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Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS has urged world leaders to renew on their commitments in the fight against HIV/AIDS. She said this as the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York is yet to happen next week. UNAIDS’ most recent report shows how many countries are on the path to end AIDS and are currently succeeding. Some ...

China has become the first country to send an ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021. The Taliban said this is a sign for other nations to establish ties with the country’s government. After Zhao Xing’s appointment, the Taliban received him at the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday under lavish protocol. The Chinese foreign ministry says Beijing ...

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ has been released from a US prison. She was sent behind bars for drug trafficking and money laundering. Aispuro pleaded guilty to these charges and was sentenced to 3 years in November 2021. All these charges relate to her husband’s drug empire. It also includes four years of ...

A heavy downpour has disrupted all voting activities for the LCV by-election in Hoima district. The Hoima District Returning Officer, Merab Kasende, said the voting started as early as 7 o’clock. He, however, added that this happened in some distant areas but not in Hoima City where it rained heavily. “We have already dispatched materials in the field and polls ...

The forthcoming by-election in Hoima presents a significant test for the growing influence of Bobi Wine and his grassroots movement in Ugandan politics. The by-election is viewed as an opportunity for Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP) party to demonstrate its strength and support among the population. The by-election, scheduled to take place in the coming days, has attracted considerable ...