Museveni says the ex-DRC president, as well as regional and international actors, gave the ISIL-aligned ADF ‘free tenancy’ in North Kivu and Ituri. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday accused Joseph Kabila, the former leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo, of giving sanctuary to armed rebels and allowing them to use proceeds of exploiting…
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Uganda Loses Legislator who Fought for Mabira Forest, The Political Life of Hussein Kyanjo
Former Makindye West Member of Parliament, Hussein Kyanjo is dead. He reportedly died Saturday morning at Kibuli hospital. In a statement, JEEMA Party confirms Kyanjo’s death. “We are incredibly saddened to announce the death of one of our party founder members and Secretary General emeritus also former Member of Parliament for Makindye West Division Hajji….
Israeli Man Kills Wife in Uganda after DNA Results Showed Child Was Not His
Waeed Taheed, an Israeli businessman based in Uganda, suspected his wife, Monica Nabukenya, cheated on him His fears were confirmed when he took their six-month-old child for a DNA test, as he was not the father Taheed then took Nabukenya’s life before reporting her missing, but detectives unravelled the murder Negative DNA results led to…
Iran President Praises Uganda Anti- LGBTQ Law
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was in Zimbabwe Thursday, wrapping up a three-nation Africa visit that also took him to Kenya and Uganda. While in Uganda, Raisi said the West was promoting homosexuality in order to end what he called the “generation of human beings.” Raisi’s visit came after Uganda in May signed a law with…
Uganda imposes levy on foreign digital companies’ income
Uganda’s parliament late on Tuesday passed a new tax law that imposes a 5% levy on income earned in the country by foreign providers of digital communications services such as Twitter and Meta’s (META.O)Facebook. Authorities in the east African country have been exploring ways of tapping into the fast-expanding digital economy to help boost revenue needed…
Iranian President on African tour, arrives Uganda on Wednesday
Iran’s Raisi Kampala, Uganda– Iranian President, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to arrive in Uganda this Wednesday for a two-day state visit, according to the Deputy Presidential Press Secretary, Faruk Kirunda. The three-day trip – which includes Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe – will be the first by an Iranian president to Africa in 11 years….
Meet the co-wives of Uganda with an extraordinary bond
Dorothy Nankinga (L) and Milly Nazziwa at their home in Kireku village, Wakiso district, Uganda, on June 22, 2023. The co-wives say they are best of friends and their children have followed suit. Photo credit: Moraa Obiria I Nation Media Group Read more here https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/meet-the-co-wives-of-uganda-with-an-extraordinary-bond–4294190 Invest or Donate towards HICGI New Agency Global Media Establishment – Watch video…
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija Writes Book on torture, exile and activism
The award-winning author was arrested and tortured for his work – and then tortured again for writing about his detention. Now he smuggles his latest banned book into Uganda to ensure it is read Kakwenza Rukirabashaija tries to keep his scars covered around his children. Even in the height of summer he never takes off…
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