A Rwandan court has ordered the release on bail of Diane Rwigara, a female opponent of President Paul Kagame. Diane has been detained with her mother since last year when she attempted to run in presidential polls. The judge in delivering the verdict said the two women had to be
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Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege is one of two winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. Mukwege is a gynaecologist, who works in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He and his colleagues have treated thousands of victims of sexual abuse. They were targeted as part of the war in the DR Congo.
Read MoreA former commander of militant Islamist group al-Shabab, and one of its founders, Mukhtar Robow, has been barred from running for public office in Somalia. The ministry of interior has said in a statement that he is unable to put his name forward for the presidency of the country's South-West
Read MoreUganda on Thursday signed a deal with a German firm to start printing own security documents like bank notes, passports and cheques. The signing of the deal between government and Veridos Identity Solutions Group was witnessed by President Museveni at State House Entebbe. Government was represented by three ministers; Esther
Read MoreUganda's army has launched its own brand of condoms, named after the Swahili word for "protection", to help prevent soldiers contract HIV. A soldier cannot defend his country if he "does not ensure that he's safe", said Chief of Staff Brig Leopold Kyanda at the launch of the Ulinzi condom.
Read MoreThe headline seasonally adjusted PMI signaled a further improvement in business conditions in the Ugandan private sector in the month of September. The latest reading was 54.2, up from 52.1 in August and above the 50.0 no-change mark for the twentieth successive month. The PMI was above the average since
Read MoreThe Uganda Police Force (UPF) has revealed that 105 suspects have been arrested over nine high profile murders. The revelation was made by Police bosses during a meeting held at Parliament on Thursday between Police and MPs on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee. This was after MPs demanded to
Read MoreOne person can easily transform a family and a village at large. This is exactly what Kakooza Zedi, a resident of Ndejje is doing. In his youthful age, Kakooza took up the opportunity when it presented itself; he was a driver at Middle East Consultants Ltd (MECL), but the company
Read MoreUganda's Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Frank Tumwebaze has hit out at the country's opposition figure, Kizza Besigye urging him to drop what he terms 'cheap politicking.' Tumwebaze made the remarks on micro-blogging site, Twitter, on Thursday after Besigye had claimed that Kyadondo East lawmaker, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi
Read MoreSouth Africa has announced that Kiswahili will be introduced as an optional language in schools by 2020. The move was welcomed by many who want to see the language, known in English simply as Swahili, become the first African language spoken across the continent. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader
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