World

By Ebi Kesiena Pope Leo XIV has called on the international community to step up efforts to end the war in Ukraine, while urging prayers for peace in all regions affected by conflict, including the Middle...

By Ebi Kesiena The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has expressed grave concern over reports that a senior military commander urged troops to attack civilians in Jonglei State. In a statement issued on Sunday,...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  The wife of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been hospitalised in Kampala after what she described as a violent overnight raid on her home by soldiers searching for her husband. Barbra...

By Ebi Kesiena The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed grave concerns over what he described as the increasing dehumanisation of migrants in the United States, warning that current immigration enforcement...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue Uganda’s long-delayed national oil refinery project has entered its most decisive phase yet, as the government moves closer to sealing a $4 billion partnership with a United Arab Emirates-backed investor. The agreement...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue The administration of President Donald Trump has formally withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), bringing to an end the country’s membership of the global health body. The withdrawal...