Two Kenyan human rights activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, remain missing after what rights groups allege was an abduction in Kampala on 1 October 2025. Eyewitnesses say the pair — who had traveled to Uganda to join opposition leader Bobi Wine on the campaign trail — were stopped at a petrol station in Kireka, Kampala, under the […]
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The government will on October 2 unveil CyberHub, a national centre of excellence in cybersecurity and data protection that seeks to build the country’s talent pool, strengthen innovation, and position Rwanda as a regional leader in digital security. The initiative, spearheaded by the National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA), will be hosted at the University of
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By Naome Namusoke/ KMA updates Kampala – Calls for reforms to strengthen trade and investment between Uganda and India have taken a centre stage today at the India–Uganda Bilateral Relations Forum held in Kampala under the theme “Opportunities for Trade, Investment and Collaboration.” Research findings presented by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) reveal that
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The heart of Kampala pulsed with energy on Wednesday morning as residents, students, leaders, and civil society groups joined hands to give the city a fresh face ahead of the Kampala City Festival. Dubbed the “No-Litter Day,” the pre-festival activity was flagged off at City Square by the Minister for Kampala Capital City and
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Joseph Kabila returned to DR Congo in May after a period of self-imposed exile Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes and treason. The charges concern accusations that Kabila has been supporting the M23, a rebel group who have wreaked devastation across the country’s
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the National Chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), has today officially launched the party’s manifesto for the 2026–2031 term. H.E President Yoweri Museveni launches the NRM Manifesto 2031. At a grand ceremony hosted at Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Hotel which drew Cabinet ministers, Members of Parliament, senior
Buyende, Uganda: The Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP)’s Presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, was blocked by security on Tuesday from accessing Bukungu Landing site, where two ferries remain uncommissioned and a long-awaited ice plant has been vandalized. Security personnel deployed heavy armoured vehicles, denying the candidate entry and forcing a diversion to
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Forget the shutdown of national parks (except, of course, we’ve got it reported for you). It’s the likely delay to publication of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report that has folks on Wall Street fretting. That report – a monthly snapshot of job creation – is always closely watched. And it’s been under even
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Tang Renjian accepted cash and property bribes totalling more than 268 million yuan (US$38 million) between 2007 and 2024, the People’s Court of Changchun in northeast Jilin province said in a statement. China’s former agricultural minister was sentenced to death on Sunday on corruption charges, with a two-year reprieve, a court statement said. Tang Renjian
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The Scottish Government has pledged £250,000 to two charities working to alleviate suffering amid the Sudanese civil war. That is in addition to £1.25m contributed to projects in the region since the brutal conflict began in 2023. Tearfund and Christian Aid will use the new funding to support “ongoing humanitarian work”, including improving food access
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