August 14, 2022 by URN
As vote-counting in Kenya’s general elections continues, a returning officer has gone missing while on duty, according to the Independent...
August 13, 2022 by URN
Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has been reappointed as the vice-chancellor of Makerere University.
August 13, 2022 by VOA
Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticated weekend attack by suspected jihadis using drones and artillery, the latest violent incident...
August 12, 2022 by URN
Jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High court seeking to halt the hearing of...
Police on Thursday blocked Paddy Sserunjogi aka Sobi from evicting a 94-year-old man in Nakisunga sub-county, Mukono district.
Somali President Sheikh Hassan Muhamud has concluded his three-day state visit to Uganda.
Authorities in Sierra Leone say at least 13 civilians and six police officers have been killed in clashes that broke out during anti-government protests.
Authorities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are searching for hundreds of inmates who escaped from Kakwanguru central prison when gunmen attacked the facility Tuesday night.
Anti-corruption court judge Lawrence Gidudu has 'lost interest' in jailing former principal accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister Geoffrey Kazinda, saying it will no longer make sense for him to do so since prison has become like his home. Gidudu made the declaration shortly after finding Kazinda guilty…
Raila Odinga has won Kenya’s diaspora vote, with all of the polling stations having sent in their forms (Form 34A) by Thursday morning. The Kenyan diaspora constituency had 27 polling centres in 12 countries including Uganda, Burundi, Canada, Germany, Qatar and Rwanda.
Police have finalized inquiries into the alleged offences slapped against Cornwell Muleya, the former chief executive officer of Uganda Airlines by the Inspectorate of Government (IG).
At least two police officers and one civilian died on Wednesday after a day of anti-government protests in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. Sierra Leone's government previously said there had been deaths, but did not say how many, as protesters threw rocks and burned tires in the streets out of frustration at…
Father Joseph Mukiibi, the director of communications, and public relations of Kampala Arch Diocese has appreciated The Observer for adhering to the good standards of journalism. Mukiibi said The Observer’s emphasis to stick to the truth contributes to the promotion of transparency within society.
Joshua Mutabazi, the former National Unity Platform (NUP) flag-bearer who was withdrawn from tomorrow's Bukimbiri county by-election race by his party has crossed over to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
• Electric cars are too pricey, cost between $30,000 (Shs 117 million) and $40,000 (Shs 156 million) • There are only two functional railway lines; Kampala–Malaba and Kampala-Port Bell Sky-high fuel prices continue to bite and have pushed higher the already high prices for commodities. This undeniable reality of the high cost…
In a 1,900-word transcript from his question and answer session with BBC Africa Daily podcast journalist Alan Kasujja, President Yoweri Museveni addressed his son and commander of Land Forces, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s presidential bid, the high commodity prices, and the transition from the old guard to the young Turks…
The National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) will start a new round of the national identity card registration exercise in June next year as the current IDs are due for expiry in 2024. Internal Affairs minister Gen Kahinda Otafiire disclosed this while speaking to journalists on Tuesday.
In just the past one month, the police have made significant breakthroughs in 10 high-profile complex crime scenes thanks to the deployment of sniffer dogs.
Police spokesperson Fred Enanga is renowned for the distinguished quality of being a gentle and calm figure under the most pressurizing of moments. He is greatly admired for keeping cool even when delivering information of a grisly or horrifying nature.
A London museum agreed Sunday to return a collection of Benin Bronzes looted in the late 19th century from what is now Nigeria as cultural institutions throughout Britain come under pressure to repatriate artifacts acquired during the colonial era.
Haruuna Mugerwa, a journalist working with Bukedde TV has spent the night in police cells over the death of a guesthouse attendant in Lwengo district.
The High court in Kampala has quashed minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Judith Nabakooba's decision to interdict the secretary to Uganda Land Commission (ULC), Barbarah Imaryo. Imaryo was interdicted by Nabakooba to pave way for investigations into allegations of mismanagement of funds under the land fund following the…
Kenya’s electoral commission says all 46,232 polling stations opened Tuesday for voters to cast their ballot for the six elective posts, including the president.
The minister for Internal Affairs Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire has said that illegal roadblocks mounted by men in uniform are now a bother to the authorities.
The army court has convicted two people who were arrested during the November 2020 riots on charges related to wearing red berets. They are Richard Tiriganya and Alex Kadyama aka Abdu Nasur, residents of Mukingo village, Nakawa Division in Kampala district and Makerere Kivulu in Kampala respectively.
Top Finance Bank (TFB), a struggling Tier II financial institution in Uganda has been acquired by Salaam African Bank from Djibouti.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau in Malawi has arrested its former director, Reyneck Matemba, for allegedly taking a bribe for a contract to supply food to the country's police service.
The High court has ordered James Kayita of HallMark Construction and Painting Company Ltd to compensate lady justice Lydia Mugambe with over Shs 250 million for unprofessional conduct and executing shoddy works on her apartments.
The directorate of citizenship and immigration control (DCIC) has said that the number of Ugandans and Kenyans entering Uganda is three times higher than usual in the last three days, especially at the Busia and Lwakhakha borders.
Prof Fred Ssewamala, a child health expert from Washington University, USA has challenged the government to dedicate resources towards alleviating poverty levels around the country.
Kenyans will be going to the polls tomorrow August 9 after months of gruelling campaigns that have pitted former prime minister Raila Odinga, current deputy president William Ruto, and newcomers David Waihiga Mwaure and Prof George Wajakoya.
Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees have been listed among the one million species of animals and trees facing extinction, according to a report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), an independent body supported by the United Nations.
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party has withdrawn its candidate in the Bukimbiri county by-election in favour of James Owebeyi, a candidate belonging to the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC).
When Susan Mujawa Ananda heard a deaf man had been shot and wounded during the global health crisis, she decided to act. His family says he didn't know there was a curfew.Ananda's solution to bridging the information gap was to set up an online television channel for deaf people.
China has been shaping international institutions in a systematic manner to suit its interests and the country has been criticized for abusing International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)'s Red Notice System (RNS) for its repatriation strategy.
Five people have been buried alive in gold pits in Chepuwar mining site in Lokales sub-county, Amudat district.
A senior four student has died while allegedly attempting to carry out an abortion.
Fuel prices in Uganda, particularly in Kampala have continued to rise, but at a slower rate over the last two months, compared to the sharp increases registered between March and early July.
An Ad hoc committee of parliament has unveiled inconsistencies in the ownership and registration of Bujagali Energy Ltd, the company that owns and operates a 250MW hydropower plant on the River Nile.
The government has moved a step closer to ending the water crisis in Isingiro district after signing a contract for the multi-billion Kagera Water infrastructure construction project.
Locals in hunger-hit Karamoja sub-region have urged the government to consider sending relief cash instead of food relief.
Malawi's nurses' union is urging President Lazarus Chakwera to allow about 2,000 nurses to work in the United States and Saudi Arabia, after the government ordered the plan be stopped.
Security agencies have successfully traced and found a Ugandan woman from Kawempe who was allegedly sold off for marriage in Iraq.
Officers at Kikaaya police post in Kawempe Division are on the spot for allegedly carrying firearms to bars and other entertainment spots where they threaten residents.