turkey by saying he wouldn’t hold talks with any Russian representative other than the president himself. Zelensky said he would travel to Turkey after US President Donald…
