An application by Bobi Wine ‘s legal team to withdraw the petition challenging President Museveni’s election has hit a snag. This has come after lawyers said they lack practising certificates. The court convened on Monday to hear the application to withdraw the poll petition, Kyagulanyi’s lawyers represented by Medard Sseggona told court this morning that their practising certificates had expired ...

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says in a report published on Monday that investment in green stimulus projects would be the most cost-effective way to revive African economy that has been badly hit by COVID-19 pandemic. The report also added that this would strike a blow against climate change. Findings of the report titled Building Forward for ...

India has announced new rules to regulate content on social media. This makes Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and others more accountable to legal requests for the swift removal of posts and sharing information on where the messages originated from. The rules – part of an effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to put Big Tech on a shorter leash – ...

Authorities in Bukedea District in Eastern Uganda have detained a police officer after he shot dead a 17-year-old unarmed child. Police detained Constable Charles Okurut on Thursday morning after he shot and killed Patrick Otimong, a resident of Ajesa village, Akero parish in Bukedea Sub County. Otimong has been a senior two student at Sironko Parents Secondary School. Constable Charles ...

An expert’s proposal to solve the looming social crisis caused by China’s gender imbalance by matchmaking urban “leftover” women with rural unmarried men has sparked controversy. Wu Xiuming, deputy secretary-general of the Shanxi Think Tank Development Association, a non-governmental organization in central China specializing in social development research, has called for authorities to urgently address a rise in the number ...