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Tanzania will construct a dry port in Mwanza and repair the MV Umoja ferry on Lake Victoria to boost trade in the region. Infrastructure development was a key item in bilateral discussions Saturday between visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzania’s John Magufuli. At a joint news conference in Dar es Salaam, Magufuli …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP |  The Gambia’s new president has fired the head of the national prison system, officials said Sunday, taking aim at a service denounced for alleged abuses under the former regime. President Adama Barrow on Friday “sacked David Colley, the director-general of the Gambia Prison Service”, a …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Zlatan Ibrahimovic sealed the first major silverware of Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United reign and broke Southampton’s hearts as the Swedish star’s late goal clinched a dramatic 3-2 victory in Sunday’s League Cup final. Ibrahimovic was one of Mourinho’s marquee signings in the close-season and …

The Chairman of Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Holding Company Dr Faisel Gelgab has assured Parliament that Uganda Telecom (UTL) still has a future and that the company has a transformational plan that is going to significantly boost the company’s existing services. I am confident that UTL has significant …

Legislators from Kasese district were blocked by police from accessing the home of their king, Charles Wesley Mumbere in Muyenga, Kampala. MPs including Leader of Opposition Winnie Kiiza (Kasese Woman), Robert Centenary (Kasese Municipality), Harold Muhindo (Bukonzo East), William Nzoghu (Busongora North) had gone to visit the Omusinga only to …

Over 500 students are in distress after their names were not included on the list of the 67th graduation ceremony of Makerere University despite fulfilling all requirements. More than 14000 students graduated in events held at the university’s main grounds from Jan 21-24. Most of the affected students are from …

In a surprise move, President Museveni reappointed the Kyabazinga of Busoga William Nadioe Gabula IV as a special envoy in his office. Gabula was dropped from the list of new ambassadors weeks after he was appointed by the President. The initial appointment drew anger from Basoga, the Kyabazinga’s subjects saying …

The Court of Appeal threw Kamuli Municipality MP Rehema Tiwuwe Watangola out of parliament due to lack of academic papers. The court was upholding a decision by the High Court to order for fresh elections for Kamuli Municipality. The court ruling read “We fully concur with the trial court’s findings. …

NRM’s Deputy Secretary General Richard Todwong was airlifted to a Kampala hospital after he shot himself in the leg in an incident at Coo Pelwo Trading Centre in Kiryandongo district. Todwong was travelling to Gulu when he decided to mediate in an incident in which a kid was knocked by …

A joint military operations centre has been opened in the western district of Kasese to follow up on activities of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The formation of the joint follow up mechanism was among the key resolutions that were agreed upon by heads of state during the International Conference …