UN experts : Veteran Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda Works With M23 rebels
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…
National Unity Platform Party School of Leadership Opened
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…
Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima Dead at 51
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…
Opposition Youth Leaders Condemn National Youth Council Chair Eyeru’s Alleged Partisan Manipulation
UN Report Highlights ‘Unimaginable Horrors’ on Migration Routes to Europe
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…
Italian-Egyptian job cente : Initiative to Secure EU Jobs for Young Egyptians
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…
Cyprus: Migrants Trapped in UN Buffer Zone
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…
Opposition’s Diane Rwigara Seeks Presidential Nomination
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…
Ugandans Killed and abducted by the regime are today’s Martyrs, says Bobi Wine
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…
Bishop Kibuuka’s Martyrs’ Day Plea: “Turn Away from Corruption and Embrace Moral Renewal
In a fervent appeal to the Ugandan public, Bishop Jacinto Kibuuka, chairperson of the Christian Ecumenical Council of Uganda (CECU), utilized the solemnity of Martyrs’ Day to call for a collective rejection of societal ills. Amidst a backdrop of…