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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned the latest strikes and vowed a response as a total of 26 people including five children have been killed by the Russian missile strikes that battered several cities across Ukraine on Friday. ….” Only absolute evil can unleash such terror against Ukraine,” he said in his evening address on Friday as reported by AFP ...

Sudanese warring groups, the army and the paramilitary announced on Thursday that they would extend the ceasefire truce by more 72 hours. However despite this, the violence once more erupted in the western region of Darfur and the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. The previous three day truce which was set to expire on Thursday night has been extended by three ...

The Energy and Mineral Development minister, Ms Ruth Nankabirwa, recently issued a directive to halt the collection of taxes on gold exports. This came as a result of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) failing to collect taxes to a tune of Shs 600b from the exports. Ms Nankabirwa, on Tuesday issued a statement to parliament. She indicated arrears dating as ...

The Pearl Of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2023, in its 7th edition, kicked off yesterday at Speke Resort Munyonyo Commonwealth Hotel In Kampala. The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, Tom Butiime officially opened the week-long expo. He said that the country can potentially attract more visitors with a number of initiatives put in place to drum up visibility. He ...

Hugs and cheers were the highlight of Wednesday night following the return of rescued Ugandans who were stranded in Sudan. They were stuck after clashes broke out between rival military factions in the country.A group of 211 Ugandans, working and living in Sudan arrived at Entebbe Airport last night at around 2:30am. They were accompanied by External Security Organization Director ...