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Sandra Graham just got tapped to run the Jamaican Women Pinnacle Awards Committee for the next two years, and she's bringing over 40 years of government communications experience to the gig. The veteran consultant previously worked as press secretary for two Jamaican prime ministers, and she'll...

Uganda's election season started out weirdly chill in September when eight presidential candidates got nominated, with President Yoweri Museveni facing off against Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) and six others. The Electoral Commission was hyped about the peaceful vibes, but that lasted about...

Justice Simon Byabakama laid down the law at Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala, warning candidates and voters that Uganda's 2026 general elections will be tightly regulated. The EC chair confirmed that ballot printing is underway with both international and local companies, while...

Uganda's economy is basically stuck in neutral right now. The country's factory and power station price increases held at 1.2 percent through the latest annual period, but that flat line hides some sketchy stuff happening underneath. Producer prices keep dropping, and demand looks pretty weak...

Gold hit its highest price ever at over 4300 dollars per ounce back in October, and Uganda made 4.2 billion from exports during the last financial year. The problem is that the country has zero gold stockpiled, even though the central bank keeps saying it wants to start buying. Bank of Uganda...

ICC prosecutors confirmed Joseph Kony is still breathing somewhere in Central Africa, which basically kills off years of rumors about the LRA commander being dead. Senior trial lawyer Leonie Von Braun told reporters the court has intel proving he's alive, and they would have ditched the...

Frank Ntwali got slapped on a terrorism financing list by Rwanda's Financial Intelligence Centre this month, and the opposition leader says the whole thing is fake. The Rwanda National Congress chairman has been living in South Africa for over 20 years, but Kigali keeps going after him anyway...

Bishop Serverus Jjumba from Caritas Uganda told young people they need to stop having kids they can't take care of because vulnerable children keep flooding in asking for help. He dropped this at a fundraising dinner at Hotel Africana in Kampala, where organizers wanted 200 million shillings for...

Ethiopia clapped back at Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute, saying Cairo needs to drop its colonial mindset about controlling the Nile. The foreign ministry accused Egyptian officials of threatening destabilization across the Horn of Africa instead of actually negotiating...

Uganda's defense minister told religious leaders in Kigezi they need to keep pushing the country's interfaith tolerance vibe because it keeps everything stable. Jacob Oboth hit up a symposium at Kabale Brainstorm High School with over 90 clergy types, and he said President Museveni deserves...

Uganda's Royal Gospel Music Awards dropped details for their fourth ceremony at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala, and King of Radio Wesley called the whole thing a way to throw some recognition at gospel artists who basically work for free. The awards company founder said musicians pour cash and...

Police in Mukono arrested three people after a guy died because his family prayed over him instead of taking him to a hospital, and then they kept his body in the house for days, thinking he would come back to life. Ssegawa Asse got sick at his family home in Butinindi, but a pastor told...

Uganda and the World Food Programme rolled out special license plates for humanitarian trucks and signed off on turning Kampala into a continental emergency supply hub. Foreign Affairs Minister Jeje Odongo and Works Minister Edward Katumba Wamala showed up for the handover ceremony with UN reps...

Uganda pulled together aviation nerds from across Africa for a workshop on SWIM and FF-ICE tech at a hotel in Entebbe, and the whole thing is about getting digital systems to talk to each other better. ICAO and CANSO organized the event, while UCAA Deputy Director General Olive Birungi Lumonya...

Congo government troops and local militia went head-to-head with M23 rebels over Kamanyola, a border town sitting right next to Rwanda that controls major supply routes. The battle heated up fast, and rebels grabbed parts of the town before getting pushed back toward Ngomo after taking heavy...

Uganda's under-17 squad lost to Tanzania 3-2 in the CECAFA qualifying final at Abebe Bikila Stadium, but they still punched their ticket to the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Tanzania dominated the first half and put up all three goals before the break, with Razaki Mbegelendi scoring...

Uganda's justice minister backed the International Criminal Court while diplomats met in The Hague, and he called out countries sanctioning ICC judges. Norbert Mao told Court President Tomoko Akane that attacks on the institution hurt global justice efforts, and he warned that the real danger...

Congo's president just dropped a condition on the peace deal getting signed with Rwanda, saying his country won't go through with it unless Rwandan troops pull out completely. Tshisekedi made the statement right before the US-backed agreement was supposed to get finalized in Washington, and he...

Uganda's High Commission kicked off a week-long tourism push in Johannesburg, and the whole thing is about getting Southern Africa more plugged into Uganda's travel scene. Ambassador Paul Amoru is leading a delegation that's hitting six cities to run workshops, show off what Uganda has to offer...

Uganda Golf Club in Kitante is about to host the 10th Seniors Golf Open, and defending champs John Katto and Jennifer Opio are coming back to defend their titles. They'll be going up against a stacked field with veterans like Fred Kasumba, Abel Luka, Sam Zaramba, Patrick Kagoro, Arthur Gakwandi...