A map showing the location (red pin) of the town of Masagaway in Somalia. By Harun Maruf Heavy fighting has been reported in central Somalia after al-Shabab militants stormed a government military camp in the town of Masagaway on Tuesday, the second attack in days. Security sources who are following the situation say deadly fighting…
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‘Al-Shabaab Will Regret Actions on Ugandan Soldiers in Somalia’
An Al-Shabaab attack took place on an AU peacekeeper operating base in Bulo Marer, 120 kilometers southwest of the capital Mogadishu on May 26, 2023. The Al-Shabaab militants claimed in a statement that it carried out suicide bomb attacks and killed 137 Ugandan soldiers, while others were taken as prisoners of war. However, these claims…
165 bird species identified in Luweero forest
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Uganda to export 3,000 nurses to UK, Middle East
The leadership of Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union (UNMU), has said engagements are underway to send some of the 3,000 well-skilled nurses who are not employed by the government, to work abroad. This was revealed to this publication yesterday by Mr Justus Cherop, the president of UNMU. He was commenting on ongoing plans by some…
Witchcraft Fears at Makerere
By Jacobs Odongo Seaman On Thursday October 27 last year, a laity from St Augustine Chapel in Makerere was called into a college principal’s office. The principal was thoroughly shaken. A quick spiritual exorcism in the office reassured the principal enough that he was able to post an unusually lengthy sermon on Muasa’s WhatsApp group…
Malawi – Over 500,000 Children At Risk of Malnutrition, Unicef Warns
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking nearly $88 million to assist 6.5 million people in Malawi, including at least 573,000 boys and girls who are at risk of malnutrition. Although the southern African country has made recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, the agency said these gains have been threatened by acute food insecurity, compounded by other challenges…
3972 Result Slips Handed Over to 51 City Schools after Reproduction
KCCA recently handed over Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) result slips to 51 schools, containing 3,972 result slips for learners who sat PLE in 2019. The head teachers of the respective schools picked the result slips during the official handover event that was presided over by our Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka, on Thursday at the Mayor’s…
“We do recognize that the threats posed by climate Change are real and we support measures aimed at Protecting the Environment.” VP Jessica Alupo
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin- updated at 1001 on Wednesday 10th May 2023 The Vice President of Uganda Jessica Alupo while representing the President of Uganda at the 10th East African Petroleum Conference and exhibition said that EAC as a region is aware of the global push for energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy….
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