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The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has secured the conviction of Rev. Fr. Dominic Alinga over the murder of John Bosco Ngorok and the attempted murder of...

KAMPALA, Uganda — The Pool Association of Uganda (PAU) ushered in a new era on Saturday as Gideon Onyango assumed leadership of the governing body, succeeding long-serving chairman Bob Trubish...

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has arrived in Kigali for an official working visit. During his stay, Gen Kainerugaba...

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) conducted a series of command handover ceremonies in Jinja, with the Chief of Joint Staff, Lieutenant General Jack Bakasumba, presiding over the functions at...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda's newly launched monthly National Cleaning Day campaign has encountered its first major challenge after the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church objected to the government's decision to hold...

Makerere University has warned of the critical funding shortfall of Shs820 billion needed to drive science, technology and innovation (STI). This was revealed during a two day tour of government-supported...

KAMPALA, Uganda — In a move that places environmental sanitation at the centre of national development, Uganda has introduced a nationwide monthly cleaning programme that will require citizens, institutions and...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso's military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has sharpened his opposition to any push for Sharia law, declaring that the country's secular legal order will not...

At least 20 people were killed after heavily armed assailants attacked several villages in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State, local officials said on Wednesday, underscoring the persistent insecurity gripping parts of...

Ugandan security forces have recovered dozens of stolen livestock following an armed cattle raid in the country's northeastern Karamoja sub-region, underscoring the persistent challenge of livestock theft and inter-community insecurity...