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Tooro Succession Dispute Deepens as Ababiito Declare New King

National News
The dispute now places Tooro at a delicate crossroads between customary authority and Uganda’s legal framework. Omusuuga Kamurasi has called for respect for tradition and the law, while President Museveni has called for peace and unity among the Batooro.

U.S. Announces More Than $150 Million in Support at Pacific Islands Forum

International
On commercial diplomacy, the United States is shifting assistance toward private-sector-led growth, including efforts with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan to connect every Pacific Islands Forum country to a trusted undersea cable network. A second Pacific Investment Summit is scheduled to be hosted in early 2027.
National News

FDC Names New Leaders, Slams Shutdown of Nation Media...

Madanda also strongly condemned the military closure of Nation Media Group (NMG) outlets, including NTV Uganda, Spark TV, Daily Monitor, The EastAfrican, KFM, Dembe FM, Ennyanda and Nation Courier, describing the move as "a military coup against the free press."
Court

UHRC Resumes Regional Human Rights Tribunal Sessions

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has resumed its second round of countrywide Tribunal sessions aimed at hearing and...
Crime

Wakiso Couple Netted for Starving Disabled Daughter to Death

On November 7, 2024, a 34-year-old woman identified as Sarah Namwanje, a resident of Binyonyi A, Nyendo-Mukungwe Division in Masaka City, was sentenced to 35 years in prison after she recorded and sent a viral video of herself feeding her neighbor’s 10-month-old baby with feces and urine on November 4, 2024.
Crime

Judiciary Celebrates Historic Milestone as LRA Commander Kwoyelo is...

Kwoyelo was convicted of serious charges, including murder, rape, torture, and abduction, while three counts of murder were dismissed due to insufficient evidence.
Crime

Security Hunt for Woman over Murder of Husband and...

The couple loved drinking so much, which contributed to the constant domestic violence; however, Sendi is the one who suffered the most.
National News

UHRC Highlights Funding Barriers for Women’s Political Participation

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has established that the lack of access to political funding presents a huge...
Opinion

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE...

According to Amnesty International, thousands of prisoners of conscience languish in prisons around the world, sometimes for years on...
Crime

MAYUGE: Defense Secretary Arrested over Torture, Murder of Suspect

Police in Busoga East have arrested a defense secretary for torturing and murdering a suspect in Mayuge district. The 20-year-old...
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