Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenya has deported the spokesman of South Sudan’s rebel chief Riek Machar, officials said Friday, despite rebels’ warning that forcibly returning him to the war-wracked country puts his life in danger. Senior rebel official Nyarji Roman said James Gatdet Dak had been arrested at his …

President Yoweri Museveni has dropped long serving ambassador James Mugume from the Foreign Affairs ministry and moved Eng. Kabagambe-Kaliisa from Energy Ministry to the position of presidential adviser as he named a new list of Permanent Secretaries today. He confirmed Dr Diana Atwiine as the new Health Ministry permanent secretary, moving …

Rubaga South MP Kato Lubwama on Friday breathed a sigh of relief after the High Court in Kampala dismissed an application by a voter Habib Buwembo, seeking to have Makerere University be party to a petition he intends to file if given permission. Buwembo had wanted Makerere University to be joined as …

The Japan government has given Uganda $2.875 million grant to improve access to income earning opportunities for poor and vulnerable households in Northern Uganda. The grant will benefit 120 existing community groups that were established under the NUSAF2 Project, and support 240 new ones. Groups are to have 10 to …

Lagos, Nigeria | AFP |  The African Development Bank has approved the first installment of a $1 billion loan to Nigeria to help President Muhammadu Buhari combat a “crisis situation”. In a Wednesday press release, the AfDB said that the $600 million loan was the “first tranche of a US …

Bangui, Central African Republic | AFP |  The United Nations will do “everything in its power” to prevent further atrocities in the Central African Republic, a top UN official said on Thursday at the end of a three-day visit. UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson was addressing lawmakers in the capital …

President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned Ugandan judicial officers against making irresponsible decisions which affect communities and the development of the country’s economy. Museveni said this as he closed the 13th annual East African Magistrates and Judges Association conference at the Commonwealth Speke Resort- Munyonyo in Kampala on Thursday. The three-day conference …

Ottawa, Canada | AFP |  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he is ready to work with whoever becomes the next US president, and predicted “adjustments” in Canada’s relationship with its southern neighbor after the election. “Every time the Americans elect a new president there are a certain number of …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday faced increasing calls to resign after a damaging probe unearthed further evidence of alleged corruption at the top of the ANC government. The country’s anti-graft watchdog ordered a judicial inquiry into possible criminal activity in Zuma’s relationship …

Munich, Germany | AFP | Chinese electronics firm Huawei on Thursday unveiled its latest Mate 9 smartphone in Munich, designed to challenge global market leaders Apple and Samsung with features including a high-quality camera and higher-capacity battery. As Korea’s Samsung struggles with negative publicity following the high-profile recall of its …