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UNAIDS | Winnie Byanyima Appointed New Executive Director, The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
UN PRESS STATEMENT — UNAIDS welcomes the appointment of Winnie Byanyima as its new Executive Director GENEVA, 14 August 2019—UNAIDS warmly welcomes the appointment of Winnie Byanyima as its new Executive Director. Ms By...
The Adventures of Nkoza and Nankya, and their Best Friend Annitandra ~ Books on Amazon
Dear Nkoza and Nankya friends and Fans, Come see us at BBNAC 2019!! We are Launching New Books and Posters. We are working hard to help parents and kids develop a love for our rich and diverse Ugandan Cultural Heritage and lang...
Politics | Article on Legitimate Public Assemblies – By President Museveni
Dear Ugandans and, especially the Bazukulu. Greetings. I am sure many of you had a happy Easter, except for some incidents of crime like the killing of Doctor Catherine Agaba and some accidents. I am now writing to clarify on t...
Daily Monitor Editorial | Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) Should not be Prosecutor and Judge
By Editor – On Monday, the executive director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Mr Godfrey Mutabazai, wrote to the managing director of the Nile Broadcasting Services (NBS) Television, accusing the station of...
Kisumu Today | The Changing Infrastructure of the Lakeside City – Chamwada Report
Warm greetings from the Lakeside city of Kisumu as we bring you a four-part series titled KisumuToday. Our entry point to this series is the city’s infrastructure, road network and new landmarks. Uganda Diaspora News Reproduc...
Observer Report & NBS Media Round Table | State House confirms knowledge of BBC, NBS investigation
The head of State House Health Monitoring Unit Dr Jackson Ojera has confirmed that they were contacted by a team from BBC and NBS TV prior to an investigation into the alleged trade of government-regulated pharmaceuticals on th...
Congratulations! ~ Gwanga Mujje DC Chapter crowns Josephine Nakato Kasozi as Miss Buganda DC 2018
The Gwanga Mujje DC Chapter crowned miss Josephine Nakato as the Miss Buganda DC 2018 Winner in a ceremony attended by Uganda’s Ambassador to Washington H.E. Mull Sebujja Katende. Congratulations to Josephine and all the ...
Voice of America | Cambridge Analytica Played Roles in Multiple African Elections
WASHINGTON — Long before its controversial roles in the 2016 Brexit vote and U.S. presidential election, Cambridge Analytica influenced elections in Africa. The data mining company, under fire for its alleged use of 50 millio...
The New York Times | For Dignity and Development, East Africa Curbs Used Clothes Imports
KIGALI, Rwanda — In Kenya, they are called the “clothes of dead white people.” In Mozambique, they are the “clothing of calamity.” They are nicknames for the unwanted, used clothing from the West that so often ends up...
Police | Maverick DPC Kirumira in dramatic arrest
Police from the flying squad have this morning fired several gunshots while arresting one of their own, Buyende district police commander ASP Muhammad Kirumira. Maverick Kirumira, who was locked inside his house located in Bule...
Power Outage | Kenya, Uganda in nationwide blackout
Kenya and Uganda were plunged into darkness on Tuesday evening after large parts of the two neighboring countries experienced power outage. Utility firms in the two nations said they were working to address the problem. “...
Featured News | Renown Critic Frank Gashumba Arrested For Posing As Defence Official To Defraud Investors
Press Briefing — Renowned government critic and businessman Frank Gashumba has been arrested and detained at the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) in Kireka for alleged impersonation to fleece investors and the government...
Age Limit Debate | President Museveni Responds to Hon. Kyagulanyi`s Statement(s)
Author President Yoweri Museveni — Again, I congratulate our young friend, the Hon. Kyagulanyi, Bobi Wine, for his recent elections in Kyaddondo East. I also notice that he is quite active in sending out messages ab...
Gulf News | Uganda To Establish An Investment Promotions Office in Qatar
Gulf News — Uganda has proposed to establish an investment promotions office in Qatar to enhance trade and facilitate investment opportunities between the East African nation and Qatar, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni h...
Feature | Floods and landslides are not God’s will By Muniini K. Mulera
By Muniini K. Mulera In Toronto — After the dry season, the rains. That is how things worked in my childhood in Mparo, Rukiga, Kigyezi. The rains of Katumba (March) soaked the hills and mountains, with millions of liters ...
Death Annoucement | Owek. Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi Passes On — Below is The Tentative Program of His Final Journey
Here is the Program: Wednesday 8th March – State Memorial Service held at Namirembe Cathedral. Same day – Wake at his home in Ntinda Minsiter’s village Thursday 9th March, 8am – Funeral service at St. Lu...
ABC News | Mugabe’s wife says he could run in election ‘as a corpse’
Zimbabwe’s 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe should run “as a corpse” in next year’s election if he dies before the vote, his wife said Friday. Grace Mugabe accused some ruling ZANU-PF party officials ...
Daily Monitor | Museveni Appoints Dr Kiyonga Uganda’s Ambassador to China
By Job Bwire — President Museveni has appointed 37 new ambassadors, including former defence minister, Dr Chrispus Kiyonga who has been sent to China. Dr Kiyonga replaces Charles Wagidoso. According to a statement issued ...
Royal Events | The Kabaka To Host The Buganda Diaspora Day Event On 28th Dec 2016 At Lubiri, Mengo
Press Release — The Buganda Diaspora Day 2016 organized by the Buganda Government will be held on 28th December 2016 at 3pm in Lubiri Mengo. This year’s organizing committee Chairman is the Buganda Government Minis...
Al Jazeera | Eritrean refugees in Israel sent to Uganda and Rwanda
Kampala, Uganda – The sky was still an inky black when the flight from Cairo touched down at Entebbe Airport near Kampala, the capital of Uganda, one morning in mid-January, the fluorescent glow spilling from the small te...
LA Times | ‘You killed my brother!’ | Unarmed Ugandan man killed by El Cajon police was ‘mentally sick,’ sister says
LA Times — Just moments after an African American man was shot and killed by El Cajon police Tuesday, his sister was captured in an eyewitness video as she wept and screamed at officers, saying she told authorities...
