By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D . (Hon.) Update at 1449 EAT on Monday 3rd November 2025 WAKISO, Uganda — The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Marine Brigade has passed out 168 new marines after successfully completing a four-month Marine Basic Induction Course at the Marine Training School in Kalangalo, Wakiso District. Presiding over the…
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Portuguese Labor Union Reaffirms Support for Sahrawi People’s Right to Self-Determination
By HICGI News Agency at 1645 EAT on Tuesday 28 October 2025 Lisbon, Portugal – The General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP) has reiterated its long-standing support for the Sahrawi people’s struggle and their right to self-determination, reaffirming solidarity with what it described as a “just cause” for freedom and independence. The declaration was made…
NDA Recovers 150,000 Stolen ARV Doses; UPDF Officer, Nurse Among Suspects Arrested
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1225 EAT on Monday 27 October 2025 The National Drug Authority (NDA) has recovered more than 150,000 doses of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs during a special operation that led to the arrest of a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer and a nurse implicated in the theft of government…
Algeria’s Nadjet Bouchref Sets African Record in Club Throw at World Para Athletics Championships
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1409 EAT on Friday 24 October 2025 NEW DELHI, October 4, 2025 (APS) – Algerian para-athlete Nadjet Bouchref made history on Saturday by setting a new African record in the Club Throw (F51) event at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, India. Competing at the iconic Jawaharlal…
Catholic Church Seeks Shs 600 Million to Uplift Children Living in Poverty
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1312 EAT on Friday 24 October 2025 Facing a decline in donor funding, the Catholic Church in Uganda has launched an appeal for Shs 600 million to assist 380 vulnerable children nationwide. Rt. Rev. Serverus Jjumba, President of Caritas Uganda and Bishop of Masaka Diocese, made the appeal…
Raila Odinga Laid to Rest Beside His Father in Emotional Ceremony
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1141 EAT on Monday 20 October 2025 Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga was laid to rest on Sunday beside his father, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga—Kenya’s first vice president—at the family’s ancestral home in Bondo, Siaya County. Raila Odinga, who passed away on Wednesday at a hospital in India…
The Non-Aligned Movement remains a voice of reason and balance- M7
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D, (Hon) & Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1409 EAT on Thursday 16 October 2025 Kampala, Uganda – The XIX Midterm Ministerial Review Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) officially opened on Wednesday at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, Uganda, convening foreign ministers, heads of delegations,…
Africa Faces Public Sector Crisis as Calls for Urgent Debt Relief Intensify
Updated By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1223 EAT on Monday 13 October 2025 More than 30 prominent economists, former finance ministers, and a central bank governor have issued a strong call for immediate debt relief for low- and middle-income countries, warning that rising debt repayments are crippling governments’ ability to fund essential public services….
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