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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,…

Man Manchester United Shaw Support Amorim’s Stand on ‘Toxic’ Dressing Room Culture

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1800 EAT on Wednesday 30 July 2025 Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has backed manager Ruben Amorim’s tough stance on improving dressing room standards, admitting the atmosphere at the club had become “quite toxic” at times. Amorim, who took charge of a struggling United side in November, has…

Tsunami Reaches U.S. West Coast Following Russian Quake; Japan Lifts Warning

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1748 EAT on Wednesday 30 July 2025 Vasily Berezhnoy has lived his entire life on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, a region known for its seismic activity and volcanic eruptions — but he says he doesn’t remember tremors as powerful as those that struck today. “People were in the streets…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

Man Attempts to Float to Egypt by Jumping from Karuma Bridge

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1046 EAT on Monday 28 July 2025 A 23-year-old man was stopped by security personnel at Karuma Bridge on Friday afternoon as he attempted to jump into the fast-moving River Nile, claiming he planned to “float” all the way to Egypt — a distance of nearly 6,650 kilometres….