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The Federal Government of Somalia yesterday expelled Ugandan diplomat Simon Mulongo, giving him a week to leave the war-torn Horn of Africa country, after declaring him persona-non-grata. In other words, Mr Mulongo, the deputy special representative of the African Union chairperson Moussa Faki and deputy Head of the African Union […]

Security agents in Kampala have shot and killed a 36-year-old suspected terrorist arrested in the ongoing counter terror operations. Adam Matovu alias Manihajji, a resident of Ttula zone, Kawempe 1 ward, Kawempe Division was shot and killed after he allegedly jumped off a patrol vehicle and tried to escape while being […]

By Ritah Kemigisa The Ministry of Health has said it is on high alert following an outbreak of the deadly Ebola outbreak in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. On Thursday, DRC confirmed eight new Ebola virus cases in North Kivu province marking a new outbreak in the country. According […]

By Benjamin Jumbe The minister of health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has admitted that the ministry does not have enough funds to facilitate and motivate health workers carrying out vaccination. Addressing parliament, the minister said the health workers have since March been given only 5000 at the health facilities with […]

Somalia has expelled Ugandan diplomat Simon Mulongo, the Deputy Head of the African Mission in Somalia (Amisom), for allegedly engaging in “incompatible” behaviour. The country’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in a letter copied to Amisom and the African Union Commission (AUC), declared the envoy persona non grata. Somalia has now […]