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WASHINGTON – Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday approved a $23 billion (sh87.7 trillion) deal to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey. This was after Ankara ratified Sweden’s NATO membership, the State Department said. As required by US law, the State Department notified Congress of the agreement. This is as well as a separate $8.6 billion (sh32.7 trillion) ...

Kyadondo East legislator, Nkunyingi Muwadda has come out to reveal that Fred Lumbuye Kajjubi, the NUP social media blogger and propagandist has been arrested in Turkey. Muwadda who describes Lumbuye as a Ugandan political activist said that he had been kidnapped after a disguised arrest. With this arrest, Muwandda expects Lumbuye’s extradition to Uganda. Muwadda however said that to date, ...

Musician Hajarah Namukwaya aka Spice Diana has come out to call upon Ugandans to pray for singer Evelyn Lagu whom she said is not in good condition. Lagu who suffered from kidney failure a few months ago travelled to Turkey for a kidney transplant. However, the transplant failed due to a number of reasons relating to her frail health. She ...

American tech giant Facebook says that it has removed more than a dozen accounts and pages on Facebook and Instagram “from Egypt that targeted Ethiopia, Sudan and Turkey. “We removed 17 Facebook accounts, six Pages, and three Instagram accounts from Egypt that targeted Ethiopia, Sudan, and Turkey. We found this network as part of our internal investigation and linked it ...