INTERNATIONAL

Congo launches agri-business park in move to revamp farming

Democratic Republic of Congo has launched its first agricultural business park, the initial step in a plan to use its…

10 years ago

Prostitutes on the run after ‘robbing’ Indian client

Police in Lyantonde district are pursuing two women said to be prostitutes after they reportedly robbed their client, an Indian…

10 years ago

Nigerian Boko Haram suspect extradited from Sudan

The alleged mastermind of a twin bomb attack in Nigeria's capital Abuja, which killed 75 people, has been extradited from…

10 years ago

Israel warns Gazans to leave homes as air strikes continue

Israel has urged thousands of Palestinians in eastern and northern Gaza to leave their homes as it continues air strikes.…

10 years ago

Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan: #BringBackOurGirls ‘political’

Nigeria's president has accused activists of "playing politics" after his meeting with parents of the abducted schoolgirls was called off.…

10 years ago

Police back Makerere students

The police yesterday sided with Makerere University students demonstrating over the institution’s policies on tuition increment and feeding. Despite being…

10 years ago

One in 50 priests is a paedophile: Pope Francis says

Pope Francis has revealed that around one in every 50 Catholic priests is a paedophile. Condemning the issue as a ‘leprosy’…

10 years ago

No plan to change anthem – Mbabazi

Government will not change the National Anthem as there is no urgent need, Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi said on Wednesday.…

10 years ago

The jihad sisters

Twin schoolgirls who followed their jihadi brother to Syria were hard-working students who hoped to train as doctors. Sixteen-year-olds Salma and…

10 years ago

Ugandan university student forced to be porn actors. Rwanda men among kidnapped

Human traffickers recruit unsuspecting Ugandan university students with promises of good jobs abroad. For Sunday Bekunda (25), a second year…

10 years ago