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By Shivan Ayebare President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has fulfilled a Shs50 million pledge to Rev. Dr. Narcisio Bagumisiriza, author of African Customary and Christian Marriages Compared. Finance Minister Henry Musasizi delivered the money on Saturday. Musasizi represented the President at the launch of the book in April 2024. Musasizi said the pledge followed a commitment made by the President to Fr. Bagumisiriza,...

Gomba Lions have booked their place in the 2026 Masaza Cup final after seeing off Butambala in the semi-finals. The five-time champions had already done much of the work in the first leg, beating Butambala 2–0 courtesy of a Meddie Kasule brace. That result gave Gomba a two-goal cushion heading into the return leg, which they successfully defended to seal another...

By Samuel Ssenono  President Museveni has welcomed the construction of the $16 billion Dangote oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya, saying East Africa needs more refineries to process its resources and create jobs. Museveni joined Kenyan President William Ruto, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and other African leaders at the groundbreaking ceremony in Mokowe, Lamu County. The Dangote East...

Resident District Commissioners have been warned against waiting for ministers to uncover problems with government programmes in their districts, as government steps up scrutiny of service delivery and the use of public resources. Secretary in the Office of the President Hajji Yunus Kakande says RDCs and other government representatives must regularly inspect projects, track public resources and act on problems...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended Pastor Robert Kayanja for promoting production and community development through his ministry, particularly in Karamoja and Kiryandongo. Museveni made the remarks at the Big Fix Holy Spirit Global Conference at Miracle Centre Cathedral in Rubaga, Kampala. The seven-day conference, hosted by Pastor Robert Kayanja and Pastor Jessica Kayanja, has attracted Christian leaders and visitors from...

Paris, France September 25, 2026 - 11:24 AM (UTC - 7) Claims that Canadian-Haitian writer Thelyson Orelien used AI tools to write his best-selling debut novel are rocking the French literary world and posing questions about how AI can be detected. An X account with a handful of followers sparked the controversy by claiming that the AI-detecting program Pangram had concluded the tale...

Lourdes, France September 26, 2026 - 10:35 AM (UTC - 7) Pope Leo XIV on Saturday rode along the Champs Elysees in the popemobile and held an open-air mass in front of hundreds of thousands in Paris, before flying to the holy pilgrimage site of Lourdes in southern France. The leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is on a four-day trip to...

Conakry, Guinea September 26, 2026 - 07:16 AM (UTC - 7) Sidya Toure, former prime minister and a leading opposition figure in Guinea where dissenting voices and political parties have been stifled, has died at age 81, sources close to his family told AFP. Toure had been leading one of the country's major opposition parties, the Union of Republican Forces (UFR), from...

By Tumwine Byaruhanga The United Arab Emirates has eased precautionary entry measures imposed on Ugandan nationals in June following the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. The decision was announced on September 26 by the UAE's National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Prevention and the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security. UAE...

NJERU, BUIKWEBy Sharon Basilika Residents and traders in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District, have asked the government to construct a modern market and relocate the municipal landfill. They raised the concerns during the National Clean-Up Day exercise at Njeru Market and the UEB Ghetto area. Residents, local leaders and factory workers took part in the exercise, using wheelbarrows, shovels and other equipment to...