Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Court of Appeal will on Monday 18, September deliver the judgment in the election appeal filed by embattled Peter Ssematimba against rival Stephen Sekigozi. Sematimba is challenging a Kampala High Court decision that nullified his election as Member of Parliament (MP) of Busiro South …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Police in Fort Portal Kabarole District with help from Natural Resource Conservation Network (NRCN) has arrested 8 people while in possession of 20.5kgs of Elephant tusks worth 8.2 million shillings. Namara Turyamureba, Mugume Morris, Byamugisha Edward, Byensi Michael, Twinomujuni Alex, Musinguzi Enoch and Balinda Edward …

Montreal, Canada | AFP | Half of the vertebrate populations in Canada are in staggering decline, despite the country’s vast outback, according to a WWF report Thursday that highlighted threats to beluga whales and caribou. The World Wildlife Fund in its Living Planet Report pointed to 451 shrinking animal populations out …

Rome, Italy | AFP | The small town of Pontida in northern Italy has sparked outrage by offering free parking permits to pregnant women and young mothers — but only if they are married or an EU citizen. The policy, introduced at the start of September, stipulated that free permits would …

Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe’s long serving President Robert Mugabe unveiled a new biometric voter registration programme Thursday ahead of next year’s elections, drawing criticism from opponents who claim the system could be manipulated. Registration will open nationwide on Monday and continue until January 15 for the polls in which …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A section of NRM MPs behind the proposed amendment of article 102 of the constitution to lift the age limit of the presidency have said they will not be intimidated by anyone, stressing they have support of the army. The group led by State Minister …

Bloemfontein, South Africa | AFP | Lawyers for South African President Jacob Zuma appeared to abandon efforts on Thursday to fight the reinstatement of nearly 800 bribery charges against the embattled leader. Zuma’s attorney shocked the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein when they accepted that a 2009 decision by prosecutors …

Ankara, Turkey | AFP | Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Thursday held talks in Turkey with the emirate’s chief ally President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his first visit abroad since the start of a diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia. Erdogan hosted the emir for the talks at his …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Seasoned London commuters are complaining of being robbed of their “expertise” after new green platform markings appeared in a busy tube station showing the best position to quickly enter carriages. “Twenty years of personal tube platform expertise and competitive commuting advantage rendered useless by some …

Séoul, South Korea | AFP | North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific Friday, responding to new UN sanctions with what appeared to be its furthest-ever missile flight amid high tensions over its weapons programmes. The launch, from near Pyongyang, came after the United Nations Security …