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The East African Community (EAC) Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social, and Political Sectors, Hon. Aguer Ariik Malueth, has underscored the importance of the Uganda-Kenya expressway in facilitating movement and trade between EAC member states as he handed over the site for a feasibility study to the consultancy firm GOPA Infra Gmbh of Germany and ITEC Limited of Kenya. The Kenya-Uganda expressway will involve the rehabilitation of the existing two-lane single-carriageway to bitumen standards and the upgrading...

The United Kingdom (UK) Parliament on Tuesday morning, April 23, 2024, passed the Rwanda Bill allowing the UK to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The bill spearheaded by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had stalled for two months after the House of Lords had been engaged in an extended tussle over the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, sending it back to the House of Commons five times in a bid to secure changes. The unelected chamber ended the...

Iran’s United Nations (UN) ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, has claimed that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has failed in its duty to maintain international peace and security because it did not condemn the Israeli attack on Iran’s diplomatic mission in Syria. This comes after Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel late on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in retaliation for a strike by Israel on Iran’s embassy compound in Syria on April 1, which prompted an emergency...

In a historic turn of events, Bayer Leverkusen has finally secured their first-ever Bundesliga title after a staggering 120 years. Under the guidance of Xabi Alonso, the team accomplished this momentous feat with an unbeaten season, shattering records along the way. The path to glory has been an arduous one for Leverkusen, with heartbreaking near-misses haunting the club's past. Four times runners-up in just six seasons around the turn of the century, Leverkusen experienced the agonizing taste of defeat on...

The United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA), air defense forces have helped Israel to shoot down close to 300 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) flying over Jordan, Iraq and Syria that were destined to launch a blunt attack, and prevented an uncontrollable escalation on the Night of April 13, 2024. According to the Israeli news reports a mass of Iran drones and cruise missiles approached the border of Israel. Israel, UK and US air defense forces twisted their...

South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, will visit Uganda for two working days that is, April 15 - 16, 2024. The visit is aimed at strengthening the excellent bilateral relations between the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of South Africa. President Ramaphosa's visit was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Uganda on social media X. "H.E Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of the Republic of South Africa will be in Uganda on a two-day working visit from 15th to 16th...