2017 Total CAF Champions League March 18th 2017: KCCA FC vsĀ Mamelodi Sundowns 4pm Fees: Ordinary-sh10,000/=, Regular-shs20,000/=, VIP-sh50,000/= Free entrance for students inĀ School Uniform March 18th 2017: Platinum StarsĀ vsĀ Vipers (Uganda) 8pm Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (KCCA FC) manager Mike Mutebi remains confident that his team have a chance to …
Read More »Ugandans mourn Kaweesi
Ugandans on Twitter (UOT) have mourned AIGP Felix Kaweesi today.Ā Police spokesman Kaweesi and his two body guards wereĀ shot dead by armed men as he left his home in Kulambiro, Ntinda just outside the city on Friday morning. CLICK: HOW KAWEESI WAS KILLED [View the story “Ugandans mourn AIGP Kaweesi” on …
Read More »MUSEVENI: I condemn this act in the strongest terms
President condemns Kaweesi murder,Ā directs security cameras be installed President Yoweri Museveni has spoken out strongly against the murder of Assistant Inspector of General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi by unknown assailants andĀ directed theĀ immediate installation of security cameras across the country. “I condemn in the strongest terms the killing of …
Read More »Kaweesi killing resembles assassination of Joan Kagezi
Uganda’s police spokesman shot dead outside home Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s second most prominent policeman was shot and killed in his car on Friday along with two other officers as he left his home in Kampala, police said. Assistant Inspector General of Police Andrew Kaweesi served as the …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Key forces battling for control in Libya
Tripoli, Libya | AFP |Ā Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi. This week, four days of intense fighting saw pro-unity government armed forces expand their control in the capital Tripoli, where dozens of militias operate. Further east, …
Read More »AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi shot dead in Kampala
REPORTS JUST IN indicate that AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi and his two body guards have been shot dead as he left his home in Kulambiro, Ntinda just outside the city on Friday morning. Details are still scanty, but initial reports indicate they were attacked by people riding on a motor …
Read More »Sierra Leone pastor unearths massive 706-carat diamond
Freetown, Sierra Leone | AFP | A pastor working in the mines of eastern Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, the government said Thursday, as experts said the stone could rank as the 10th largest ever found. The huge diamond was discovered by Emmanuel Momoh, one of thousands of …
Read More »Two killed in attack on South Sudan aid convoy
Juba, South Sudan | AFP |Ā The International Organization for Migration said Thursday that two people were killed when gunmen attacked an aid convoy in South Sudan, where chronic violence has led to famine. The aid organisation said the convoy was attacked on Tuesday as it was returning from the central …
Read More »Namibia lodges colonial-era claim against Germany in NY court
New York, United States | AFP |Ā More than a century after a long-hushed genocide took place in Namibia while under German colonial rule, descendants of the victims are getting their day in court in New York for the first time Thursday. In one of the darkest chapters of African colonial …
Read More »Hayatou exits, new era for African football
Africa elects new football chief after three decades Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Madagascan Ahmad Ahmad was elected president of the Confederation of African Football Thursday, ousting veteran leader Issa Hayatou after 29 years in office to usher in a “new dawn” for the sport on the continent. Ahmad, …
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