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Retired UPDF Soldier Michael Katungi extradited to U.S. in mega Arms & Drug scandal

Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, a retired Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier and former African Union policy adviser, has been extradited from Uganda to the United States on Saturday, September...

Tooro at a Crossroads: Let History,Justice & the Will of King Oyo Prevail – Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga

11/09/2026, by Senior Global Citizen Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga. The unfortunate death of His Majesty King Oyo Rukirabasaija and...

SUCCESSION PLAN? Ex-Intelligence Chiefs Abel Kandiho and Charles Bakahumura arrested

The arrest of two former commanders of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) Rtd Maj Gen Abel Kandiho...

Senior Global Citizen Barnabas Taremwa: Tooro Kingdom must survive its King & the King’s wishes must be honored!

By Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga, Senior Global Citizen. I have been in great pain since the loss of my...

Over 600,000 people in Karamoja experiencing severe hunger

For the past three years, the Diocese of Gulu and Northern Uganda has intensified missionary efforts in Karamoja,...

SHRINKING PRESS FREEDOM IN UGANDA: JOURNALISTS DICKSON MUBIRU AND ALIRABAKI SSENGOBA FURTHUR REMANDED

SHRINKING PRESS FREEDOM IN UGANDA. Buganda road court has further remanded two journalists, Dickson Mubiru and Alirabaki Ssengooba to Luzira prison until July 9,...

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed in US plea deal

After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching a deal with US authorities, for him...

UNESCO: 70% of environmental journalists attacked for their work

A new report published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-UNESCO on World Press Freedom Day on 3rd May 2024, warns of...

BOOSTING TOURISM: WHERE IS UGANDA’S TRAVEL & TOURISM JOURNALISM?

By Aaron Ainomugisha. The Pearl of Africa continues to earn a lot of income from her booming tourism industry, though key stakeholders are still concerned...