Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel has formally recognised the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, marking a major diplomatic development in the Horn of Africa. In a statement shared on social media, Mr Netanyahu said Israel and Somaliland had signed a joint and mutual declaration of…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Major Joseph Ssebukeera as the Commanding Officer of the newly established 155 Marines Battalion, following the reorganisation of the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) into a formal Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) marine combat unit. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the Acting Director of Defence Public…
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 Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Marines Brigade. The directive, issued on Friday, was announced by the Acting Director of Defence Public Information, Col Chris Magezi, who…
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 “tabaa.” While taba has traditionally been sniffed, chewed, or smoked in parts of West Africa, some women are now inserting a paste made from the…
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 ballot papers arrived on Christmas Eve, a delivery witnessed by representatives of presidential candidates, political parties, accredited election observers, and members of the media. Parliamentary…