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UK Parliament Ditches Kyagulanyi, Endorses Ssenyonyi as Potential Ugandan President for 2026 Elections

The United Kingdom (UK) Parliament has withdrawn its support for Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, and instead declared Joel Ssenyonyi as its preferred candidate for the upcoming...

“Emwanyi Terimba” Campaign: Mubende District Authorities to Crack down Early Coffee Pickers

District authorities in Mubende district have vowed to crack down on farmers who harvest young coffee beans in...

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba Meets DRC Counterpart, Hails Operation Shujaa Success

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba on May...

ATMIS Reassures Somalia: No Security Vacuum after Mission Ends

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has reassured that there will be no security vacuum following...

US Police Unleash Terror on University Students Protesting Against Murder of Children in Gaza

Whereas the United States (US) government continues to call for respect for the right to assembly, freedom of...

President Museveni Shuffles Cabinet

In Exercise of the Powers vested in the President by Articles 99(1), 108(2), 108A(1), 113(1) and 114(1) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has, in pursuance of the goals of the NRM and Ugandans in general, made minor changes to the Cabinet. He has appointed persons listed below as Vice President, Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Senior Presidential Advisors: 1. H.E. the Vice President ─ HON. KIWANUKA EDWARD SSEKANDI; 2. Rt. Hon. Prime...

President Museveni Calls for Fair Trade amongst Countries across the Globe

President Museveni has advocated for fair trade across the globe because it would help the underdeveloped countries to grow. The President said the current trade systems are only enriching a few countries while they continue keeping the rest underdeveloped. He was speaking at the 9th Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States Summit at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The two-day summit was attended by heads of State from the 79-member state group, running under the theme, “A...

President Museveni Leaves for the 13th IGAD Summit in AddisAbaba

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has left for the Ethiopian capital, AddisAbaba, where he will be joining other regional leaders for the 13th Ordinary Summit of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Key on the summit's agenda will be the IGAD Treaty, IGAD Organisational structure, Nomination of IGAD chairmanship which were endorsed by the ordinary council of Ministers, and will be submitted to the Summit of Heads of State and government for approval.

IS confirms Baghdadi death, names new leader

The Islamic State jihadist group confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and named his replacement as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, said a statement released Thursday. The group also confirmed the killing in another raid the following day of the group's previous spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir. The IS spokesman also issued a stark warning to the United States, whose President Donald Trump announced Baghdadi's death in a televised address from the White House. In the new audio message, the IS...

Amateur Bobi Wine Recycling Same Old Stale Opposition Antics which Ugandans Got Fed up Of

While the country was still coming to terms with the shocking gruesome revelation by one of his former key confidants, about the manner in which he previously lived his lavish, promiscuous, bloodstained life of butchering innocent 'stubborn' revellers at his deadly One Love Beach in Busabala, at the time fame and drug abuse were taking full control of him over the last one decade, Kyadondo East MP Hon Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine mid week treated Ugandans to...

Hope for Ebola Cure after Virus Kills Thousands in DRC

The US health authority co-funding the research on Ebola Cure on Monday revealed that scientists are a step closer to an Ebola cure after two of four drugs in a clinical trial were found to significantly increase survival rates. According to AFP, the US National Institute of Health said in a statement that the study began last November in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but its current phase will now be stopped and all future patients switched over to the...