Fisheries Protection Unit renamed 155 Marines Battalion
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the dissolution of the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) and its reconstitution as the 155 Marines Battalion, placing it under the command of the Uganda…
Gambian women put tobacco ‘taba’ in vaginas
Banjul, The Gambia – Health authorities in The Gambia are raising alarm over a growing practice among women involving the intravaginal use of a local powdered tobacco called “taba” or…
Colleagues, ballot papers have come
Entebbe – The Electoral Commission (EC) of Uganda has confirmed the arrival of presidential and parliamentary ballot papers ahead of the 2026 General Election. At least 193 pallets of presidential…
Alcohol drinking rate worries Jim Muhwezi
Rukungiri – Uganda’s Minister for Security, Maj Gen (rtd) Jim Muhwezi, has called for a bylaw to regulate alcohol consumption, citing the country’s alarming drinking rates. Muhwezi made the remarks…
Garang widow takes over Riek Machar’s role
Juba, South Sudan – South Sudan’s Cabinet has appointed Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior to temporarily assume the responsibilities of the Governance Cluster previously chaired by suspended First Vice…
