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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Burundi’s government on Friday asked Tanzania to arrest several leaders of the main opposition attending peace talks in Arusha in a bid to resolve a nearly two-year political crisis. The talks are the latest effort by former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa to mediate the crisis …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP |  South Sudan’s labour minister resigned Friday and declared allegiance to rebel leader Riek Machar, making him the second top official to quit in the war-torn country this week. Gabriel Duop Lam, who joined a unity government last year as a member of Machar’s opposition, …

  India’s Vice President Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari will be in Uganda for a three-day official visit, part of an effort to boost ties on the continent. “The forthcoming visit of the Vice-President is part of the conscious broadening of India’s diplomatic footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in the Great Lakes …

Zziwa writes to the EALA Clerk to be re-instated as Speaker of the regional assembly Embattled former speaker of the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly Margaret Nantongo Zziwa has written to the body’s clerk in Arusha asking him to make necessary arrangements to have her reinstated. This follows a ruling by …

Two army men have been remanded to Luzira prison after being convicted of being in illegal possession of protected animal species worth sh129 million. They were found guilty before Buganda road court Grade One Magistrate, Gladys Kamasanyu who cancelled their bail and said they should be brought back in court on …

Uganda hosts the 3rd Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) that will attract international hosted buyers from Europe, the Americas , Africa, Australia and Asia. Organized by Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) , the expo at the Kampala Sheraton is expected to bring together all tourism stakeholders and other service providers …

Hundreds of Ugandans celebrated the life of the late Archbishop Janani Luwum at Mucwini sub-county headquarters in Kitgum district on Thursday. It is 40 years since he was murdered for standing up against human rights abuses in 1977. The then Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga Zaire was murdered …

Former FDC presidential candidate Dr. Kiiza Besigye has filed an application before the High Court -Criminal Division seeking to formerly block his continued appearance before Nakawa Magistrates Court which he says has no powers to try him for treason. The application is fixed for  hearing on the March 22, 2017 …

The Public hearing of the murder case  against 14 people alleged to have plotted murders of Muslim clerics across the country has resumed Wednesday with Detective AIP Geoffrey Ntende attached to Counter Terrorism Unit testifying. He informed  the International Crimes Court that he arrested one of the suspects Jafari Hamza Kasirye  …

The Parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises has ordered the Solicitor General Francis Atooke to hand in all court documents relating to the judgment ruling and award of the Capital Gains Tax Case (CGT) against Heritage Oil and Gas in London. This comes after Uganda Revenue Authority …