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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,…

Paramilitaries declare rival government in Sudan

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1421 EAT on Wednesday 16 April 2025 Sudan’s paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country’s armed forces, two years into a war that has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, said the…

Biden blasts Trump’s domestic policies in first post presidency address

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1403 EAT on Wednesday 16 April 2025 Former United States President Joe Biden has delivered his first major speech since leaving office, defending retirement aid that he says is threatened by President Donald Trump’s sweeping administrative reforms. Speaking to disability advocates in Chicago, Biden said the Trump administration’s…

Red states forge ahead with proof of citizenship voting requirements with Trump’s efforts likely going nowhere

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1336 EAT on Wednesday 16 April 2025 states are barreling ahead in a push to require voters to show documents proving of their citizenship when registering, as efforts by President Donald Trump and his congressional allies to enact the mandate nationwide show little likelihood of success. Twenty-two states…

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….