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The parish priest of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Gulu city, Reverend Father Justin Eric Uma, recently criticized President Museveni. He did this after the president asked Ugandans to eat cassava if they cannot afford bread. Museveni lashed out at Ugandans during this year’s International Labour Day celebrations at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds for complaining about the rising prices of commodities. ...

Former Somali president Sheikh Hassan Mohamud has been voted back into power by legislators in the country’s Parliament. He defeated the incumbent, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Mohamud served as the president of the war-torn country in the Horn of Africa between 2012-2017. In the tightly contested election that had over 36 candidates, Mohamud garnered 165 votes which were sufficient for ...

Political analyst Charles Rwomushana has come out to reveal that the survival or downfall of President Museveni’s reign depends on his foreign policy. This is the reason his interest lies more in foreign policy than domestic one. It’s the reason many diplomats and refugees flock to the country according to Rwomushana. “Mr. Museveni is more interested in foreign policy. His ...

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has not yet granted Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) approval to introduce genetically modified mosquitoes. However, it has only approved the rearing of wild mosquitoes ahead of the planned introduction of genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs). “NEMA has not approved the introduction of genetically modified mosquitoes. What NEMA approved in 2017 was the Environmental and ...

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has called the country’s rapidly spreading Covid-19 outbreak a “great disaster”. He called for an all-out battle to tackle the spread of the virus during an emergency meeting on Saturday. It comes after officials announced the first confirmed cases on Thursday – although experts believe the virus has likely been circulating for some time. There ...