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New York, United States | AFP | More than a century after a long-hushed genocide took place in Namibia while under German colonial rule, descendants of the victims are getting their day in court in New York for the first time Thursday. In one of the darkest chapters of African colonial …

Honolulu, United States | AFP |  Federal judges halted Donald Trump’s revised executive order to temporarily close US borders to refugees and nationals from six Muslim-majority countries, dealing the president a humiliating defeat. The rulings trigger a nationwide freeze on enforcement of a ban on entry by nationals of Iran, …

Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has dragged the Minister for Kampala Beti Tirwomwe, the Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Jennifer Musisi, the Attorney General and KCCA to the High Court, seeking orders compelling the respondents to release sh563.4 million he says they owe him in accumulated emoluments and salary …

New York, United States | AFP | High-profile New York prosecutor Preet Bharara — who was among the federal attorneys asked to resign by the White House — was fired Saturday, he announced on Twitter. US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday demanded the resignations of 46 US prosecutors appointed …

Seoul, South Korea | AFP | South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired by the country’s top court on Friday, as it upheld her impeachment by parliament over a wide-ranging corruption scandal. The unanimous decision brought to a climax months of political turmoil that brought millions of people onto the streets …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa has formally revoked its controversial decision to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) following last month’s High Court ruling that such a move would be unconstitutional. Notice of Pretoria’s decision to end the withdrawal process was posted on the UN’s treaty website this …

The High Court in Kampala has ordered the Uganda National Bureau of Standards to  pay its former Executive Director Terry Kahuma sh260 million as damages for wrongful dismissal. Justice Lydia Mugambe also ordered UNBS to pay him costs, basing on the senior position Kahuma held for 10 years, on top of …

The Court of Appeal will on Tuesday deliver judgement in  an election appeal filed by Lwengo woman Member of Parliament (MP) Cissy Namujju challenging Masaka High Court’s decision to nullify her election on grounds of lack of the requisite academic papers. Martin Kizito Sserwanga, a concerned voter in Lwengo dragged Namujju …

She could be down but is not out. FDC’s Ingrid Turinawe who was the main focus of nearly everyone during the EALA elections at parliament, says she is heading to court to challenge the procedures that were followed by parliament. EALA STORY: CLICK HERE Share on: WhatsApp

Betty  Namisango Kamya has been dragged to the Commercial Court by a supplier of campaign posters used in the 2011 General Elections, over a sh54.2 million debt. Bakka Abubakari trading as Najab Printers and Stationers claims that on the November 21, 2010 Kamya wrote to him asking him to make posters …