Month: April 2016

After three days of delay, South Sudan government has accepted that nearly 200 troops of the armed opposition faction of...

Mamdani-Nyanzi Saga Starts and Ends with Insubordination

By Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba, Former Vice Chancellor, Makerere University Prof Barya Prof. Mahmood Mamdani was recruited as Executive Director of...

AMISOM apologizes for killing four Somali civilians

The African Union (AU)’s peacekeeping force in Somalia, AMISOM, has issued a formal apology for killing four civilians in the...

Zambia xenophobic riots: Two burned alive in Lusaka

Two people were burned to death on Monday during xenophobic violence in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, police have said in a...

PHOTOS: Makerere Students Strike in a witchcraft style

After days of relentless strikes without a positive response, Makerere University students pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Ethics and Human Rights,...

Make Calls to Uganda from anywhere in the world at local rates

MTN has introduced a new mobile and web app called WebPhone that is an alternative cost-effective way of communication for...

Kofi Annan to African leaders: Leave when your time is up

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has urged African leaders to leave when their mandated time is up and to avoid...

Ddumba should be investigated — Prof. Mamdani

Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) Executive Director Prof. Mahmood Mamdani has asked for inquiry into the behaviour and interest...

South Sudan peace Deal In Danger

The peace deal in South Sudan is at risk after the failure of rebel leader Riek Machar to return to...

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar sits in the bush as he talks on a phone in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State

U.S. criticizes rebel leader Machar for not travelling to Juba

United States (U.S.) Administration has criticized the South Sudanese First Vice-President designate, Riek Machar, who leads an armed opposition faction,...

Living Goods wins Shs4.2 Billion Award for Social Entrepreneurship

Living Goods, a social enterprise founded in Uganda and focused on improving health and incomes of the poor, has won...

US convoy kills boy in Cameroon

The US ambassador to the UN has expressed her "great sorrow" after her motorcade accidentally hit and killed a seven-year-old...

The Saints Sting KCCA

The Saints were not awed by table leaders and put up an amazing display to overcome table leaders KCCA FC...

MTN rewards customers with over 40 kiosks

MTN Uganda has re-launched the second phase of MTN Gagawala promotion with more cash and more life changing prizes. Over...

‘I was born without a womb, cervix and vagina’

Joanna Giannouli, 27, has a condition which means she has no womb, cervix and upper vagina. Here, she explains the...

Performing Power: Behind Stella’s Naked Set

By Yusuf Serunkuma Let me start this post with a note about me. I’m a student at MISR. I have...

Mamdani stings Prof Ddumba, Dr Stella Nyanzi

Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) Executive Director Prof. Mahmood Mamdani has issued a statement saying the institute’s management will...

Kizza Besigye is my inspiration — Dr. Stella Nyanzi

Makerere University Institute of Social research fellow Dr. Stella Nyanzi who went naked yesterday protesting closure of her office by...

Ecuador earthquake: At least 413 people confirmed dead