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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,…

Tunde Onakoya, a Nigerian, is attempting to break the record for the longest chess marathon.

by Ronald sserwadda In an attempt to break the record for the longest chess marathon, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya is playing under the bright lights of Times Square in New York City. He aims to play for 58 consecutive hours and raise $1m (£805,000) for charity in the process. The money, he says,…

Kenya investigates crash that killed military chief, Francis Ogolla

Kenya’s government has sent a team to investigate the helicopter crash that killed military chief Gen Francis Ogolla and nine others. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash. Gen Ogolla was among 12 occupants of the military aircraft that went down on Thursday afternoon shortly after take off in the north-west of the…

Israel has reportedly launched missile strikes into Iran, U.S. military official says.

The Israeli military reportedly launched missile strikes against targets in Iraq, Syria, and Iran. The strikes appear to be the response Israel vowed to carry out after an Iranian attack on Sunday, when Tehran fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel. Most of Iran’s volleys were intercepted or caused little damage. The U.S. military…

Gen Francis Ogolla: Kenya helicopter crash kills country’s military chief.

Kenya’s military chief, Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, the president said. Gen Ogolla – Kenya’s highest ranking military officer – was in the helicopter alongside 11 other military personnel. Only two people survived. In a news conference, President William Ruto said it was…

Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought sweep southern Africa.

An estimated 20 million people in southern Africa are facing what the United Nations calls”acute hunger” as one of the worst droughts in more than four decades shrivels crops, decimates livestock and, after years of rising food prices brought on by pandemic and war, spikes the price of corn, the region’s staple crop. Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have all declared…

Ukraine issues World War Three warning ahead of long-stalled US Congress aid vote.

Ukraine’s prime minister has told hicginewsagency that there will be a “Third World War” if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia, as he urged the US Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill. Denys Shmyhal expressed “careful optimism” that US lawmakers would pass the hotly contested measure, which has $61bn (£49bn) earmarked for Kyiv….

Malaria Fight Crumbles- M7 aide at Canadian Convention

By Earnest Benjamin Kivumbi Updated at 1600 EAT on Thursday 18th April 2024 HALIFAX, CANADA- Phionah Barungi the Senior Presidential Assistant on Special Duties on Wednesday while attending the fight against malaria in Canada Halifax, where African countries like Uganda were given a platform to express the challenges they have encountered in the fight against…

Kenya to increase on the number of digital IDs and passports issued.

Kenya plans to issue at least three million digital national IDs and one million biometric passports before the year ends, all things being equal. This ambition was revealed last week by Julius Bitok, principal secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services, The Star reports. Speaking on the issue during a planning meeting in the city of Mombasa,…