Uganda to take 2,000 Afghan refugees at U.S. request
Uganda said on it had agreed to a request from the United States to take in temporarily 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan fleeing after the Taliban takeover. On Tuesday, August 17, the East African nation which has a long experience of receiving people escaping conflict and currently hosts about 1.4 million refugees, most from South Sudan […]
Museveni promotes ‘body guard’ to full general,makes him chief of defense forces
President Museveni has appointed promoted Wilson Mbadi to full General and appointed him Chief of Defence Forces (CDF). Gen Mbadi replaces Gen. David Muhoozi who was appointed state minister for Internal Affairs. Mbadi will be deputized by Lt. Gen Peter Elwelu, who was has been the commander of Land Forces. Museveni’s son, Lt. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba […]
Museveni sworn in for new term
Uganda’s incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in on Wednesday to serve for the sixth five-year term in office. Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo swore in Museveni as the president of the East African country at Kololo Independence Grounds in the capital Kampala. “I Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni swear in the name of the Almighty […]