Former Football Star Mario Pineida Killed as Ecuador Faces Rising Violence

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1526 EAT on Thursday 18 December 2025 Ecuadorian police said Mario Pineida, a 33-year-old defender for Barcelona de Guayaquil and a former national team player, was shot dead in an apparent attack as violence continues to escalate in the Andean nation. A second person, whom police did not…

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False Spring in Tunisia: The Decline of Revolutionary Hopes

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda and Eric Kikomeko at 1548 EAT on Wednseday 17 Decemeber 2025 Fifteen years ago, a Tunisian fruit seller, Mohamed Bouazizi, despairing over official corruption and police harassment, set himself on fire in the center of his hometown, Sidi Bouzid—an act that ignited a wave of uprisings across the region….

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Court Sets December 22 Date for Walukagga Nomination Appeal Decision

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1508 EAT on Wednesday 17 December 2025 High Court judge Rogers Kinobe has scheduled December 22, 2025, for the delivery of judgment in an appeal challenging the Electoral Commission’s decision to cancel the nomination of Mathias Walukagga as the parliamentary candidate for Busiro East. Walukagga’s nomination was annulled…

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Israel Advances Plans to Build 9,000 Homes in Occupied East Jerusalem

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1424 EAT on Wednesday 17 December 2025 Israeli authorities are expected to advance plans this week to build about 9,000 new housing units in a settlement on the site of the abandoned Qalandiya airport in occupied East Jerusalem, a move critics say would further fragment Palestinian territory and undermine prospects…

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Nine South Sudanese Nationals Arrested in Nabweru Over Housemaid’s Death

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 0949 EAT on Tuesday 16 December 2025 Nine South Sudanese nationals have been arrested in Nabweru in connection with the suspected murder of their housemaid. The unidentified maid is believed to have been killed inside a residence in Nabweru South Cell One, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District, on Friday night. Her…

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Trump Appeals to China’s Xi Over Detention of Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 0926 EAT on Tuesday 16 December 2025. US President Donald Trump has said he has personally appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping to release imprisoned Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, citing deep concern over the 78-year-old’s health following his conviction. On Monday, Hong Kong’s High Court…

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US Military Launches New Vessel Attacks in Eastern Pacific, Killing Eight

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 0905 EAT on Tuesday 16 December 2025 The United States says it has killed eight people in new attacks on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, just days after US forces seized a Venezuelan oil tanker amid Washington’s expanding military presence in Latin America. In a statement posted on social…

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