Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Former Uganda Open champion Deo Akope moved two steps up the leaderboard when Day 2 of the MTN Pro Tee at Entebbe Club concluded this afternoon. Akope, now at 5 under par 139 over 36 holes after his 69 score today, is joint leader …
Read More »🟥 TOORO: It is Prince Edward Rukiidi Kijanangoma
From news anchor at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation to the throne. His selection was announced Wednesday evening at Karuziika Palace by the Babiito royal clan. Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma has been selected as the new King of Tooro, succeeding the late Omukama Oyo …
Read More »Al‑Qaida and the Islamic State are both adopting AI
However, the groups differ in how they think about the technology COMMENT | SARA HARMOUCH | Artificial intelligence may not create a new kind of terrorism, but it makes existing tactics cheaper, faster and easier. That is the central argument of a July 2026 report from the U.S.-based think …
Read More »Otile and Gaita take early lead at MTN Pro Tee
Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Ronald Otile is clearly getting to grips with his Mizuno clubs. He sunk 5 birdies on holes 5, 12, 13, 15 and 18 with a bogey on 14 to take the joint lead with Rodel Gaita, on 4-under par 67 at the end …
Read More »Nairobi’s expansion is swallowing up rural land: new book reveals the impacts on families
Nairobi’s transformation into a “world-class city” is both anticipated and celebrated in Kenya’s media. A new book, Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya, examines how the city’s expansion conceals profound social upheavals. These have root causes in the opportunities created by surging land values in rural …
Read More »East African farmers to access IFAD-Equity Group $200 million climate adaptation finance
Twelve-year blended finance mechanism to reach 260,000 smallholder producers and 500 rural enterprises across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, with Equity Group matching concessional capital from its own balance sheet. Kigali, Rwanda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Access to climate adaptation finance remains a significant challenge for smallholder farmers and …
Read More »Congo’s Ebola caseload tops 6,000 as concerns grow
The United Nations has appealed for more funding as humanitarian agencies struggle to keep pace with the increasing number of cases HEALTH REPORT | ISAAC KALEDZI – DW | The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to escalate, with confirmed infections now topping 6,000 and …
Read More »Here’s what to eat to protect your mouth’s good bacteria
Snacks or beverages to avoid are those primarily made up of lots of sugar, as these are gobbled up by cavity-causing bacteria SPECIAL FEATURE | AGENCIES | Your oral microbiome is the key to a healthy mouth and body. Here’s how to make sure it’s well-nourished. Everyone knows …
Read More »Balaalo have exited Northern Uganda; let Zebu cows occupy the space
COMMENT | OBED K. KATUREEBE | Sometime in 2015, while travelling with my former boss and now the Member of Parliament representing Older Persons of Eastern Uganda, Ofwono Opondo, he read my mind in a way that was so revealing. We were on a trip to Arua …
Read More »Think tank report highlights value of China’s new popular literature, art
SHENZHEN | Xinhua | New popular literature and art, characterized by broad public participation in the era of the internet and AI, are helping China better express itself and contribute to a fairer global cultural order, according to a think tank report released on Sunday. Titled “The Flourishing Development …
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