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The BRICS group is on track to double its membership as Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Egypt join the bloc on January 1, 2024, according to South Africa’s envoy to the bloc. In August, the BRICS group, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, extended invitations to six more…
Looking ahead to 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address Saturday that Ukraine is “preparing to produce more weapons next year.” “We are working with our partners on solutions needed by every Ukrainian soldier, our entire nation, our state,” he said. On the last day of the year, Ukraine’s air force said…
The Honorary Consul of Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini and Swaziland to Uganda H.E Ambassador Quillino Bamwine recently hosted Eswatini Princes, HRH Prince Sicalo Diamini and HEH Prince Bandzile Diamin in Kampala, Uganda. The Royal Princes who are sons to Eswatini’s King Mswati III were in the country upon the invitation to attend the…
A New York judge has denied former President Trump’s motion for a mistrial in his civil fraud case, rejecting the claim that the judge and his principal law clerk had “tainted” the trial with bias. Judge Arthur Engoron issued a scathing rebuke of Trump’s mistrial motion Friday afternoon, describing it as “utterly without merit.” He defended the political donations…
Johannesburg: Ahead of the African Peace Initiative visit to Kyiv and Moscow, the upcoming Russia/Africa meetings in St. Petersburg and the BRICS Summit in South Africa in August, international research company Ipsos polled African citizens on their attitudes towards Russia, Ukraine and the controversial position on the war taken by some African governments. A majority felt…
Uganda’s Power regulator, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has conducted an annual public hearing aimed at getting views in the process to determine 2023 power tariffs. Engineer Ziria Waako Tibalwa the ERA Chief Executive Officer says, in the Fourth Quarter of the year ending 2022, the Authority received applications for review of Tariffs and Budget…
Africa should strive and start a continental media outlet that would promote African interests, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said. He said this while delivering a lecture on opportunities to a visiting delegation of Senior Military Officers from the National Defense College of Kenya led by the Deputy Commandant of the College Major General Kahariri.…
The Ruparelia foundation, under the Ruparelia group, has congratulated the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) popularly known as Entebbe Zoo upon making it 70 years in existence. The Foundation which also sponsors a lion cub called Arie [named after Dr Sudhir Ruparelia’s granddaughter and daughter to Ms Sheena Ruparelia], has also pledged to continue using…
Renowned Congolese Businessman Kibwe Katanga Ngoie Ntombe, who is also a musical artist and Politician, has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague, praying to the court to prosecute Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, over alleged massacres and violation of human rights in Katanga province. Ntombe’s petition, comes at…
Uganda’s coffee exports generated a record US$876.4million in revenues for the just concluded 2021/2022 coffee year that ended on September.30. This represents a 39% increase in revenues compared to the previous year despite a decline in export volumes. Latest statistics from the state-owned Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) shows that the East African nation exported…
