Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto is expected to attend the prestigious Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures (CoSPAL), set to take place this month in Kampala, Uganda. His participation in this high-level summit underscores Kenya’s leadership role on the continent and his commitment to strengthening democratic institutions through interparliamentary collaboration. President Ruto, known […]
Mogadishu, Somalia – A Ugandan military helicopter crash-landed at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, sparking panic and black smoke across the facility. The incident, which occurred earlier today, reportedly involved eight people, all of whom were left visibly shaken though no fatalities have been confirmed. According to aviation sources who spoke to […]
KAMPALA, Uganda – A powerful explosion near the Munyonyo Martyrs’ Shrine in Kampala early Tuesday morning killed two suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), including a female suicide bomber, Ugandan authorities confirmed. The incident occurred as thousands gathered to commemorate Martyrs’ Day, a key event in Uganda’s Christian calendar. According to Uganda People’s […]
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Uganda’s LGBTQ community is enduring an unprecedented wave of violence, discrimination, and state-sponsored persecution, according to a damning report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report marks two years since Uganda enacted one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws—the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act—which criminalizes consensual same-sex relations with sentences of up […]
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire crossed into Tanzania expecting to observe a high-profile political trial. Instead, she left the country bruised, violated, and traumatized after enduring days of alleged torture, sexual assault, and inhumane treatment at the hands of Tanzanian authorities. Atuhaire was dumped at the Mutukula border on Thursday night, barely able to walk, her body aching from the […]
Busia, Uganda – Prime Africa News | In a groundbreaking development poised to reshape Uganda’s economic landscape, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has announced the discovery of an estimated 31 million metric tons of gold across the country. This revelation positions Uganda as a major future player in global gold markets. Solomon Muyita, […]
Kampala (PrimeAfrica)– Uganda’s top military commander and son of the president, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has claimed on social media that he is detaining a prominent opposition figure in his private basement — a chilling development that has intensified concerns about growing authoritarianism under President Yoweri Museveni’s regime. Edward Ssebuufu, widely known as Eddie Mutwe, has […]
KAMPALA, UGANDA – Uganda has officially declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak after going 42 consecutive days without a single new infection, the country’s health ministry announced. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the development in a statement, reporting that the outbreak led to a total of 14 cases—12 of which were laboratory-confirmed, […]