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Sheikh Shabban Ramadan Mubajje, the Mufti of Uganda, has demanded an apology from Bobi Wine and the National Unity Platform (NUP) to the Muslim community for causing chaos at the funeral of the late Kawempe North Member of Parliament Ssegirinya Muhammad, which was against the Islamic traditions. During a media briefing on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council headquarters, Mufti Mubajje accused Bobi Wine and the National Unity Platform (NUP) of mishandling the funeral of the...

Uganda's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, John Mulimba, has urged delegates at the African Union Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) summit to prioritize the manufacturing sector in order to advance the agricultural industry. Minister Mulimba made the call on Friday, January 10, 2025, during his address on day two of the CAADP Summit at Speke Resort Munyono, emphasizing that Africa’s structural transformation must be driven by a manufacturing sector that will add value to her primary products before exporting...

The Prime Minister of Uganda, Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, has urged delegates at the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Kampala summit 2025 to fight and end the importation of foodstuffs into Africa. While addressing CAADP delegates at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala on Thursday, January 9, 2025, Nabbanja said it’s a shame for a continent with fertile soils to still import foodstuffs. "What a shame!" That a continent that was gifted by God with such a proportion of the world’s arable...

The Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Kampala summit scheduled to take place on 09 –11 January 2025 is set to draft a 10 years strategy and action plan (2026-2035) that will put in place an Africa Food Safety Agency statutory. According to Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa the Director of Agriculture and Rural Development Directorate (ARD) African Union Commission, the summit will discuss a report on selection of African Union Centres of Excellence for Research and Training in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Aquatic...

The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has issued a strong warning to the public against spreading malicious, harmful propaganda on social media. In a statement released by Major Charles Kabona, the UPDF 1 Division Public Relations Officer, he urged citizens to remain vigilant and to ignore this fake news and always verify information from official channels before spreading or sharing the news. This is in light of reports that emerged primarily in Arabic dialect, alleging that a group claiming to be...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has advocated for a unified African currency, highlighting the continent's vast potential and abundant resources. He noted that Africa holds 70% of the raw materials used in nuclear weapon production, and with proper leadership and effective utilization, Africa could dominate the world. Speaking at a recent press conference, Putin noted, "Africa is a thousand times richer than subterranean Europe, but a thousand times poorer in development." "Africa's soil has the potential to feed all of Europe, America,...