A London museum says it has agreed to return to Nigeria artefacts looted in the 19th Century from the Kingdom of Benin. The Horniman Museum said ownership of 72 objects would be transferred to the Nigerian government. Items include 12 brass plaques, known as Benin Bronzes, a brass cockerel and a key to the king’s…
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Laurent Gbagbo pardoned by Ivory Coast president.
Alassane Ouattara says he pardoned his longtime rival to boost ‘social cohesion’ in Ivory Coast. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated on 7th August.2022 at 1757 EAT. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has pardoned his predecessor and longtime rival, Laurent Gbagbo, as part of a reconciliation drive ahead of elections due in 2025. Ouattara made the…
Hunger: Karimojong elders demand for cash instead of food relief.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0856 EAT on Saturday 4th August 2022. Locals in hunger-hit Karamoja sub-region have urged the government to consider sending relief cash instead of food relief. John Bosco Akore, the secretary Kotido elders council says the most effective way to distribute relief is to give households cash so that they…
Fuel prices start to stabilize but to stay high for longer.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0844 EAT on Saturday 6th August 2022. Fuel prices in Uganda, particularly in Kampala have continued to rise, but at a slower rate over the last two months, compared to the sharp increases registered between March and early July. Ordinary motorists in Kampala had predicted that by the start…
Malawi blocks plans to ‘export’ 2000 unemployed nurses to US, Saudi Arabia.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0839 EAT on Friday 5th August 2022. Malawi’s nurses’ union is urging President Lazarus Chakwera to allow about 2,000 nurses to work in the United States and Saudi Arabia, after the government ordered the plan be stopped. The National Organization of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) announced the…
Kisoro Tourist hotel manager found dead in toilet.
Updated at 1629 EAT on Thursday 4th August 2022. The manager of Kisoro Tourist hotel, John Musenga, has been found dead. Musenga’s body was discovered in one of the toilets of the hotel today Wednesday. The hotel belongs to king Caesar Mulenga of Mulenga kingdom who is also a Vietnam consular in Uganda. Musenga was…
Kawempe residents accuse police officers of carrying guns to bars.
Updated at 15044 EAT on Thursday 4th August 2022. Officers at Kikaaya police post in Kawempe Division are on the spot for allegedly carrying firearms to bars and other entertainment spots where they threaten residents. The matter came up during a security meeting convened by the Kira-Road Division police commander Geoffrey Ssebuyungo in Kikulu Zone on…
Ugandan woman sold off for marriage in Iraq found.
Updated at 1457 EAT on Thursday 4th August 2022 Security agencies have successfully traced and found a Ugandan woman from Kawempe who was allegedly sold off for marriage in Iraq. Officials from the Internal Affairs ministry started tracing the woman only identified by her pseudo name ‘Shifah’ at the beginning of July after her husband filed…
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