Panama City, Panama | AFP | The disqualification on Friday of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from public office over long-running corruption allegations is the latest twist in the so-called Panama Papers scandal: – What are the Panama Papers? – A trove of 11.5 million digital records from the Panamanian …

Kampala, Uganda |ISAAC KHISA | Britam Holdings Plc has unveiled an asset management company in Uganda as it seeks to extend its asset management offering in the region. The new company, Britam Asset Managers (Uganda) is modelled along a similar successful company in Kenya. It will offer investment management and advisory services to pension …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Amid persistent reports that Alexis Sanchez wants to leave Arsenal, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger says the Chile forward will return to training on Sunday. Sanchez missed Arsenal’s pre-season tour to Australia and China while he rested after playing for his country at the Confederations Cup. …

Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | President Robert Mugabe’s wife Thursday urged her 93-year-old husband to name his chosen successor, fuelling renewed speculation about the race to take over from the world’s oldest national leader. Mugabe has always refused to publicly reveal his favoured heir, but Grace Mugabe — who is seen …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application that had sought to suspend the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) presidential elections on August 5, 2017. Justice Henrietta Wolayo based her ruling on the fact that grass root elections are already in advanced stages. Three FUFA fans led …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Minutes after Jinja High Court judge Eva Luswata granted bail to jailed Ruhinda County Member of Parliament (MP) Rtd.Captain Donozio Kahonda, pending hearing of his appeal challenging a 9-month imprisonment, the legislator was detained on similar charges. MP Kahonda still has pending charges before Luweero Chief Magistrate Charles Sserubuga …

VIDEO: Parliament honours Para-athlete David Emong Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA |  Parliament has paid tribute to David Emong for winning Uganda’s first ever gold medal in the World Para Athletics Championships. The para athlete won the fifteen hundred meters T46 final in London on July 15th to ensure that Uganda did not return from …

Paris, France | AFP | France’s Emmanuel Macron continued to reach for the stars Wednesday, hosting R&B icon Rihanna for what she called “incredible” talks at the presidential palace in Paris two days after Irish rocker Bono. Barbados-born Rihanna is an ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education, which is …

Montevideo, Uruguay | AFP | The number of people registering to buy newly legalized marijuana in Uruguay jumped by almost 50 percent in the first week of sales, according to official figures released Wednesday. The small South American country is the first in the world to legalize pot from production to …

New York, United States | AFP | Coca-Cola announced plans Wednesday to launch a revamped “Coke Zero” in the United States as it expands offerings of low-sugar and non-carbonated beverages amid flagging demand for sweet sodas. The soda, “Coke-Cola Zero Sugar,” which is already on the market in much of …