Ugandan weightlifter faces fraud charge over Olympics
Kampala – A young Ugandan weightlifter who disappeared in Japan after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics was charged... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Panic as lion strays outside Nairobi National Park
Nairobi – A lion caused panic on Wednesday after straying from its habitat in Nairobi National Park into a crowded... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Serbia’s Micho goes back to his football roots in Uganda
Kampala – Uganda’s national team have reappointed Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic as their new coach, with the Serbian saying he was... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Ugandan cops quiz athlete who went missing in Japan
Kampala – Ugandan police said on Wednesday they were interrogating a weightlifter who disappeared in Japan after failing to qualify... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Survivors welcome extradition of Rwandan genocide suspect
Kigali – Rwanda’s main genocide survivor group on Tuesday welcomed the extradition of a top fugitive to stand trial over... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Tanzania to begin Covid vaccination drive Wednesday
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s health ministry said it will begin a mass vaccination drive on Wednesday, in a... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Leader of Tanzanian opposition party Freeman Mbowe charged with terrorism
Dar es Salaam – A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, with... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
42 killed in extrajudicial killings in South Sudan
Juba – The United Nations on Monday demanded an end to extrajudicial killings in South Sudan after the grisly... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Somalia delays election
Mogadishu – Somalia has delayed elections that were due to start on Sunday after months of political crisis in... Read more
26 Jul, 2021
Ghetto to Games: Kenya’s Christine Ongare takes swing at Tokyo
Nairobi – A mother at 12, raised in Nairobi’s gritty suburbs to survive by her fists, Christine Ongare dreams... Read more
26 Jul, 2021
