NBS: Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye addresses his supporters on return home after getting bail in his treason trial. Thanks them for maintaining his home while he was away. Promises to continue the struggle Share on: WhatsApp

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Uganda Wildlife Authority Executive Director Dr. Andrew Seguya, together with colleagues from the other nearly 30 African countries seeking a greater protective status for their elephant populations, lobbied the European Union last week to help them lift the dual classification of elephant – some …

High Court has Tuesday morning granted former Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye bail of sh100m not cash. Justice Musene grants #Besigye bail #BesigyeTrial #Uganda pic.twitter.com/WeleW0A1qC — Michael O’Hagan (@micoh) July 12, 2016 Justice Masalu Musene said court was impressed by the high caliber of sureties …

NBS: The election of new leadership of the Buganda Parliamentary Caucus on Monday hit a deadlock after members disagreed on the terms and manner in which the elections had been organized. The fire spitting Buganda MP’s also grilled the outgoing chairperson, Godfrey Kiwanda for failing to explain to the new …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  “Exactly forty years ago, our forces took part in a historic mission to rescue hostages. The forces landed in the dead of night in a country ruled by a dictator who aids terrorists. Now here I am, I have landed in daylight in a friendly …

NBS: Forum for Democratic Change flag bearer in the February elections Dr Kiiza Besigye has applied for bail at the high court before Justice Masalo Musene in a case in which he is battling treason charges. Represented by his lawyers; Ernest Kalibbala and Frederick Mpanga, Besigye made his application on …

Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Pope Francis on Monday named a former Fox News correspondent to head up the Vatican press office and appointed the tiny state’s first-ever female deputy spokesperson. American Greg Burke, 56, brought in by the Vatican in 2013 to overhaul its public-relations operation, will …

The Independent has learnt that long before the February 2016 elections that renewed his grip on office, President Yoweri Museveni was toying with options of how to weaken the opposition even further after walloping it at the polls. Cooptation became his best option.   It is an old and tested …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP |  Ethiopia has blocked social media sites for the next few days, after questions from end-of-year exams were posted online last month, sparking a national scandal and leading to their annulment. A government spokesman said the ban was aimed at stopping students taking university entrance …

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