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Uganda Political Transition: Bobi Wine, Gen. Muntu Stay Silent on Forgiving Museveni

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda & Eric KikomekoUpdated at 21:35, Monday, 1 December 2025 Nandala Mafabi and Male Mabirizi Emerge as the Only Candidates Willing to Forgive Museveni As Uganda heads toward the January 2026 general elections, the question of political transition dominated Sunday night’s highly anticipated Presidential Debate hosted by NTV Uganda. The debate,…

Unity and Diplomacy: VP Alupo and 25+ Envoys Gather in Kampala to Honour 71 Years of Algeria’s Liberation.

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.), Anastasias Gordon Sekandi, Faith Barbara Ruhinda & Princess Scovia K Kampala, Uganda — Updated at 2145 EAT on November 5, 2025 The Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in Uganda on Tuesday hosted a colourful reception at the ambassador’s residence in Kampala to mark the 71st…

Uganda and Russia Reaffirm Strategic Partnership at Third Intergovernmental Commission Session

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon.) & Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Munyonyo, Uganda — updates at 13:12 EAT on October 8, 2025 Uganda and the Russian Federation have reaffirmed their long-standing strategic partnership during the Third Session of the Uganda–Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, held at Speke Resort Munyonyo,…

UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1306 EAT on Tuesday 16 April 2025 This has been a really, really long road, says Susan Smith, the co-founder of For Women Scotland. She says: “Today the judges have said what we always believed to be the case, that women are protected by their biological sex. Sex…

72 MPs sign a proclamation condemning the Shs100M bonanza, saying, “I didn’t eat.”

By Adam Bukenya | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 72 members of parliament have signed a declaration submitted by Joel Ssenyonyi, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LoP), denying any involvement in the purported Shs100 million cash handout that was allegedly paid to MPs behind closed doors. Ssenyonyi presented the list of signatories to reporters during a press…

Uganda implements regulatory measures for mandatory biometric voter verification.

By Adam Bukenya | Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Norbert Mao, Uganda’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, has guaranteed that regulatory amendments are being worked on to prepare the way for the implementation of obligatory biometric voter verification during the country’s 2026 general elections. Speaking recently before the National Assembly’s Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Mao stated that…

Kaliro’s Yellow Fever Vaccination Drive Aims for 50,000

By Adam Bukenya | Tuesday, April 15, 2025 The ongoing statewide yellow fever vaccination program, which started on April 10 and is anticipated to go until April 16, aims to vaccinate over 50,000 people, according to Kaliro District health authorities. Youth mobilizers equipped with megaphones have been sent out to visit local health centers and encourage people to…

Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1148 EAT on Tuesday 15 April More than 1,000 people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq’s central and southern parts of the country, health officials said. One official in Muthanna province says at least 700 cases of what they said was suffocation….

Trump blames Zelensky for starting war after massive Russian attack

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1139 EAT on Tuesday 15 April 2025 Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war with Russia – a day after a massive Russian attack killed 35 people and injured 117 others in Ukraine. The US president said the Ukrainian leader shared the blame with Russian…

My Africa – Prof Charles Esimone from Nnamdi Azikiwe University on the Senior Citizens Talk.

On the #SeniorCitizensTalk with Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin is Prof Charles Esimone from Nnamdi Azikiwe University , Awka, Nigeria He talks aboutØ Innovation, Science & Technology in Africa Ø Africa Free Trade Area, is it real?Ø Africa a Continent with Foreign LanguagesØ Military Coups in Africa. Click here to watch and don’t forget to subscribe.

Karuma bridge is reopened after 3-week closure

Karuma bridge has officially reopened to all traffic this morning following a three-week closure for essential maintenance works. The 61-year-old bridge, a vital link connecting northern Uganda to the rest of the country, was temporarily closed on March 24 to allow for the installation of four expansion joints on the bridge deck. The closure forced…