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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Electric light railway tracks soar over Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, a rare example of mass transit infrastructure on a continent ruled by ramshackle, diesel-spewing buses. But despite government promises, the roads below are still clogged with traffic 14 months after the light rail system’s opening, …

VIDEO: Many of Kampala’s road signs have been stolen, or were never installed originally. This is a cause of chaos especially during the rush hour with traffic policemen often forced to make hard decisions to solve wrangles between road users. In the following report, Samson Kasumba looks at the nightmare …

Paris, France | AFP |  French pedestrians have the reputation of being a law unto themselves — but an unusual study has provided some scientific backing for the stereotype. Four times out of 10, French pedestrians cross the road when the lights are against them, according to a paper published …

VIDEO: The Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura has ordered the Police to enforce a ban on the use of sirens to secure right of way on city roads by unauthorized persons. In a statement read by the Police spokesperson Felix Kaweesi, the IGP directed them to henceforth arrest and prosecute …

  Are the rampant deaths on this highway a result of undisciplined motorists only? This is the car in which Bukomansimbi Woman MP died. It is a navy blue saloon car whose face is punched-in from colliding head-on with an oncoming car. That one over there is where the NTV …

  City socialite Leila Kayondo is in trouble after she was found in possession of a stolen BMW. Leila made headlines thanks to her then flamboyant boyfriend SK Mbuga. The car was impounded in a security operation codenamed USALAM III. According to a press statement from Interpol, over 470 vehicles …

  Doreen Tashobya, together with the boda-boda rider who was reported to be her brother, were crashed by a tipper that rammed into them in Entebbe on Tuesday morning. It is the second boda-boda accident that has shocked the nation in the past fortnight. Early this month, tweeps were left …

As the country prepares to celebrate Uganda Martys Day on Friday June 3 2016, police have come out with new traffic guidelines for road users to make it easier to manage the huge crowds expected. Traffic directors have designed 300 red, 100yellow and 50 blue stickers for invited guests who …

Police have advised travelers heading out of the country to take off earlier than usual as sections of the Kampala Entebbe road will be disrupted until June 1. Several travelers, on the way to pick flights at Entebbe airport, struggled at the weekend as the road was closed off several …

Police has issued guidelines to the Swearing in ceremony of  President Yoweri Museveni, indicating that Lower Kololo Terrace will be closed from 6am to the motoring public, while Prince Charles drive will be closed at Elizabeth junction. . Share on: WhatsApp