Uganda: US Treasury announces sanctions against an alleged adoption trafficking ring
The US Treasury announces sanctions against four Ugandans accused of being part of an adoption trafficking ring. Two judges, as well as a lawyer and […]
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Rwanda denounces presence of Ugandan soldiers on its soil
The conflict between Rwanda and Uganda has witnessed a new turning point with Kigali denouncing the fraudulent entry of Ugandan troops onto its territory. The […]
Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni stands for re-election after 5 terms in office
In Uganda, general elections are due to be held in early 2021. And the presidential party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), unsurprisingly invested President Yoweri […]
Somalia: head of the defense forces survived Shebabs attack against his convoy
Shebabs carried out an attack against the head of the defense forces, General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh. In Mogadishu, his convoy was targeted by a suicide […]
Dr Denis Mukwege resigns from Covid-19 monitoring committees in DR Congo
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner announced it on the website of his Panzi Foundation. At the end of March, he was appointed president of […]
Coronavirus Pandemic update in Africa
Africa had 54 027 confirmed cases of Coronavirus as of Friday, May 8. Covid-19 has already claimed the lives of 2 074people on the continent, […]
Uganda: Chinese Firm Seeks to Build Dam on Nile River
In Uganda, Chinese firm POWERCHINA International Group Limited (PIGL) has requested for a license to develop a $1.4bn Hydroelectric Power Station. According to their application, […]
Uganda to borrow $1.89 billion amid looming debt crisis
Uganda said it plans to borrow about $1.89 billion from external lenders in the 2020/2021 fiscal year to partly finance its budget. According to the […]
Uganda: Drones to service public health facilities
The Ugandan Government is negotiating a deal with a drone firm for the delivery of blood packages, drugs and medical equipment to public health facilities, […]
Uganda and DR Congo to build cross-border roads
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and his Ugandan counterpart President Yoweri Museveni have signed an agreement to increase trade and investment between the […]