A case of mpox has been found in Nakasongola jail in central Uganda, a prison spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment.The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years in August, following an outbreak of the viral infection in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, which has spread to Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda.An...

Paul Biya, Cameroonian President for 42 years, sparks rumors of his d£ath following his prolonged absenceThe prolonged absence of President Paul Biya of Cameroon has sparked rumours that he may have died in a military hospital in France. This speculation follows Biya’s extended absence after the China-Africa Summit in September, where he was expected to return to Cameroon immediately afterwards.At 91 years old, Biya has been in power for 42...

High Court orders recruitment agency to pay shs 250 million for migrant worker’s death in Saudi Arabia.The High Court has ordered Horeb Services Uganda Limited, a recruitment agency, and its Managing Director, Ezra Mugisha, to pay Shs 250 million in damages for their role in the death of Ugandan migrant worker Milly Namutamba in Saudi Arabia.The ruling follows a lawsuit filed by Namutamba's daughter, Desire Namale, who accused the company...

Counsel Erias Luyimbazi Nalukoola, the Legal Advisor for the Democratic Party has called it quits from his position in the Norbert Mao-led struggling DP party.Nalukoola, who had been serving as DP’s Legal Advisor since 2020, outlined three key reasons for his resignation, primarily focusing on the controversial cooperation agreement between the DP and Museveni's NRM which he claims was executed without the consent of the party’s governing organs, raising...

The Zambian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced the suspension of all Kenya Airways flights into Lusaka, following the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority’s (KCAA) decision to deny Zambia Airways access to Nairobi.In a letter dated October 2, 2024, CAA Director General Captain, Derrick Luembe, stated that the suspension would take effect at 21:59 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) on October 8, 2024.Luembe explained that Zambia Airways, through the Ministry of Transport...

?EXCLUSIVE SPORTS UPDATES: The Federation of Uganda Football Association executive committee has directed that all schools and Universities in Uganda should employ qualified football coaches to manage schools team's in order to enable FUFA archive it's mission and develop a Football philosophy that cuts across all the National teams ??.It's therefore a requirement that effectively this season all the schools that compete at both local and international levels employ Coaches having...