Wednesday , November 6 2024

VIDEOS

Uganda urges AMISOM to jealously guard Somalia gains

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa has warned the Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to “avoid turning our gains into vain.” He called upon the TCCs and other international partners to “establish predictable and sustainable solutions …

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Teddy Ssezi Cheeye’s dead

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Exactly a year after his release from Luzira, the former director of Economic Monitoring at the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) Teddy Ssezi Cheeye is dead. According to the police, he was knocked dead March 1 by a speeding boda boda (motor cycle) as he crossed …

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VIDEO: Liliane Iradukunda‏ is Miss Rwanda 2018

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liliane Iradukunda has been named Miss Rwanda after the final round of the beauty contest at the Kigali Convention Center on Saturday night. The 18-year-old Iradukunda clinched the crown after beating 19 others in the grande finale. She represented Western Province. Judges decide the winner …

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KENYATTA: East Africa must integrate for economic strength

Busia, Uganda | PSCU | Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has said integration of the East African region will be achieved with the development of shared infrastructure and political commitment of regional leaders. He said the region must integrate to be a truly bigger market, and economically attractive to compete with …

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ZARI: Bye Diamond!

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  South African based Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan “The Boss Lady”, posted a black rose on social media on Valentine’s Day Wednesday, with the message “sadly I have decided to end my relationship” with hubby Naseeb Abdul Juma “Diamond Platnumz”. Here’s the post: Understand that this …

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LIVE: Zuma speech from 11pm

S.Africa’s Zuma to make TV address  Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  South African President Jacob Zuma will make a TV address to the nation at 2000 GMT Wednesday, an official statement said, after he earlier spoke out against an order from his own party to resign. Zuma, whose reputation …

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New Vision Crime Reporter Charles Etukuri ‘abducted’

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A senior crime reporter at Uganda’s leading daily The New Vision was picked up reportedly by security personnel at 2pm on Tuesday, as he walked to Kyadondo from Vision Group headquarters at Plot 19/21 First Street, Industrial Area, Kampala. In several tweets on …

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