Tokyo, Japan | AFP |Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox, denied wrongdoing Tuesday as his trial got under way in Tokyo on charges linked to the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the virtual currency. The French national — once the high-flying head …

Jinja, Uganda|The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem on 10th July 10, 2017 officially opened the induction and orientation program for newly appointed Heads of Missions and Deputies at the Civil Service College in Jinja. Oryem welcomed the ambassadors to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and told them …

game President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has urged fellow heads of State and government to embrace speedy reform of the African Union is to avert an existential threat from external parties. President Kagame was on June 03 presenting a report on the implementation of the Institutional Reforms of the African …

Washington, United States | AFP |President Donald Trump heaped pressure on US lawmakers Monday to pass a health care reform bill before Congress goes on its August recess, with Republicans teetering on the edge of a potentially major failure. As Senators returned for work in Washington after a week off, …

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP |The consequences of the failed July 15 coup in Turkey increased Ankara’s international isolation, exposing shortcomings in the government’s sometimes overambitious foreign policy, analysts say. NATO member and EU membership hopeful Turkey had expected an outpouring of solidarity after the coup attempt one year ago aimed …

Sydney, Australia | AFP |Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger Tuesday insisted unsettled striker Alexis Sanchez is going nowhere, saying he expected him honour his contract and potentially sign an extension. The Chilean, 28, has a year left on his Gunners deal but is yet to sign a new contract and has …

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Common tadooba candle inspirations form avant  garde mixed media exhibition Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Experimental artist Weazher Mayanja has evolved another new technique. The Kyambogo University don is this time using soot from tadooba candle flames on canvas to create captivating art forms. In an ongoing exhibition at …

Ssebaana Kizito: Born at right time, dead at wrong time Kampala, Uganda | ANDREW S. KAGGWA |  THE political will he left for the country may have been contained in one of the last interviews he gave to a local TV station a few weeks before his death. “Leaders should …

Rwanda | TRACY McNicoll | France’s largest bank is facing serious accusations after three NGOs on June 29 said they filed legal action against BNP Paribas alleging “complicity in genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity” during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. The suit alleges Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP), as the …