Kigali, Rwanda | AFP |  The wife of a member of Rwanda’s opposition in exile who went missing in the central African country two weeks ago, is in police custody accused of ties to a criminal network, her husband said Friday. The Rwandan authorities “have acknowledged that they have Vilette …

Beijing, CHINA | AFP |  China counts more than 100 billionaires among its top legislators, with 209 of the richest holding wealth nearly equivalent to Belgium’s annual GDP, according to a report released as the Communist Party’s annual parliamentary session started Friday. A key focus of the sessions is eliminating …

  COVER STORY Muhakanizi , Isabalija `fight’ sparks Shs30bn UEGCL audit: Finance Ps controls government purse, but new Energy PS has Museveni’s ear THE LAST WORD Uganda’s real oil curse: How our overblown expectations of what oil is going to do for our country are likely to cause trouble ANALYSIS …

Paris, France | AFP | Urban noise pollution and hearing loss are closely linked, according to rankings of 50 large cities in both categories released on Friday. High-decibel urban areas — such as Guangzhou, New Delhi, Cairo and Istanbul — topped the list of cities where hearing was most degraded, …

Bird flu cases reported in Budaka, Kisoro districts Two more districts Budaka and Kisoro are under surveillance following reports of suspected cases of avian influenza. Scientists in the ministry of agriculture revealed that laboratory tests confirmed the presence of avian influenza -commonly known as bird flu- in samples sent from …

The LeO Africa Institute and NBS Television have entered into a mega partnership, that will see the Kamwokya based television station provide exclusive television sponsorship for the institute’s annual LeO Africa Economic Forum, over a period of three years. The LeO Africa Economic Forum, now in its fourth year, brings …

Abuja, Nigeria | AFP |  Ahmad Ahmad insisted Thursday he can bring widespread, meaningful change to African football if he unseats Issa Hayatou as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Ahmad, a CAF executive committee member and head of the Madagascar football federation, made a whistle-stop visit to …

VIDEO: Plastic waste material will henceforth be a good source of income, if the public embraces collecting and delivering it to the right places yet to be set up by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). This is after KCCA signed a memorandum of understanding with Coca Cola Beverages to collect and …

VIDEO: The 350km Mist rally, the second national rally event this year, will be held in western Uganda. The rally will run through key tourism points in the region. The rally has attracted drivers from Rwanda and Burundi.     Share on:

Washington, United States | AFP |  Embattled US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday that he would recuse himself from any investigations into President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign. But after receiving a strong endorsement from Trump, Sessions did not bow to pressure to step down over charges he lied …