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At least 20 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a mass shooting at an open-air country music festival in Las Vegas. The city's famous strip was on lockdown after prolonged automatic gunfire, which reportedly came from a top floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. Thousands of people

The U.N. refugee agency warns that funds for humanitarian assistance for hundreds of thousands of Burundian refugees have dried up, leaving only enough cash for the most essential needs. More than 420,000 Burundians, who have sought refuge in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, are in

U.N. peacekeepers have deployed to a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after clashes between armed groups and the Congolese army. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, MONUSCO, said it sent troops to Uvira to protect civilians and deter any attack on the city, located near the Burundian

Business Focus showed a few days ago that for conflict of interest by sidelining his supervisors to confuse the Health Service Commission on his suitability for the job of Director General- Medical Services at the Ministry of Health, Prof Anthony Mbonye had been fired on orders of the Inspector General

President Yoweri Museveni has told defence students from the Zambian staff college, who are currently on a one-week visit to Uganda that patriotism is a vital principle in development. “Uganda has succeeded in many aspects because NRM has practiced and maintained the principle of patriotism that has enabled Uganda to

Uganda's Leader of Opposition in Parliament spent the better part of Friday involved in actions to youths arrested during the anti-age limit campaign. They had been detained at Kabalagala Police station in the capital, Kampala. Below is her statement she posted on Facebook I have just rescued some of our

Data from ride-hailing app Uber says that South Africa and Kenya are its most lucrative markets in Africa, Kenya's Business Daily reports.  South Africa ranks first with 969,000 active riders, while Kenya in second place, has 363,000 active users. Both countries have experienced violent protests against Uber, mostly by taxi drivers,

Army MP General Elly Tumwine has defended the forceful eviction of Members of Parliament who had been suspended by the Speaker on Wednesday. Tumwine says the MPs had abused their immunity by engaging in violence and criminality. His statements came after the suspension of 25 MPs accused of disrupting parliament

Uganda's Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura has said he planned and coordinated the raid on Parliament on Wednesday in which security forces arrested 24 legislators. General Kayihura while speaking in Entebbe today that the operation was carried out with help from "sister security agencies". Kayihura's revelation comes hours after