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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Samuel Muhimba |Ramson Muhairwe |Muhamadi Matovu |Victoria Bagaaya
In a strongly worded letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, South Sudan First Vice-President Riek Machar claimed that Uganda’s military intervention constitutes a grave breach of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan and the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities, Protection of Civilians, and Humanitarian Access South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar has accused Uganda of violating international agreements by deploying its military forces...
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Moses Namayo |Hakim Kanyere |Victoria Bagaaya |Ivan R. Mugisha
Tourism --> The nine-member group has been exploring several of Uganda's attractions, including the iconic Source of the Nile in Jinja, one of Africa's most renowned landmarks. In a bid to boost Uganda’s tourism sector, Ambassador Muhammad Baswari Kezaala, Uganda’s Deputy Head of Mission in Qatar, has led a delegation of Qatari tourists on a visit to the Pearl of Africa.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Victoria Bagaaya |Ivan R. Mugisha |Salmah Namwanje |Jacobs Seaman Odongo
Critics argue that the opposition’s failure to establish a robust presence on the ground, despite numerous political activities, has left them lagging behind in the race to confront President Museveni's government. As Uganda’s political landscape braces for the 2026 elections, questions are emerging about whether the opposition is effectively mobilising to challenge the National Resistance Movement (NRM) regime.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Muhamadi Matovu |Ramson Muhairwe |Victoria Bagaaya
Technology --> No Excerpt BBC | More than 80% of Australian children aged eight to 12 use social media or messaging services that are only meant to be for over-13s, according to new research. It comes as Australia plans to implement a total social media ban for under-16s that is expected by the end of this year. The country's internet regulator, eSafety, found YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat were the most popular platforms used by young children.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Muhamadi Matovu |Ramson Muhairwe |Victoria Bagaaya |Hakim Kanyere
News --> No Excerpt BBC | Malian film director Souleymane Cissé, one of the pioneers of African cinema, has died aged 84. His daughter, Mariam Cissé, confirmed his death at clinic in the capital Bamako, expressing shock and mourning "the loss of a man who dedicated his life to film and art". The cause of his death has not been announced.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Muhamadi Matovu |Ramson Muhairwe |Victoria Bagaaya |Hakim Kanyere
News --> No Excerpt BBC | The Mexican army says it has arrested a key player in the Sinaloa drug cartel in the northern city of Culiacán. José Ángel Canobbio, also known as "El Güerito" (little blond one), is accused of being the right hand man of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, one of the sons of infamous jailed drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Muhamadi Matovu |Ramson Muhairwe |Victoria Bagaaya |Hakim Kanyere
News --> No Excerpt BBC | On a bleak late winter's day, under leaden skies and occasional driving rain, this was the moment all Israelis had been dreading. The return of the dead. It began, as all the handovers so far have begun, with a politically charged display by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups involved in holding Israeli hostages for over 500 days.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Muhamadi Matovu |Ramson Muhairwe |Victoria Bagaaya |Hakim Kanyere
News --> No Excerpt BBC | Planning permission to develop a new petrol station and shop on the site of an explosion in Creeslough, County Donegal, in which 10 people lost their lives, has been granted by a council. The blast happened at a service station in the village on 7 October 2022. A number of objections, including some from victims' families, had previously been lodged against Vivo Shell Ltd's application for the development.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Muhamadi Matovu |Ramson Muhairwe |Victoria Bagaaya |Hakim Kanyere
No Excerpt BBC | Manslaughter charges against a friend of Liam Payne and two members of staff at the hotel where the singer died have been dropped. Rogelio "Roger" Nores and two workers from the hotel in Buenos Aires were charged in December, two months after the One Direction star's death. On Wednesday, appeal court judges reversed the earlier decision to charge all three.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Muhamadi Matovu |Ramson Muhairwe |Victoria Bagaaya |Hakim Kanyere
News --> No Excerpt BBC | The Azerbaijani government has ordered the suspension of BBC News' Azerbaijani operation in the capital city, Baku. The BBC said in a statement on Thursday that it had made the "reluctant decision" to close its office in the country after receiving a verbal instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The corporation added that it "deeply" regrets "this restrictive move against press freedom".
