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Angélique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

LOS ANGELES — Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo has become the…

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Theatre icon Alex Mukulu granted official burial

KAMPALA — President Museveni has granted an official burial to veteran Ugandan…

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Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom Speaker Isaac Kalembe Akiiki dies

KAMPALA — Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom has announced the death of Owek. Isaac Kalembe Akiiki,…

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TikToker returns Nameere’s Shs5m gift

KAMPALA — Ugandan TikToker Benita256 has returned Shs5 million given to her…

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Ggaba: Police probe Kenyan mom for slaughtering own children

KAMPALA — Two children have died, and three others sustained serious injuries after they were allegedly stabbed at a family home in Kalungu-Bunga, Ggaba Parish, in Kampala early Thursday morning. The incident occurred at about 4:00 a.m. on August 20, 2026, according to Kampala Metropolitan Police. Police identified the deceased as 14-year-old Khadija Daizy, who was found dead in her bedroom, and seven-year-old Hawa Dalena, who later died while receiving treatment at Nsambya Hospital. The three surviving children, aged 13, eight and five, were taken to hospital for treatment. The suspect has been identified as Namayo Dorothy, 43, a Kenyan…

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Ex-Butaleja LCV chairman remanded over job scam

BUTA¬LEJA — The former Butaleja District Local Council V chairperson, Higenyi Micheal Bory, has been remanded…

Moyo lab technician charged over Sh10m job scam

MOYO — A laboratory technician at Lugoba Health Centre III in Moyo District has been charged…

Besigye planned to acquire missiles, bomb Kampala café – witness

KAMPALA, Uganda — A prosecution witness in the treason trial of opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye…

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Angélique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

LOS ANGELES — Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo has become the first Black African and first African musician to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Beninese singer was honoured Tuesday with the 2,854th star in the Recording category at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard, marking a major milestone in her more than four-decade career. Kidjo, whose music blends West African rhythms with sounds from around the world, used the ceremony to emphasise Africa's foundational role in global music. “Without us, there’s no music possible on this planet,” she said. Actor Willem Dafoe, who joined the celebration, described…

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Rwanda FDA boss arrested as illicit alcohol crackdown

KIGALI — Rwanda has arrested the Director General of the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda…

Rwanda courts receive 3,620 divorce cases in six months

KIGALI — Rwandan courts received 3,620 divorce cases during the first six months of 2026, according…

Airtel Africa launches Starlink mobile in DRC

Kinshasa, 16 August 2026: Airtel Africa and Starlink today have launched satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic…