Kampala, Uganda | URN | At least 93 female suspects escaped from the City Hall Court holding facility on Thursday afternoon after they were allegedly freed before they could be produced in court to answer various criminal charges. The women had been arrested earlier in the day during a joint …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced in a speech outside 10 Downing Street on Monday that he would resign as leader of the ruling Labour Party, while remaining prime minister until his successor is chosen. His resignation follows a rapid collapse in support inside Labour, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎‎Last month – May 2026 – experienced some reactions in the financial market, with banks slightly reducing their interest rates while treasury bond yields also fell. ‎‎‎‎As was the case for April 2026, interest rates registered varying trends in response to the Central Bank Rate …

Mbale, Uganda | URN | The Umukuka III of Bugisu, Jude Mike Mudoma, has met with the 26 Bamasaba clan heads, known as Bebikuka, to discuss preparations for the official launch of the 2026 Imbalu circumcision season. The meeting held on Wednesday at the Bugisu Cultural Institution headquarters in Mutoto brought …

Kyegegwa, Uganda | URN | Every morning at 5 a.m., Habibu Sanyu begins a journey that determines how her school day will unfold. The Senior Three student at Mpara Secondary School walks eight kilometres to school, often arriving late, tired, and missing the first lessons. Sanyu says the long walk …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda shilling has recovered strongly against the US dollar after weeks of depreciation, with the Bank of Uganda expressing confidence that the local currency will stabilize over the coming financial year as commercial oil production, robust coffee exports and rising foreign investment boost foreign …

WASHINGTON | TASS | The Dutch team defeated Tunisia 3-1 in the final Group F match at the World Cup in Kansas City on Friday. Ellyes Skhiri of Tunisia scored an own goal in the 3rd minute. The Netherlands’ Brian Brobbey made it 2-0 in the 7th minute, and his …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia | Xinhua | Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended travel by its citizens to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan, and halted the issuance of all types of visas and the entry of travelers from the three countries as a precaution against Ebola, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago, has been transferred from Luzira Murchison Bay Prison to Mulago National Referral Hospital for specialized medical treatment following a court order issued on Tuesday. Lukwago’s lawyer, Abubaker Ssekanjako, confirmed the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TECNO has unveiled expanded capabilities for its artificial intelligence assistant, EllaClaw, as the technology company pushes deeper into what it describes as “agentic AI”—systems designed to perform tasks on behalf of users rather than simply responding to commands. The latest version of EllaClaw, currently …