PARIS | Xinhua |  France has identified and isolated five people who may have been exposed to Ebola after sharing a flight with a doctor who tested positive for the virus. French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Wednesday that the doctor had worked in the Democratic Republic of the …

  DEZHOU, Shandong | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for solid measures to advance the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during an inspection …

Kalangala, Uganda | URN |  National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Aidah Nabayiga has been declared the winner of the Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament by-election. Kalangala District Electoral Commission Returning Officer Ronald Agaba declared Nabayiga elected at 2:53 am on Thursday after she secured 12,642 votes. Her main challenger, Irene …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs pending the appointment of a substantive minister. In an appointment letter dated June 22, 2026, Museveni invoked Article 99(1) of the Constitution to designate …

  COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | Reader, three happenings and an interesting outlier this past week form the basis for this essay. The first: Public outrage over the manner in which Kampala’s immediate former Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, was arrested. As the controversy grew, a passionate member of the Patriotic …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A fresh political battle over the office of the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) is brewing after two Members of Parliament notified Parliament of their intention to introduce a Private Member’s Bill seeking to amend the Administration of Parliament Act. Kibanda North MP Linos Ngompek …

  Accra, Ghana | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Ugandan gospel artist Benard Feni, popularly known as Mungu Feni, has been named International Artist of the Year at the Prestigious Personalities Awards 2026 held in Accra, Ghana. The recognition comes weeks after the Arua-born musician won the Best New Star Gospel Artist …

  When a Knock Becomes a Trap: The New Crime Trend Exploiting Neighbourhood Trust   COMMENT | MATHIAS RUKUBA | For generations, neighbours have been the first line of community security, where they watch over our homes when we are away, collect items on our behalf, alert us to suspicious …

  Kagadi , Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  As the project nears its end, the Investing in Forests and Protected Areas for Climate-Smart Development (IFPA-CD) MAS Project is concluding its two-year operations under the Government of Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment. Funded by the World Bank, this initiative focuses on …

    SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X.  **** A consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon (witness DW3XXX) tells Justice Rosette Comfort Kania that Mrs Katanga’s injuries likely compromised functioning in her limbs, “especially grasping and the ability …