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Uganda Airlines has officially started its international flights to Abuja, Nigeria, as of Thursday, September 12, 2024. This expansion is part of the airline's strategy to enhance connectivity across Africa, with additional routes to Lusaka and Harare also launching this month. Adedayo Olawuyi, Chief Commercial Officer of Uganda Airlines expressed pride in this new route, emphasizing the airline's commitment to fostering connections within the region. He stated that the inaugural flight to Abuja is scheduled to operate every Sunday and Thursday using...

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Force, UPDF and the Bangladesh Armed Forces have agreed to enhance mutual military collaboration. This was resolved during a special meeting held between the UPDF Chief of Joint Staff Policy and Strategy Maj Gen Bob Ogiki and the delegation from the National Defence College of the Bangladesh Armed Forces War College led by Captain B. M. Hassan Mahmud. The meeting took place on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) headquarters...

Dickson Ndiema, the ex-boyfriend of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, has died in a hospital in Eldoret, Kenya. Ndiema, who was also admitted at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), succumbed to the wounds incurred from the incident that saw him suffer burns to 30 percent of his body. The hospital confirmed that Ndiema died on Monday night, September 9, 2024, at the ICU where he had been admitted, a few days after the death of Rebecca Cheptegei, his girlfriend. He was rushed...

A Ugandan Olympian, Rebecca Cheptegei, has passed on from a Kenyan hospital following the petrol attack by her boyfriend. The deceased who sustained severe burns on her body during the Sunday attack had been admitted to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya. The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who competed in Paris, had suffered extensive burns from the attack. Before her death, the Uganda Sports Federation had planned to airlift Cheptegei to Nairobi for better medical treatments. "We are deeply saddened...

The Uganda and Belgium governments have reaffirmed their dedication to enhancing bilateral relations at a meeting held on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at the Special Forces Headquarters in Entebbe. According to Colonel Deo Akiiki, the UPDF Deputy Spokesperson, this followed the meeting between Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations, with the Belgian Ambassador to Uganda, Hugues Chantry. Col. Akiiki said the meeting primarily focused on pressing regional security issues, with Gen. Kainerugaba...

The high-ranking officer of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), who is the Deputy Director General of ISO, Col Emmy Katabazi, has implored the senior officers to protect and safeguard the territorial integrity, ensure national security, and promote regional integration for peace and stability in Uganda and the neighbors. Col Katabazi was offering a lecture of opportunity on national security and regional integration to 52 students at the level of senior officers who are currently undergoing a Senior Command and Staff...