TickToker Remanded to Luzira Prison Over Defamatory Remarks Against ESO chief

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 0926 EAT on Thursday 31 July 2025 A 32-year-old TikToker has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of allegedly publishing defamatory content against Ambassador Joseph Ocwet, the head of Uganda’s External Security Organisation (ESO). The accused, Benson Muyingo, popularly known online as Benson Pro UG, appeared on…

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Uganda Intensifies Efforts to Eliminate Mothers-to-Child Disease Transmission

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1000 EAT on Wednesday 30 July 2025 The government has intensified efforts to eliminate the vertical transmission of HIV/AIDS, syphilis, and hepatitis B — three preventable infections that continue to pose serious risks to the health of mothers and their babies, despite the availability of effective prevention tools….

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Russian Strike kill 22 in Ukraine, Including Inmates and Pregnant Woman

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1413 EAT on Tuesday 29 July 2025 Russian airstrikes on southeastern Ukraine overnight have killed at least 22 people, including 16 prison inmates and a pregnant woman, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and local officials. The deadly attacks came just a day after U.S. President Donald Trump tightened…

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China Proposes Global AI Governance Framework as U.S Pursues Solo Strategy

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1343 EAT on Tuesday 29 July 2025 China has proposed a global action plan to govern artificial intelligence, just days after the United States laid out its own strategy aimed at cementing American leadership in the fast-evolving technology. AI has increasingly become a strategic lever in trade negotiations…

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Fire Destroys Classrooms at Kakira High School

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1253 EAT on Tuesday 29 July 2025 Several classrooms at Kakira High School—one of the largest government secondary schools in Kakira Town Council, Jinja District—were completely destroyed after a fire broke out on Sunday morning. The blaze reportedly started in the early hours and quickly spread, gutting multiple…

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Heavy Rains kill Four in China; Flood Warnings Issued Across 11 Province

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1107 EAT on Monday 28 July 2025 Unusually heavy rainfall in northern China’s Hebei province has caused a deadly landslide, killing four people and leaving eight others missing, according to state media. Flood warnings have been issued for Beijing and at least 11 other provinces as authorities brace…

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