Uganda: UPDF Soldiers Raid Police Station - Rescue Colleagues Arrested Over Staging Illegal Roadblocks to Rob Residents

Police in Kampala have kicked off investigations into circumstances under which a group of UPDF soldiers raided a police station to rescue colleagues who had earlier been arrested… Read more »

Malawi: With 595 Dead, Malawi Suspends Reopening of Schools Due to Cholera Outbreak

The authorities in Malawi have suspended primary and secondary schools opening in two major cities following a cholera outbreak that has so far killed 595 people. Read more »

Uganda: President Museveni Orders Families of Stampede Victims Be Given U.S.$1,338 Each

President Museveni has directed that each family that lost a loved one be given shs5 million to help them in burial arrangements, the Vice President, Jessica Alupo has said. Read more »

Uganda: MP Ssenyonyi Raps Speaker Among Over Uganda Airlines Probe Report

Nakawa West MP who also doubles as the chairperson of COSASE , Joel Ssenyonyi, has blasted Speaker Anita Among for taking too long to act on their report regarding the probe on… Read more »

Uganda: KCCA Moves to Blacklist Contractors Over Shoddy Works

KCCA Executive Director, Dorothy Kisaka has said the authority has finalised plans to blacklist all road contractors fond of doing shoddy works that cost the public huge sums of… Read more »

Somalia: UPDF Soldier Shoots Three Colleagues Dead in Somalia, Arrested

Investigations have kicked off into circumstances under which a UPDF soldier under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) shot three of his colleagues dead in… Read more »

Uganda: Bobi Wine - the Voices of Young People Remain a Major Driving Force Towards the Removal of President Museveni From Power in 2023

Bobi Wine: The voices of young people remain a major driving force towards the removal of president Museveni from power in 2023 Read more »

Uganda: Two Suspected ADF Agents Arrested Over Surveilling, Planning to Attack Police Post

Police in Kamwenge district in Western Uganda have arrested two men suspected to be agents of rebel outfit and terrorist organization, ADF while carrying out surveillance on one of… Read more »

Uganda: Consistent Leadership Fights Shall Continue to Exploit Markets-Lukwago

Consistent leadership in these markets shall continue to exploit markets-Lukwago Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Regional Force Takes Over Town After M23 Withdrawal

The East African Community Regional Forces (EACRF) deployed in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over two territories formally under control of the M23 fighters. Read more »

Uganda: New Year Fireworks Stampede Leaves Nine Dead

At least nine people were killed and others injured in a stampede at a new year's event that also had a fireworks display at Freedom City Mall in Kampala, police have said. Read more »

Uganda: Stop Lamenting, Focus on Improving Household Incomes, Museveni Tells Kiruhura, Kazo Leaders

President Yoweri Museveni has told the people of Kiruhura and Kazo to stop lamenting about bad roads in the districts as the cause of their poverty but instead focus on doing… Read more »

Uganda: Six Die on Spot as Two Buses Collide Head-On

Six people have died on the spot and 30 others are nursing injuries after a head-on collision between two buses on Rukiga-Mbarara highway this morning. Read more »

East Africa: Deaths That Shocked Uganda, East Africa in 2022 - Part Two

2022 has seen several important pillars of East African society pass away. Nile Post brings you part two of three memorials of who they were and why they mattered. Read more »

Uganda: Owino Traders Decry Exorbitant Taxes That Contradict Museveni Directive, Want to Elect Their Own Leaders

Minister for Kampala, Hajjat Minsa Kabanda, has established a committee that will spearhead the resolution of issues affecting traders in Owino Market. Read more »

Uganda: Prophet Kakande Asks Church Members to Pay Shs500k for His "Special Touch"

For only Shs500,000, members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations will receive a special touch by their shepherd, Prophet Samuel Kakande. Read more »

Uganda: Musicians, Events Organisers, to Begin Paying Taxes as URA Threatens Crackdown

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has directed all individuals earning from entertainment activities to get a Tax Identification Number (TIN) and failure to comply could result in… Read more »

Uganda: Two Siblings Killed After Unidentified Explosive Detonates

Two children have died after an unidentified explosive they were playing with went off in Kanapa village on Wednesday afternoon. Kanapa village is in Kanapa sub-county, Kumi… Read more »

Uganda: Leaders of Notorious Kisekka Market Car Theft Gang 'Banzege' Nabbed

Police has finally arrested Ismail Mpalanyi alias Atilibo alias Biba the leader of "Banzege" group of thugs that have for long been terrorising unsuspecting victims in Kisekka… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Cranes Players Begin National Anthem Singing Lessons

The Uganda Cranes players and officials have kicked-off lessons to learn how to sing all the three stanzas of the national anthem ahead of African Nations Championship (CHAN) in… Read more »

Uganda: Solution to the Mess in the City is Mass Transport - General Katumba Wamala

The Minister of Works & Transport Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has said the solution to Kampala city's public transport system which is terrible, annoying and time and energy… Read more »

Uganda: Police Issue Tough Rules on New Year Fireworks Displays - 1430 Venues Cleared

Police have issued tough guidelines that will be followed by 1430 venues cleared to display fireworks during New Year 's Day celebrations on December, 31 across the country. Read more »

Uganda: Moroto District Council Votes to Sack RDC

The Moroto District Council has resolved to remove Moroto Resident District Commissioner (RDC), George William Wopuwa from office Read more »

Uganda: Mpuuga Challenges Critics to Stand for LOP If They Are Not Happy With Him

Mathias Mpuuga has challenged those who have been critical of his leadership as LOP to come forward and prove their mettle now that his tenure is coming to an end. Read more »

East Africa: Deaths That Shocked Uganda, East Africa in 2022-Part One

2022 has seen several important pillars of East African society pass away. Nile Post brings you part one of three memorials of who they were and why they mattered. Read more »