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Georgia has postponed its bid to join the EU after the European Parliament voted to reject the results of the country’s recent election. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze accused the bloc of “blackmail”. He said his government would drop its pursuit of membership “until the end of 2028”. It came hours after European legislators called for last month’s parliamentary elections in ...

As the Anti-Homosexuality debate continues, Mr. Jan Sadek, the European Union Ambassador to Uganda has said they will continue supporting the development agenda of Uganda. He said they are willing to continue despite the disagreement over the Anti-Homosexuality bill which parliament recently approved. Earlier this week, the Europe Day celebrations took place in Kampala. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Sadek ...

Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, the former prime minister of Uganda has lashed out at the European parliament (EU), saying they can’t talk to Uganda about the issue of human rights. Rugunda was commenting on a recent concerns by the EU parliament over EACOP. He said there is no country in the world where there are no human rights abuses and violations ...

Opposition politician, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, has alleged that he is the legitimate president of Uganda. He says Museveni only took over by the force of arms otherwise he would not be in the presidential seat currently. Bobi Wine said this in an interview with the media where he was briefing them about his trip to Ukraine. “I am ...

Experts have warned that the world has given up in the most effective way of fighting Covid-19. It is now over two years since the pandemic started and properly ventilating public spaces is still lacking. Antoine Flahault, director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of Geneva said there is an apparent “fragile, armed peace” with Covid-19. “In ...