The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has hailed the ongoing construction of a joint oil refinery by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania as a key success of East African Community (EAC) integration. Speaking on behalf of President Yoweri Museveni at the opening ceremony of the 15th East African Parliamentary Games at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on […]
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Uganda is hosting the East Africa Community (EAC) Parliamentary Games from December 6 to 17, 2025, bringing together legislators from across the region in a celebration of sports, camaraderie, and regional integration. The games aim to expand markets, enhance trade, reduce barriers, facilitate free movement of goods, and champion peace and security within the EAC.
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Kenyan legislators chased down but failed to outrun their Ugandan counterparts as Parliament of Uganda registered successive wins in the long distance races during the first day involving athletics on Monday 8 December 2025. Ugandan MPs, both in the men and women’s races, won the 1500 metres and a shorter 400 metres events held in
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Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholic educators in Africa to help young people rediscover confidence in their future, especially those driven to leave the continent out of despair. His message, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, was sent to Archbishop Gabriel Sayaogo for the African Congress on Catholic Education held in Nairobi from
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,” after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza. Netanyahu spoke during a news conference with visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and stressed
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A group of soldiers in Benin claimed on Sunday that they had seized power, announcing the removal of President Patrice Talon on national television. Calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), they said they had appointed Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri to lead the country. “Mr Patrice Talon is removed from office as president of
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Ms Nabbanja said the strenuous procedure that needed to be undertaken to degazette the forest reserve caused delays at the Ministry of Water and Environment, which is undertaking the process. The Prime Minister, Ms Robinah Nabbanja, has reassured the Gulu University administration of the progressive efforts by the government to secure more land for its
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In a memo obtained by the non-profit news outlet Prism, DoJ official Tammie M. Gregg told prison auditors across the nation to “immediately pause” all “compliance determinations” for key safety rules concerning LGBTQI+ inmates, and advise prisons to “disregard” them. Those rules include requiring trans and intersex prisoners to be allowed separate showers, banning body searches purely
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Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane was followed by four military-style drones before it landed at Dublin airport on Monday, according to a report. Sources told The Journal that the drones took off from a location in the northeast of the Irish capital and flew towards the flight path of the Ukrainian president in breach of a no-fly zone. Gardaí are investigating the incident
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The members of parliament of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and their support on December 1, 2025 toured Namunkekera Rural Industrial Park, also known as Liaoshen Industrial Park, and Kirima Heritage Farm in Kapeeka-Semuto Municipality in Nakaseke district. Both of these landmark establishments are owned by General (Rtd) Caleb Akandwanaho Salim Saleh, the Chief
