President Yoweri Museveni is in Bahir Dar, Ethiopias’ second largest city, for the 6th TANA high-level forum on security in Africa that will focus on natural resources. Africa’s natural resource endowments stand at 12% of global oil reserves, 40% of global gold deposits, and about two thirds of the world‟s …
Read More »Thousands flock to Kololo, Mao to fight SIM-card registration
Thousands flock NIRA for National Identity cards to beat Thursday simcard registration deadline The National Identification and Registration Authority ( NIRA) has said they will not rush their citizen verification process to cater for the sudden rush by Ugandans to register before the SIM-card verification deadline. NIRA have even tightened the …
Read More »Trump congratulates Erdogan on referendum win
Ankara, Turkey | AFP | Trump congratulates Erdogan on referendum win, the Turkish state media reported. Turkey’s top security body meanwhile backed the extension for another three months of the state of emergency imposed after last July’s failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, broadcaster NTV reported. The decision, taken at …
Read More »NORTH KOREA: VP Pence jets into Seoul with tensions high
Aboard Air Force Two, United States | AFP | Vice President Mike Pence will arrive in Seoul Sunday, flying into a geopolitical maelstrom amid a possible North Korean nuclear test and harsh US warnings about a military response. Pence’s first visit to South Korea — part of an Asia swing …
Read More »ANALYSIS: No-one safe as sport becomes growing magnet for extremists
Paris, France | AFP | Three bombs hidden in a hedge that exploded when the Borussia Dortmund Champions League team passed by proved that no sporting event is now safe from a militant attack, experts said. With the Boston marathon looming on Monday — four years after it was the …
Read More »Trump, China’s Xi look to navigate minefield in first summit
Palm Beach, United States | AFP | Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping at his sun-kissed Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Thursday, a high-stakes first summit replete with pitfalls for both leaders. The stage is set for a carefully choreographed dinners with family and displays of bonhomie, but beneath …
Read More »Uganda, Rwanda intelligence chiefs in Khartoum to discuss Africa’s security
Africa forum warned of ‘triangle of horror’ Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Dozens of intelligence and security officials from nearly 30 African countries gathered in the Sudanese capital Monday to discuss strategies to combat the rising threat of foreign fighters across the continent. “Mercenaries, foreign terrorist fighters and rogue non-government organisations …
Read More »Electronics ban on flights not a longterm solution: IATA boss
Montreal, Canada | AFP | British and US bans on laptops and tablet computers in flight cabins are not sustainable in the long term, the head of the association representing airlines said Tuesday. “The current measures are not acceptable as a long-term solution to whatever threat they are trying to …
Read More »VIDEO: Besigye makes it to Kayunga rally after dodging Police
VIDEO: Former presidential candidate Dr. Col Kizza Besigye today beat security in Kampala and traveled to Kayunga district where he held a rally at a place called Baale. How did he do it? Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Uganda to help train Somalia security officers
Presidents Museveni, Farmaajo discuss security in Somalia President Yoweri Museveni and his counterpart, the newly elected Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmaajo’ have held a bilateral meeting during which they discussed the security situation in the horn and development in Somalia. “I congratulate you on two counts; One, your …
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