Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Africa’s peace and security situation is improving due to collective efforts to reduce national and transnational conflicts, an African Union official said on Thursday. Christopher Suna Kayoshe, Acting Head of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration and Security Sector Reform Division at the African Union (AU) told a …

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Nwoya district are probing the sudden death of Charles Ochakacon, the Division Prisons Commander attached to Amuru and Nwoya districts. The 54-year-old officer reportedly collapsed and died moments later on Thursday evening at Continental bar and lodge in Purongo town council, Nwoya district. …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two thousand hungry and vulnerable families in Moroto district have recieved relief food from Tearfund Netherlands. The food worth Shillings 370million was procured by Karamoja Integrated Development Program (KIDEP) with funding from Tearfund. The food relief was distributed to the most affected families in Nadunget, Rupa, …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned of challenges for peacekeeping operations, while calling for increased capabilities to meet global policing needs. Addressing the third UN Chiefs of Police Summit, Guterres said the gathering comes at a critical time for the United Nations Police, for peacekeeping …

  Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA |  Venezuelan Jose Camargo is the one who decided who the President of Kenya would be,  lawyer Julie Soweto has told the Supreme Court. Soweto on Friday demonstrated to the court how the staging of results was happening in the IEBC portal. “You are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Owners of private security companies have asked Uganda Police Force to adduce evidence of guns that have been modified from semi-automated to automated rifles. Automated rifles fire repeatedly as long as the shooter holds the trigger while semi-automated rifles fire only one piece of ammunition at …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | The Dubai-based airline Emirates on Thursday said it planned to resume all flights to and from Nigeria, starting Sept. 11, following the recovery of a portion of its blocked funds accruing from ticket sales from the most populous African country. The airline said in a statement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Utilities, Wildlife and Standards Court in Kampala has sentenced two men to serve a punishment of 8 years and seven months in jail for killing six climbing lions in the Queen Elizabeth National Park. The two, Vincent Tumuhirwe, a farmer and Robert Ariyo, a boda …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Catholic Diocese has embarked on a campaign to promote the planting of indigenous tree species. The campaign, approved by the Diocesan Bishop Serverus Jjumba, will have the church use its structures to participate and mobilize for the planting of indigenous tree species across the diocese. …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | James Peter Sculley, 68, an Australian missionary has died in a public toilet in Jinja city. The incident occurred on Thursday along Kutch road in Jinja City’s Southern Division. It is alleged that the attendant got concerned when the missionary spent about 15 minutes in the …