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Uganda sentences serial killer to 105 years in prison


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The High Court in Kampala, Uganda, has sentenced 25-year-old Musa Musasizi to 105 years in prison for the heinous murders of three women and a three-month-old infant. The victims were identified as his girlfriends, and the infant was…

AIU Bans Ugandan Athlete Janat Chemusto For Doping Violation


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Ugandan middle-distance runner Janat Chemusto has been banned for four years after the 25-year-old tested positive for a prohibited substance, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced. The AIU said in a statement that Chemusto had…

Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania To Host AFCON 2027


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The joint bid by Nigeria and Benin Republic to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON has suffered a set back as they lost the hosting right to Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania The  Executive Committee board of the Confederation of African…

Ugandan President to mediate in Somalia


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Uganda says on Saturday it would mediate between Somalia and the breakaway region of Somaliland to facilitate reunification after a more than three-decade split. President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda agreed to take up the role after a…

Uganda celebrates 30th coronation of King Buganda


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Thousands of Ugandans thronged the palace grounds of the country's largest kingdom Buganda, defying rain as they danced and ululated to mark 30 years since the coronation of King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. Dressed in traditional attire…

African Union Commission chairperson condemns school attack in Uganda


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The chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat strongly condemns the heinous hocking terrorist attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia, that targeted a secondary school in Western Uganda, near…

Uganda military to rescue abducted students


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Uganda is heightening security and has commenced a massive search after Militants group massacred at least 41 people, mostly students, in western parts of the country near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country’s…

Uganda signs anti-gay law with death penalty


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Ugandan president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. The version of the bill signed by President Yoweri Museveni…