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Air raids by Chadian forces reportedly killed dozens of Nigerian fishermen working on islands under Boko Haram control [File: Ahmed Kingimi/Reuters] ALJAZEERA The United Nations human rights chief has demanded independent investigations into reports that separate air attacks by the Nigerian and Chadian forces in northern Nigeria killed more than […]

Police at Busanza border seen stranded with the casket containing the remains of a Congolese national after the family rejected it on May 13, 2026. PHOTO/ JULIUS HAFASHA DAILY MONITOR Diplomatic and communal tensions reached a breaking point at the Busanza border post on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, as the […]

Grandaunts during the 12th Graduation Ceremony of East African Institute for Management Science at its Pece Vanguard campus in Gulu City. By Proscovia Achomo Gulu City East African Institute for Management Science on May 8, 2026, held its 12th Graduation Ceremony at its Main Campus in Pece Vanguard, Gulu City, […]

By Proscovia Achomo Gulu City Gulu City has received a significant infrastructure boost ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with the government officially commissioning the construction of two modern training facilities valued at UGX 13 billion. The facilities, which will be established at Pece War Memorial Stadium […]

Maize garden of Hon Kasongo Okot in Ogwari-A village in Omel sub county. By Odong Stephen Gulu city  Farmers in Ogwari A Village, Ogwari Parish, Omel Sub-county in Gulu District are optimistic about achieving a good harvest during the first planting season due to steady rains and healthy crop growth. […]

DAILY MONITOR The High Court in Ntungamo District, Western Uganda has sentenced a 45-year-old man to 50 years in prison after convicting him of aggravated defilement of his seven-year-old daughter. Kasese District resident judge, Lawrence Tweyanze Karikwisya who presided over the trial, said the prosecution evidence, especially from the victim, […]

BBC Ghana says it will evacuate 300 citizens from South Africa following a recent wave of protests against foreign nationals. Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said in a post on X on Tuesday that the Ghanaian president had granted approval for their “immediate evacuation”. He said the “distressed” Ghanaians had […]

DAILY MONITOR Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital has said their pediatric surgery team carried out a life-saving procedure and successfully removed “about 50 stitching needles and other foreign bodies” from a nine-year-old boy. “Needles were scattered across the stomach and the ‘miraculous’ soul is now out of danger, will continue following […]

BBC Ethiopian long-distance runner Yebrgual Melese has died at the age of 36 after falling ill during a routine training session on Tuesday, the country’s athletics federation has announced. Melese, the winner of marathons in Houston, Prague and Shanghai, had been preparing for a race in Ottawa on 24 May. […]

The French president (L) is in Kenya, where he is co-hosting the Africa Forward Summit alongside his Kenyan counterpart (R) BBC Accused of neo-colonial meddling in many African countries where it has traditionally had close ties, France is broadening its horizons by co-hosting a summit of African leaders in English-speaking […]