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Police operations boss Frank Mwesigwa jumped in to defend why NRM supporters get to roll through town with processions while opposition crews keep catching teargas and bullets. He said ruling party events get cleared beforehand and run under cop supervision, which is apparently the difference...

Stephen Mukweli walked away from all charges after the Anti-Corruption Court ruled prosecutors never proved he did anything criminal when Post Bank paid out over 292 million shillings in commissions during the SAGE project bid. Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga said the evidence showed the bank openly...

The High Court put the brakes on Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya entering their pleas after the defense squad filed a constitutional challenge against Justice Emmanuel Baguma. Martha Karua from Kenya rolled up and told the court that her clients think Baguma is biased, and there is...

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo just signed a peace deal in Washington with Trump playing mediator, and President Paul Kagame and President Felix Tshisekedi agreed to dismantle armed groups while pulling Rwandan forces out of Congolese territory. The pact tackles the FDLR rebel...

Uganda is about to host the first Africa Dragon Boat Cup, and Solomon Muwonge from the Uganda Dragon Boat Federation broke the news during a sitdown with Ambassador Richard Kabonero from the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Ehab Gouda and Mary Lai from the Africa Dragon Boat Federation rolled through...

Two neighbors in Bulenga spotted a blood trail and followed it until they discovered an abandoned newborn still connected to his placenta. Namaganda Annet and another woman from Kikaaya Zone grabbed the baby and got him to a clinic before handing him over to cops at Bulenga Police Station...

Uganda is telling its oil and gas contractors to stop thinking small and start chasing deals across Africa before production ramps up in 2027. Jimmy Mugerwa from the Industry Enhancement Centre said companies need to hustle harder because once the country hits full operations mode, the window...

President Museveni told crowds in Kasese that his government will build an international airport there and run a new Standard Gauge Railway line to the western district. The promises came during his campaign stop at Nyakasanga Playground, where he said better transport links would help tourism...

A top cop in Uganda spoke out after police killed a National Unity Platform backer at a rally in Iganga Municipality, and Commissioner Dinah Kyasiimire said the officer responsible will face charges. The victim was Meshach Okello, and three others got hurt when cops responded to stones being...

Uganda's Electoral Commission called out candidates for ignoring campaign rules after violence popped off in multiple districts, with National Unity Platform supporters clashing against cops. Spokesperson Julius Musinguzi said most of the 83,000 people running for office are keeping things...

Uganda's communications regulator told people to chill with spreading sketchy content online or face potential platform shutdowns like the Facebook ban that hit the country back in 2021. Abdu Salaam Waiswa from UCC dropped this warning while election prep meetings happened with human rights...

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba swung by the finished Hoima City Stadium and told sports officials to keep everything pristine before Uganda co-hosts the Africa Cup of Nations with Kenya and Tanzania. The 20,000-seat venue got wrapped up five months early after 18 months of construction, and...

Uganda's Foreign Affairs Minister John Mulimba sat down with France's ambassador Virginie Leroy and Kenya's High Commissioner Joash Maangi to hash out plans for the Africa-France Forward Summit happening in Nairobi. President William Ruto and President Emmanuel Macron will co-host the gathering...

Uganda's getting ready to pump oil by next year, and government types plus industry heads told young people to gear up for jobs since the sector moves from building stuff to actual operations. EACOP Deputy Executive Director John-Bosco Habumugisha mentioned construction hit 74 percent completion...

Gulu City dropped its second annual marathon with Equity Bank backing the event again after registration numbers blew past targets for another year running. Robert Wanok from the bank said supporting health activities and cultural stuff in Northern Uganda fits what they care about, and organizer...

Police FC smashed Buhimba Saints United 4-0 at Kiira Road Ground and jumped into the top three spots in Uganda's premier league alongside KCCA and SC Villa. Denis Kalanzi scored first after a goalkeeper fumble, and Umaru Kasumba added another before halftime off a cross from Obedi Brian. Saidi...

Rundu Town Council swearing-in ceremonies got put on ice until the Electoral Court wraps up the Electoral Commission's self-review application, and spokesperson Benjamin Makayi confirmed the delay while other local authorities move forward with their oaths. Chief electoral officer Peter Shaama...

Some cops in Ondangwa let fraud suspect Abner Mateus bounce from his cell for hangout sessions before Sergeant Matheus Shipingana from Windhoek Central Police Station drove him to a guesthouse to meet his girlfriend. Deputy commissioner Frederick Ndjadila from Oshana said authorities still need...

Affirmative Repositioning boss Job Amupanda backed former housing minister Jerry Ekandjo's pitch for full-time executive mayors with actual power to lock in decisions instead of ceremonial positions. Amupanda thinks one-year terms are worthless since financial calendars start in July, and by the...

African Union and European Union big shots met up in Luanda to pump €122 million into the Finnfund Global Connect program, and about €32 million from that pile goes toward undersea cables, fiber networks, data centers, and mobile payment setups across Africa. EU delegation spokesperson Twaku...