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In response to a significant terror threat, France has announced its decision to bolster security measures during the upcoming New Year’s celebrations French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday that his government would tighten security for New Year’s celebrations in France due to a ‘very high’ terror threat, the news agency Reuters reported. “I called for an extremely strong mobilization ...

In the aim to deter smuggling, a team of enforcement officers from the customs department of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have impounded a Fuso truck in Jinja with over two tons of rice. This was apparently concealed under a pile sugarcanes. Customs officer Philip Ofubo explained that his team erected a checkpoint in Jinja last Wednesday night. This was due ...

URA FC coach, David Obua has backed the addition of Robert Ssentongo to his staff ahead of their clash with Mbarara City at Lugazi on Friday. The former UPL top scorer became the latest addition on the URA coaching staff and will mainly deal with the striking department. “He is a legend here in all sense of the game and ...

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda (COU), Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, is among the 37 bishops summoned over the nullification of the Luweero bishop. They are required to defend themselves in a lawsuit concerning the cancellation of Rev. Canon Godfrey Kasana Ssemakula’s election. He was poised to be the fourth bishop of the Luwero Anglican Diocese. The High Court ...

President Museveni has revealed that delegates for the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) have rejected the mandatory COVID-19 testing for the upcoming summit. The President added that after consultations with some of the NAM stakeholders, some of the members don’t want their DNA’s exposed. Therefore, other COVID-19 SOP’s will be observed but not the mandatory testing. “During the NAM summit, we ...