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The of Chairman Global Security Foundation Former and former Ugandan Prime Minister Rt Hon Amama Mbabazi has eulogized fallen Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon Jacob Oulanyah saying he was a man of great prospects. Speaking to the media on Wednesday after signing the condolence book to honor Oulanyah, Mbabazi said that Oulanyah had proved to be one of the good leaders on whom Uganda could rely in the future. “Rt Hon Jacob Oulanyah was a man of great prospects, and was one of the good leaders whom Uganda could rely on in the coming years,” said Mbabazi. Mbabazi disclosed that…

A little over a month after her tearful disappointment at the Beijing Olympics, Kamila Valieva is slated to compete this weekend at an exhibition event in Russia, with her country’s athletes barred from international skating competition because of the Ukraine invasion. Pause Current Time 0:13 / Duration 3:50 Loaded: 7.83% LO Subtitles Fullscreen Unmute 0 Kamila Valieva places fourth after unpredictable Olympic figure skating competition Valieva, 15, will compete in Saransk’s Channel One Trophy competition, an exhibition that coincides with the world championships. Russian Olympic Committee gold medalist Anna Shcherbakova and silver medalist Alexandra Trusova also will compete in the Channel One event,…

Atop Kremlin envoy has reportedly quit his post and left the country, becoming the highest-profile figure in Russia to break with Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Video Player is loading. Pause Ad Current Time 0:00 / Duration 1:36 Loaded: 0.00% LQ Subtitles Fullscreen Unmute 0 Mariupol residents suffer continued fighting almost a month since the Russian invasion Anatoly Chubais, a veteran Russian reformer, left his post as the Kremlin’s climate envoy, a source told Reuters. The source said Mr Chubais had left the country and had no intention of coming back. Bloomberg also reported the “bombshell” departure, citing two inside sources. Russia-based news outlets said…

(Bloomberg) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a flurry of talks with state leaders, including Vladimir Putin, since Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. But there’s one big omission from his diplomatic outreach: Volodymyr Zelenskiy.Xi has spoken with at least eight world leaders in the month since the invasion, stressing Beijing’s preference for dialogue over war and sanctions. The leader of the world’s second-largest economy has encouraged Russia to move toward negotiations, offered to work with France and Germany to promote talks and told President Joe Biden that China “stands for peace.”© 2022 – Xinhua News Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping…

MTN Foundation, the charity arm of MTN Uganda, has today handed over a newly constructed classroom block and staff quarters to Bigodi Secondary School and Rwengobe Primary School respectively.  By undertaking this initiative, MTN is fulfilling its commitment to the people of Uganda to continually support and contribute towards the socio-economic development of the country. Wednesday, 23rd March.2022-Western Uganda: MTN Foundation, the charity arm of MTN Uganda, has today handed over a newly constructed classroom block and staff quarters to Bigodi Secondary school and Rwengobe Primary School respectively. Staff quarters constructed by MTN Foundation at Rwengobe Primary School in…

The 8th Meeting of the 4th Central Executive Committee of the National Resistance Movement Party sitting in Emergency Session at Entebbe today 23rd March 2022, hereby resolves as follows: 1. To place on record, our distinct recognition and warm acknowledgement of the sterling contribution of Rt. Hon. Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah (RIP), Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, to the vigorous advancement of the Programs of National Resistance Movement; 2. To clearly recognize the vibrant functioning and meticulous implementation of legislative agenda of the Parliament of Uganda under the clear watch of Rt. Hon. Oulanyah; 3. To hold out his life…

President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi, with Republic of Congo’s Special Envoy and Minister for Regional Planning, Infrastructure and Road Maintenance Jean Jacques Bouya who presented a special message from President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo. Also present were Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo and the Republic of Congo’s Ambassador to Kenya Jean Pierre Ossey.

ChildFund International and Davis & Shirtliff have partnered to increase access to clean water for communities in four African countries -Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zambia which are some of the areas most vulnerable to water scarcity. The two organizations will collaborate to deploy sustainable water solutions to provide clean and safe water to marginalized and under-resourced communities by employing innovation and technology. This partnership will focus on borehole installation rehabilitation, installing water storage tanks, installing electric and solar-powered pumps, solarizing existing water pumps, water testing technologies and services, and implementation of water-related interventions in public schools. The partnership combines…

© Reuters/POOL FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to media in Melbourne SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday said he has been raising concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to attend the next G20 summit in Indonesia this year. “The idea of sitting around a table with Vladimir Putin, who the United States are already in the position of calling out (for) war crimes in Ukraine, for me is a step too far,” Morrison said during a media briefing. Related video: Gary Locke on China’s Stance in Ukraine (Bloomberg) Video Player is loading. Pause…

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – A Ugandan court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for an international award-winning author who fled to Germany last month to seek treatment for injuries he said were inflicted on him during torture by security personnel, his lawyer said. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested at the end of December and held for almost a month before he was charged with communications offences related to tweets that criticised President Yoweri Museveni and his son. “It is true the court has issued an arrest warrant for him,” his lawyer Eron Kiiza told Reuters. “It’s just a continuation…