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Bobi Wine, the President of Uganda’s largest opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), made a statement regarding the situation of celebrated fashion designer Latif Madoi. He noted that it has been 30 days since Madoi’s arrest and detention, emphasizing that Madoi has been detained without any apparent crime, except …

A leaked report of the panel names veteran Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda as an interlocutor in Kampala, scouting diplomatic cover for the insurgents. Uganda is clandestinely offering support to March 23 Movement (M23), a sanctioned Congolese rebel group, according to a United Nations Panel of Experts. A leaked report of …

The long-awaited National Unity Platform Party School of Leadership has today finally opened its doors to the public. Situated in Kamwokya at our former headquarters, the school held its inaugural classes for the three categories of people that shall be enrolled every academic year. The inaugural class of the informal …

President Lazarus Chakwera has said on Tuesday that his deputy Dr Saulos Chilima had died in a military plane that took off and disappeared on Monday. Dr. Chilima and nine others were flying within the country on Monday morning when their aircraft disappeared from airport radars. The plane, a military …

A new UN report highlights the dangers of irregular migration in sub-Saharan Africa. The risks of violence and kidnapping are highest in desert regions, it says. “Many underestimate the risks and dangers and many die while crossing the desert or near borders,” the UNHCR said in its report, stressing that …

An Italian-Egyptian job center will soon be set up in Cairo to explore training opportunities for Egyptian youths and help them to find employment in European Union countries. The project was discussed at a meeting on Wednesday, June 5, between Italy’s ambassador to Cairo, Michele Quaroni, and Egyptian immigration minister, …

Twenty-seven migrants, reportedly from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Sudan and Iran, have been stuck in the neutral area between north and south – known as the buffer zone – for over a week. About half are reportedly women and children. Authorities in the Republic of Cyprus, part of the European Union, have …

Diane Rwigara, one of Rwanda’s most vocal opposition figures, has presented her nomination papers for the upcoming presidential elections. “I have submitted all the required documents plus 974 signatures (600 is the minimum required number) from all 30 districts,” said Rwigara on June 4, 2024. “The provisional list of candidates …

In a statement as Christians celebrate this year’s Martyrs Day, Robert Kyagulanyi  said today marks exactly four years since the regime launched a new wave of “state inspired violence” against opposition politicians and supporters. He stated that it was on this day, June 3 2019, when their supporter, John Bosco …