36 South Sudanese nationals injured in Amuru road accident
Ambulances taking the victims to hospitals A total of 36 South Sudan nationals are nursing severe injuries sustained in an accident that occurred in Amuru last evening. The victims sustained critical injuries when a Tipper lorry vehicle, registration number, UAV 919H, in which they were...
Absa Bank Uganda extends loan repayment amid economic uncertainty
Absa Bank Uganda extends loan repayment amid economic uncertainty Musa Jallow – Absa Retail Director (PHOTO/Courtesy) In recognition of an uncertain economic environment, Absa Bank Uganda has announced special financing packages intended to help customers kick start the new year on a stronger footing. The...
The other side of integration: Invisible people who live on East African leftovers
Making this journey is a study of how East Africa’s long-distance truckers have shaped the routes they have driven for decades. Many towns on the Northern Corridor were born because truckers stopped there to rest. Little restaurants, tiny bars, and a thriving commercial sex industry...
Uganda ships maiden fuel cargo from Kisumu port
The 4.5 million litres of fuel ferried aboard Mt Kabaka Mutebi 11 marked the revival of the water transport corridor between the two neighbours and boosts Kenya’s efforts of creating jobs in the Western region.
Cholera outbreak kills 620 in Malawi
As of Monday, 18,222 cumulative cases of cholera had been confirmed, with the country recording 16,780 people recovered and 822 still in treatment centres.
Is Kenya ports top job jinxed or just too hard to keep?
In December, KPA began hunting for its fourth MD in three years. In the past 11 years, four heads of the institution were sacked or forced to resign, ending high-flying careers.
28 bodies found in Burkina Faso’s northwest over weekend: govt
Attacks targeting the security forces and civilians have increased in recent months, especially in northern and eastern regions bordering Mali and Niger, which are also battling jihadists.
Ugandan soldier shoots three colleagues dead in Somalia
The incident, according to military sources, happened Monday morning at the Mogadishu airport base, which is currently under the protection of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis). Uganda remains the largest troop contributor.
Boy, 7, strangled to death in Kamuli after parents fail to pay Shs 50m ransom
Police in Busoga North have mounted a search for Waiswa Katende, who is suspected to have killed a seven-year-old boy; John Isabirye, after his parents failed to raise a Shs 50 million ransom. Waiswa is reported to have kidnapped Isabirye from his parent’s home in...
UPDF soldier shoots dead 3 colleagues in Somalia
Corporal Simon Agaba after the arrest A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier, Corporal Simon Agaba yesterday Monday went on a rampage and shot dead three colleagues in Mogadishu, Somalia. According to the spokesperson of the UPDF contingent in Somalia, Capt George William Musinguzi, the...
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