How Islamic Banking will operate in Uganda
By Dr. Tumubweinee Twinemanzi Islamic Banking has recently attracted media attention and generated animated commentary from the public. This debate…
OP-ED: Without vigilance and rule based society, democracy is in danger
By Norbert Mao Last week, a picture was circulated on the internet showing a vehicle parked on the pedestrian walkway…
OP-ED: Kagame’s ‘invisible eye everywhere’ threatens to undo all his achievements
By Eric Mwine-Mugaju A former general in the Ugandan Army, at 28 years old Paul Kagame was among the men…
Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo
Rwanda has reopened its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the…
Museveni: The medicine for poverty is wealth creation
President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people in the hilly areas of Kigezi Sub-Region in South Western Uganda, who are…
Former Minister proposes coffee regulatory authority
Former Finance Minister Gerald Ssendaula, has appealed to Parliament to push for creation of a coffee regulatory authority as it…
Government cracks whip on non-compliant film businesses
A number of government institutions have come together to enforce legal obligations and standards in the film industry, giving those…
Rwanda closes border with DR Congo
Rwanda has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo because of the deadly Ebola outbreak, a government official…
Uganda Police in Somalia commended for distinguished service
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia (SRCC) Ambassador Francisco Madeira has commended AMISOM…
Why Ebola cannot be tamed in DR Congo
Seven grave diggers dressed in medical smocks, surgical gloves and plastic boots lifted the coffin from the back of a…
19 year-old university student breaks open plane door, plunges to her death
A Cambridge University student broke open a door of a plane and jumped to her death after overpowering a fellow…
Op-ed: Kabuleta, Kainerugaba and Museveni’s error of time
By Yusuf Serunkuma There are pro-Muhoozi T-shirts that went on the market recently. At the front of these beautiful…
Who is Hamza bin Laden, heir who sought to revive al-Qaeda?
Osama bin Laden’s son, Hamza, is beleived to be dead, according to reports out of the US. He had been…
Rwanda: Germany replaces diplomat who undermined President Kagame
Rwanda has approved a new envoy for Germany Dr Thomas Kurz, more than four months after the previous diplomat left…
Ebola crisis: Second case confirmed in DR Congo border city of Goma
A second case of Ebola has been detected on Democratic Republic of Congo's border with Rwanda, raising fears the deadly…