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Her excellency, Samia Suluhu Hassan has narrated the disbelief everyone has in her leadership because she is a woman. She revealed that even her own government workers doubted her competence for this position. “Even some of my government workers dismissed me at first as just another woman, but they soon accepted my leadership. But this is not just in Africa, ...

Legislators coming from the Bunyoro sub-region are set to meet President Museveni on August 11th, 2021. The said meeting is to address the issue of delayed establishment of a public university in the sub-region. Elections of the new leadership for the Bunyoro Parliamentary Caucus happened last month. During these elections, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja promised legislators to organize a meeting ...

The Inspector-General of Police Okoth Ochola came out yesterday to congratulate Ugandan Olympic gold medalists Joshua Cheptegei and Peruth Chemutai on their exploits in the just-concluded Olympic games in Japan. Cheptegei won two medals, silver in 10000m and gold in the 5000m which helped Uganda finish as the 2nd best African team and 35th overall. The IGP also congratulated Peruth ...

The UPDF has warned the Karamojong that the owners of the guns that they forcefully recovered will face justice accordingly. The force said these will be prosecuted in the General Court Martial and their sentences pronounced. ‘’After serving their sentences, the reformed former warriors will be re-integrated into the community through other sister ministries, departments of Uganda, and development partners,’’ ...

Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo on Monday proposed setting up a new political party according to his deeply divided Ivorian Popular Front (FPI). During a crunch meeting of party leaders, Gbagbo took it out on his former prime minister, Pascal Affi N’Guessan who is currently the party president. He then proposed creating a new instrument of struggle in line with ...