VIDEO: The Inspector General of Police has appointed AIGP Felix Kaweesi as the new force Public Relations manager to replace Commissioner Fred Enanga. Kaweesi who addressed the media soon after his appointment said his major role will be to oversee the transformation of the force’s publicist department.   Share on: WhatsApp

VIDEO: Police have arrested the driver in the patrol car who allegedly knocked a Besigye supporter. Police constable Benon Matsiko attached to Kira Road police station was paraded before the media by the newly appointed police publicist Andrew Felix Kaweesa. Police say the arrest has brought to end weeks of thorough investigations they …

New Delhi, India | AFP | As Olympic under-achievers India head home from Rio having failed to win a gold medal, its gate-crashing, selfie-taking officials have been accused of failing to help its athletes taste success. A string of below-par performances saw India win just two medals at the Games, …

  Uganda‬ was represented at the British Birdfair at Rutland, where the tourism board showcased the spectacular ‪‎bird species found in the country August 19-21. With over 1020 ‪‎bird species, Uganda has over 50% of the total bird species in ‪Africa and just over 11% of the world’s total.  It is one of the richest …

How the opposition has been joined by elements inside government to fight the IGP and the risks it poses Over the last few weeks, the police and its Inspector General Kale Kayihura have been in the eye of the storm. The opposition see Kayihura, and correctly so, as the biggest …

New Delhi, India | AFP | For asthma sufferer Mohan Lal, regular visits to the Indian capital’s hospitals were a nightmare of waiting in endless queues in sweltering corridors that swarm with mosquitoes. But a spotless and air-conditioned clinic boasting innovative diagnostic technology and sharply-dressed doctors has just opened in …

The British government and lottery fund has spent hundreds of millions of pounds on sporting success in the past two decades. And it has paid off. London, United Kingdom | AFP | Twenty years after a stinging Olympic failure, Britain has risen from the ashes to become a sporting “superpower” …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | From the dizzying gymnastics heights of African-American Simone Biles to Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik and Brazilian golden girl Rafaela Silva in judo — Rio proved a groundbreaking Games for women. Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps had already arrived in Rio as global superstars …

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | South Sudan’s new Vice President Taban Deng Gai and Sudanese officials on Sunday discussed outstanding issues since Sudan’s north-south split in 2011 as he began his two-day visit to Khartoum. Deng’s first visit to Sudan as vice president comes weeks after he replaced former rebel …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | The Rio Olympics ended in a blaze of colour with an exuberant closing ceremony on Sunday as Tokyo took up the baton promising to host the best Games yet in 2020. After a rollercoaster fortnight which mixed off-field hitches with compelling sporting drama, …