Uganda’s turbulence of the 1980s was felt within church walls too
December 22, 2018 was a reunion of sorts for Namirembe cathedral choir old boys. I attended a special Christmas carols performance at the Ntinda residence of former ICT minister...
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10 police officers secretly charged over Nagirinya murder
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The police disciplinary court has secretly charged 10 police officers arrested in connection to the kidnap and murder of social worker, Maria Nagirinya.President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ordered the arrest of...
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Thousands of people marched in Khartoum and other Sudanese cities Monday to mark the October 1964 uprising that…
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Police in Kampala has launched a manhunt for the driver accused of knocking dead, Abdul Kawawa, a Uganda…
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The Police Flying Squad Unit in collaboration with the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) has arrested nine suspected…
Hong Kong leaders apologize for water cannon use at Mosque
Hong Kong officials apologized to Muslim leaders Monday after riot police sprayed a mosque and bystanders with a…
Condom use drops to 24%, authorities worried
Only 9 per cent of men aged 40 to 49 years used a condom when they engaged in…
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