VIDEO: The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda his grace Stanley Ntagali has urged warring sides in Kasese to end fighting in which over 50 people have been killed. Archbishop Ntagali is now asking Ugandans to join in prayer and pray for families that have lost their loved ones in the …

VIDEO: Opposition members of parliament have condemned the manner in which the Omusinga of Rwenzururu Charles Wesley Mumbere was arrested Sunday afternoon. The law makers are calling for an immediate unconditional release of the king together with other arrested people. They are also demanding for an international probe team to be …

VIDEO: The man in the news. From the royal palace, hundreds of kilometers away in the south western district of Kasese where he is king to thousands, to now being detained by police in Jinja. His arrest and detention continues to make headlines locally and internationally. But who is Charles …

VIDEO: Kasese remains tense as Police confirm the death of 63 including 49 insurgents and 14 police officers in the ongoing clashes. Police also say 139 militia have been arrested with several weapons and ammunition recovered.  This morning, lorries carried suspects from Rwenzori east regional headquarters to different detention centers, …

VIDEO: KTN’S news anchor and reporter Joy Doreen Bbira has been charged with abetting terrorism and released on police bond. Before she was given bond, the police searched her home searching for evidence to support the charges. Her lawyer Nicholas Opiyo was there as she was released from the police …

VIDEO: The internal affair minister, Gen Jeje Odong has condemned the recent killings in the Rwenzori region saying such killings are saddening because they take the country back. The minister equally condemned the Saturday killing of UPDF Major Mohammed Kigunddu by unknown assailants.  He made the remarks while officiating at the …

Rabat, Morocco | AFP |  A public television station in Morocco has apologised after uproar on social media followed its broadcast of an item on makeup to hide the facial bruises of battered women. The sequence — marking last week’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women — …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | The death toll has risen to 62 from weekend clashes in a traditional kingdom in western Uganda, which pitted security forces against royal guards accused of belonging to a separatist militia, police said Monday. The streets of the western town of Kasese were empty a …

Antananarivo, Madagascar | AFP |  Controversial moves to extend Congolese President Laurent Kabila’s stay in power appeared to advance Sunday as a close ally said elections would not be held until April 2018, 16 months after Kabila was due to leave office. Foreign Minister Raymond Tshibanda also warned that the …

Algiers, Algeria | AFP |  Volkswagen on Sunday signed a deal with its Algerian sales partner Sovac for the construction of a vehicle assembly plant in the North African country, officials told a news conference. Under the deal, worth $170 million (160 million euros), the plant will produce its first …