The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Among, has officially flagged off the Uganda parliamentary sports team as they set off for Mombasa, Kenya, to participate in the 14th East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games.

The Cranes, who came in second in Group K with 13 points, will host the upcoming African Cup of Nations U17 Zonal Qualifiers 2024.

Uganda on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, confirmed its first mpox death as the increasing number of laboratory-confirmed infections hit 164 in the country.

Sombe soup, particularly made with fresh cassava leaves, is a nutritious and flavorful traditional soup cherished in many East and West African cultures.

The East African Community is made up of eight countries; currently among them are Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, the DRC, South Sudan, and recently added Somalia.

The EASF, which was established in 2007 and reached full operational capability in December 2015, is the product of several factors that have defined regional integration in the field of peace and security in Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa, including long-standing and continuing tensions between countries of the region and the threats to peace and security with internal wars, environmental degradation, terrorism, and unconstitutional changes of government notwithstanding. 

The EAC is aimed at widening and deepening cooperation among the partner states in, among others, political, economic, and social fields for their mutual benefit.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has re-emphasized the need to have one government for East Africa. While addressing Kenyan media on...