Ugandan satellite called PEARL AFRICA SAT-1 is set to go into space today after NASA announced the launch postponement yesterday. NASA revealed that the launch scheduled for 6th November had to be rescheduled due to a fire alarm. Dr. Monica Musenero, the state for Science, Technology and Innovation confirmed that the launch will be happening today. She said it will ...

On Sunday evening, sources in the security forces revealed that two pilots, a Russian and Ugandan were killed in a plane crash in DR Congo. This happened after a private business plane they flew crashed in a forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo in South Kivu. Jackson Ninsiima and his fellow pilot from Russia only identified as Peter were ...

Entebbe Airport recently conducted a successful full-scale fire response emergency exercise. The exercise aimed mainly at testing the ability of stakeholders to deal with a catastrophic emergency such as a fire in a crashed aircraft. The 2-hour-long drill did not interfere with normal airport operations on Friday, November 4, 2022. The scenario for the full-scale emergency exercise involved the simulation ...

The Kenyan government has deployed over 300 police officers to control the population amidst a nationwide power outage. Benson Mwakina, the director of renewable energy at the Ministry of Energy confirmed that the level of security at energy infrastructure had been increased. “Right now, we have an energy sector police unit taking care of the infrastructure,” Mwakina stated on Friday, ...

Government through the Presidential Initiative on Peace, Security and Development in the Rwenzori region program is involved in talks with rebels. Through the Kasese Peace and Security Center, it is championing the return of rebels from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo for amnesty. The program started on July 30, 2022 and the Rwenzururu Initiative for Social Transformation initiated it. ...