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Politics Associated Press Kilmar Abrego Garcia wants asylum. The US wants to deport him. What to know
Yahoo News
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces an uncertain future. The Trump administration wants to deport him to the African nation of Eswatini. Abrego Garcia wants to apply for asylum to stay in the U.S. Either path could begin with a long journey through the...
Plight of Palestinians no longer about occupation, but survival — Minister Kubayi
The Citizen (South Africa)
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September 11, 2025
Despite the ICJ issuing three orders in South Africa’s favour, these have had little to no impact on Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi says the plight of the Palestinian people is...
Another ‘first AI factory in Africa’? Uganda is said to have made its entry into the AI race
Business Insider Africa
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September 11, 2025
The Aeonian Project, which is being touted as potentially being Africa’s AI factory, is now set for a swift rollout, with the first phase of the deployment scheduled for the second half of next year. At the core of the initiative, the Aeonian...
NUP’s Mufumbiro, Madaada remanded over ‘unlawful military drills’
Observer
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September 11, 2025
Two National Unity Platform (NUP) officials, Sauda Madaada and the party’s deputy spokesperson, Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, have been charged and remanded to Luzira Prison on allegations of conducting unlawful military drills. The pair appeared on...
President Museveni Rallies East Africa to Embrace Integration and Socio-Economic Transformation
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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September 9, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged East African countries to embrace integration as the surest path to prosperity, security and transformation. Speaking at the opening of the 1st Regional Ministerial Conference on the East African...
Uganda begins training 1,800 soldiers from Central African Republic
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- A total of 1,800 soldiers from the Central African Republic (CAR) have arrived in Uganda for military training as part of ongoing efforts to build the CAR army's capacity, a Ugandan military spokesperson said Tuesday....
Government disputes report of new US deportee
Eswatini Observer
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September 9, 2025
Government dismisses reports that US deportee Kilmar Ábrego García will be sent to Eswatini, as legal and political battles over America’s third-country deportation deals intensify. Reading Time: 3 minutesGovernment has disputed reports that...
Uganda: Victims demand justice as the International Criminal Court opens historic Kony hearing in absentia
International Federation for Human Rights
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September 9, 2025
The confirmation of charges hearing against Joseph Kony, the fugitive commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), opens today at the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is the first time the Court has held a confirmation of charges hearing...
Chinese firms contribute to community development through CSR initiatives: Ugandan minister
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without Portfolio Rukia Nakadama said on Wednesday that Chinese enterprises are strengthening communities in the East African country through their corporate social...
Africa’s Acceptance of Unwanted Deportees from the US: The Ghanaian New Dimension
This Day
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September 14, 2025
Bola A. Akinterinwa With the breaking news that Ghana has now joined Rwanda, Sudan, and Eswatini in accepting the unwanted criminals, prisoners, refugees in the United States, there is no longer disputing the importance of, and priority being...
Uganda assumes Asian-African Legal presidency
Observer
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September 9, 2025
Uganda’s Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has assumed the presidency of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO). Uganda took over the presidency from Thailand, after becoming hosts of the five-day 63rd Annual Session at Speke...
ICC Opens Landmark In-Absentia Hearing Against Fugitive Ugandan Rebel Leader Joseph Kony
Arise News
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September 10, 2025
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday began presenting evidence against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, marking the tribunal’s first-ever in absentia hearing. Kony, founder and commander of the Lord’s...
Qatar and Uganda discuss ways to enhance labour cooperation
Qatar Tribune
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September 11, 2025
QNA Doha Assistant Undersecretary for Migrant Labour Affairs at the Ministry of Labour Hamad Faraj Dalmouk and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development of the Republic of Uganda Aggrey David Kibenge discussed on...
Burkina Faso’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law is a dangerous step backwards
Thred
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September 10, 2025
Burkina Faso has long been considered comparatively safe for the LGBTQ+ people vis-a-vis its neighbours Mali and Ghana, but that couldn’t be further from the truth now. Not only does the law outline punishments for same-sex partners, but adoption...
Qatar and Uganda discuss enhancing labour co-operation
Gulf Times
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September 10, 2025
Assistant Undersecretary for Migrant Labour Affairs at the Ministry of Labour, Hamad Faraj Dalmouk, and Uganda's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development Aggrey David Kibenge yesterday discussed strengthening...
Donald Trump Expresses Displeasure Over Israeli Military Strike in Qatar
Alexa.ng
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September 10, 2025 In a surprising development that has sparked international debate, former U.S. President Donald Trump publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with a recent Israeli military strike in Qatar, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East....
Civil Society stakeholders push for family law reforms, call for passage of key bills
Ghana News Agency
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September 10, 2025
By James Amoh Jnr. Accra, Sept. 10, GNA – Civil society organizations (CSOs), women’s rights advocates, and legal experts have begun a two-day national stakeholder workshop in Accra aimed at advancing family law reforms and promoting women’s...
Myanmar delegation joins 63rd AALCO annual session in Uganda
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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September 9, 2025
September 10, 2025 Myanmar News Agency 59 This photo captures Myanmar delegates attending the 63rd Annual Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) in Kampala, Uganda. At the invitation of Attorney-General of Uganda Mr...
Uganda: Opposition Leader Detained As Crackdown Intensifies
StratNews Global
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September 9, 2025
Home Africa Uganda: Opposition Leader Detained As Crackdown Intensifies Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, who is NUP's deputy spokesperson, was forced into a vehicle just outside a magistrate's court in the capital Kampala In a fresh flashpoint between...
ICC opens landmark war crimes case against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony
Irish Legal News
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened war crimes proceedings against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony in its first-ever confirmation of charges hearing held without the accused present. The move represents a historic step for the court...