AFRICA

CONAKRY, Guinea | Xinhua | The Guinean government has prohibited its ministers from leaving the national territory before the end of this year, a senior official has said. The ministers were not allowed to leave the country except with exceptional permission from the head of state, the government’s secretary general, …

🇺🇬 Uganda 1-0 South Sudan 🇸🇸 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Liberia 🇱🇷 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1-1 Eswatini 🇸🇿 🇿🇲 Zambia 0-0 Chad 🇹🇩 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1-1 Gambia 🇬🇲 🇧🇯 Benin 3-0 Rwanda 🇷🇼 🇨🇲 Cameroon 4-1 Kenya 🇰🇪 🇪🇬 Egypt 2-0 Mauritania 🇲🇷 🇳🇬 Nigeria 1-0 Libya 🇱🇾 🇿🇦 South Africa …

TODAY Uganda vs South Sudan 4pm Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Matia Lule, head coach of Uganda’s Under-20 national football team, believes his players are beginning to embrace the team’s philosophy after securing their second win in the ongoing Total Energies U-20 CAF Africa Cup of Nations …

In 2023 Ugandans in the UAE remitted about 21% of total remittances from abroad (USD 300 million out of approximately USD 1.43 billion) Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda will this week visit, meet and interact with Ugandans living and working in the UAE to offer specialized …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged countries to refrain from implementing travel bans or movement restrictions targeting African countries amid ongoing outbreaks of mpox and Marburg virus disease. In a statement issued Tuesday evening, the Africa CDC said …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his visiting Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadera have held talks aimed at developing transport infrastructure linking the two countries. Museveni on Wednesday told a public rally at celebrations to mark Uganda’s 62nd independence anniversary that the CAR could …

🟢Impeachment vote ✳ YES – 281 ✳ NO- 44 ✳ ABSTENTION – 1 Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR |  At least 281 MPs on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Speaker Moses Wetangula called the vote after only 44 of the required 117 MPs voted to save the DP. …

KAMPALA | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he is ready to mediate peace in the ongoing conflict in Sudan that has left thousands dead and millions displaced. According to a statement issued here on Tuesday, Museveni made the remarks during a meeting with visiting United Nations Special …

  The $300 million JP Magufuli Bridge on Lake Victoria will provide a crucial link between Tanzania and neighboring Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi Entebbe, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES |  Tanzania has this week completed construction of East Africa’s longest bridge built across the gulf of Mwanza. The new bridge forms …

  Silalei Shani, former captain of Kenya’s national women’s basketball team, honors Dikembe Mutombo, the African-American Hall of Famer from the DRC. Mutombo, who passed away on September 30, at 58. Mutombo leaves behind a towering legacy both on the court and through his global humanitarian work. NEWS ANALYSIS  |BIRD …