Kampala, Uganda | URN | Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has appealed to the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court to facilitate urgent medical intervention to save his life. He says his health has seriously deteriorated and that specialists have recommended further treatment in India. Lukwago opted to appear via a …

Buliisa, Uganda | URN | For as long as Moses K. Asaba can remember, his family has lived on the ancestral land they call home. A resident of Bugana Village in Uganda’s Buliisa District, he speaks with a deep sense of uncertainty and frustration, no longer certain that he and his …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Government vehicles, porous borders and limited public awareness continue to fuel smuggling in Uganda, making it one of the country’s biggest sources of revenue loss, according to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). The tax body estimates that Uganda loses more than $700 million annually through …

NEW YORK | Xinhua | Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo bowed out as Spain and Belgium booked their places in the World Cup quarterfinals on Monday. In Seattle, Charles De Ketelaere scored two goals and set up another as Belgium advanced with a 4-1 win over the United States. De Ketelaere …

NAIROBI | Xinhua | From debutant Cabo Verde’s fairy-tale run to traditional powerhouse Morocco’s unbeaten streak, African football has emerged as an increasingly formidable presence on the global stage. Ten African teams entered the expanded FIFA World Cup. For the first time in the tournament’s history, 90 percent of African …

NEW YORK | Xinhua | Brazil’s 2-1 defeat to Norway in the round of 16 meant football’s most successful nation has now gone six consecutive World Cups without lifting the trophy, the longest drought in its history. The country’s football factory has hardly stopped producing outstanding talent over that period. …

BEIJING | Xinhua | The United States has long treated international rules as optional rather than binding — honored when useful, but discarded when inconvenient. A recent attempt by President Donald Trump to influence an international sporting event perfectly illustrates this double standard. The incident itself matters less than the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A file on former Speaker Anita Among has reportedly been forwarded to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions for review as part of the ongoing corruption investigations at Parliament and other government agencies. A multi-agency corruption probe launched two months ago has zeroed in on Parliament, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The General Court Martial sitting at Makindye has remanded Major General James Birungi on charges of treachery and offenses related to (in)security. Birungi, the former Director of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), now known as the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), was on …

OPINION | EZANA KASSA | By the time a dangerous zoonotic disease reaches a hospital ward, the opportunity to prevent it has already been lost. Health systems around the world have become increasingly effective at detecting infections in people, tracing contacts and responding to outbreaks. But these systems are largely activated …