Lwengo – A cloud of grief has hung over the festive season following a devastating road crash that claimed the lives of seven family members in the early hours of Saturday morning. The accident occurred at approximately 4:30 AM on December 27, 2025, at Njagalakasayi Village along the Masaka-Mbarara highway. The Incident According to Greater…
South Africa has joined Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt and several other African countries in facing higher travel costs under a revised United States visa programme set to take effect in 2026, raising concerns about the impact on tourism, education and business travel. Under the updated framework, applicants for non-immigrant U.S. visas will pay a…
Addis Ababa — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has firmly rejected any move to recognise Somaliland as an independent state, reaffirming the African Union’s unwavering commitment to the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia. In a statement issued on Thursday, Youssouf said the Commission…
Benin reignited their hopes for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 with a crucial 1–0 victory over Botswana, while Uganda and Tanzania played out a dramatic East African derby draw, and DR Congo held Senegal in an action-packed day of group-stage football. Tunisia and Nigeria were set to close the day with…
Uganda’s security forces have issued a strong warning against what they describe as “dangerous and polarising rhetoric” by the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, accusing him of urging supporters to mob polling stations on Election Day and march to Kampala in confrontation with security agencies. In a statement released…