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Uganda’s players boycotted Africa Cup of Nations training on Tuesday because of a pay dispute, according to the country’s Football Association (FUFA). It is the latest such dispute to break out at the tournament, following issues with Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Cameroon. The Cranes finished second...

A 50-year-old woman infected with Ebola has died in western Uganda, a day after her five-year-old grandson died. They are the first two cases reported in the country since the… Read more via BBC News – https://bbc.in/2Idlrel Get more World News

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially become an international problem, with three confirmed … Read more via Gizmodo – http://bit.ly/2IxGYxi Get more World News

Five people have died and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered a series of landslides in eastern Uganda’s mountainous Bududa district, the Red Cross said on Wednesday. The organisation said that around 50 people were believed missing and 150 houses destroyed after the landslides on...

Organisers of the Uganda Martyrs Day celebration at the Namugongo Catholic Shrine have decried a group of suspected youthful criminals who were illegally collecting offerings from unsuspecting pilgrims..... Read more via Daily Monitor – http://bit.ly/2WJWFdO Get more World News

A trial magistrate of Otuke was on Thursday left speechless when a suspect appeared in court wearing his stolen clothes. The magistrate was prompted to adjourn hearing all the cases for one week to recover from the shock, a police officer, who attended the dramatic court session, … Read...

Ugandan veterinarian and primate expert, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has been shortlisted for the prestigious Tusk Conservation in Africa 2019 awards. The Tusk Awards for Conservation in Africa organised by conservation charity Tusk Trust in association with Investec Asset Management is...

President Museveni has said God does not want people who just look at things but rather wants everybody to work. Mr Museveni is currently traversing northern Uganda preaching his wealth creation gospel in what he believes will “wake Ugandans up” and make them get involved … Read more via...

South Sudan veteran journalist, Alfred Taban, has passed on. Taban reportedly died at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala on Saturday where he had been admitted..... Read more via Daily Monitor – http://bit.ly/2DEML2k Get more World News

The world's most fertile woman has had an incredible 44 children - and now has to raise her massive brood on her own. Mariam Nabatanzi had her record number of babies by the time she was just 36 and all with the same father.... Read more via Mirror – http://bit.ly/2UVil6G Get more World News

At least 17 people – mostly children – have died after heavy rains in eastern Uganda caused flooding. The rains hit the districts of Kamuli and Buyende during the night, with some people drowning in the flood waters and others hit by collapsing walls, the … Read more via Welcome To Ladun...

Police in Soroti have rescued 13 Karimojong children from a suspected human trafficker. The children were being transported in a commuter taxi UBB 455D from Apeitolim trading centre in Napak District to Soroto town council... Read more via Daily Monitor – http://bit.ly/2DpaLqm Get more...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a grant of $150 million additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to boost an ongoing project to improve access to basic social... Read more via World Bank – http://bit.ly/2XmgfJL Get more World News

Uganda and other African countries could reap net benefits from Chinese investment, but that favourable outcome hinges on whether host countries adopt effective oversight and accountability mechanisms, according to a US Defence Department think tank..... Read more via Daily Monitor –...

Joan Nalubega always had her eyes set on earning a university degree. She grew up in a poor family and was sent to an orphanage, the Kankobe children’s home in central Uganda’s Mpigi District, at the age..... Read more via “sexual health” – Google News – https://ift.tt/2ViNKMF Get more...

#Ugandan man becomes a lawyer, wins a case for his dad, 23yrs after being sued... Read more via Instablog9ja✅(instablog9ja)’s feed | WEBSTAGRAM – https://ift.tt/2FYuv5w Get more World News

Uganda Halts Issuance, Renewal Of Licenses To Betting Firms In Gambling Crackdown. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has ordered authorities to stop issuing and renewing licences to betting..... Read more via 360Nobs.com – http://bit.ly/2CCcl6P Get More Nigeria Metro News

Leon Balogun will miss Super Eagles friendly against Uganda in Asaba on Tuesday after he was allowed to return to ... Read more via Thisdaylive News – https://ift.tt/2DMyqmo Get More Nigeria Sports News

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan soldiers will be deployed shortly as security guards for businesses of mostly Chinese investors that have suffered a spate of robberies, the military said on Wednesday. The East African country of 40 million people hosts a large number of Asian investors and workers...

A 16-year-old girl has committed suicide after her father caught her making love to her boyfriend in her father’s bedroom. The incident is reported to have happened in Kasenge, Kyengera town council in Uganda. Kiraka Mugisha, the father of the deceased, is reported to have returned home...