Kampala, Uganda | GODFEY SSALI  | A dramatic day at the High Court today started with supporters of Speaker Rebecca Kadaga protesting briefly before Justice Margaret Oguli Oumo ruled that a case filed by MPs questioning a decision to throw them out of parliament during the Constitution Ammendment Bill, should …

Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP |  Israel plans to force tens of thousands of African migrants to leave over the next three months by threatening to arrest those who stay, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday. Under the plan, some 38,000 migrants who entered Israel illegally, mainly Eritreans and Sudanese, will …

  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP |  Ethiopia’s leader promised Wednesday to release “politicians” from jail and shut down a detention centre where human rights groups allege torture is routine. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn made the undertaking in comments to reporters in the capital Addis Ababa, although he did not …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Makerere University administration has declined to issue a formal response until later to the report done by the Visitation Committee into the mismanagement of the institution. The Visitation Committee came up with several recomendations following the completion and hand over of the 355-page …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading telcom company Airtel has started the new year by hitting the 10 million customer mark. The milestone cement’s Airtel’s position as the fastest growing telecom in the Uganda and the company has pledged to continue investing heavily towards improving the quality of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As many revelers around the country were waiting for the clock to hit midnight so they can finally cross over into the “promised land of 2018” with fireworks and prayers for some, Africell Uganda seized the moment to launch a mega voice, sms and …

Lusaka, Zambia | THE INDEPENDENT | Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has resigned, stating on facebook that he took the decision because of massive corruption in government and rising unemployment in the country. In a Facebook post, Kalaba said he has dumped his cabinet post. “There comes a time in a …

    Los Angeles, United States | AFP |  The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United States, according to a study released Tuesday. The estimate by consulting firm Arcview includes direct purchases by consumers of $20.8 billion …

  Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump is not one to hold back when it comes to indulging in nuclear and diplomatic brinkmanship with North Korea’s leader whom he calls “Little Rocket Man.” True to form, after Kim Jong-Un boasted that he could launch a devastating …

Washington, United States | AFP |  US forces in Somalia have conducted a strike against a bomb-laden vehicle that was going to be used against civilians in Mogadishu, the US military’s Africa Command said Wednesday. The strike against Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab militants occurred early January 2 about 50 kilometers (30 miles) …