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Canal+ has unveiled a new SuperSport campaign dubbed “Sleep Can Wait” as excitement builds ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada. The FIFA World Cup 2026, scheduled from June 11 to July 19, will be the first in history to feature 48 teams, up from the traditional 32, increasing …

Historical moments! Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba steals the spotlight as President Museveni is sworn in The post Great moments! Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba steals the spotlight as President Museveni is sworn in appeared first on The East African Watch., https://eastafricanwatch.net/great-moments-gen-muhoozi-kainerugaba-steals-the-spotlight-as-president-museveni-is-sworn-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-moments-gen-muhoozi-kainerugaba-steals-the-spotlight-as-president-museveni-is-sworn-in

When Yoweri Kaguta Museveni first emerged from the bush in January 1986, Uganda was exhausted by coups, economic collapse and years of violent political instability. At 41, he looked nothing like the ageing strongmen who dominated African politics at the time. He spoke the language of “fundamental change,” discipline and generational renewal. To many Western governments, he and Rwandan President …

Among and Tayebwa KAMPALA – The leadership of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has dramatically reversed its earlier endorsement of Anita Annet Among and Thomas Tayebwa for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament. × Thank you for reading this post, don’t forget to subscribe! The announcement was issued in a letter dated May 12, 2026, …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was yesterday sworn in for a seventh elective term of office, extending his years in power to 45. In a colourful ceremony at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds witnessed by several heads of state and dignitaries, Museveni, 81, cemented the National Resistance Movement’s more than four decades in power, putting him is an exclusive league of Africa’s longest …

Once celebrated as one of Uganda’s richest biodiversity hotspots, Bugoma Forest Reserve has lost much of its former glory. Over the years, illegal maize growers, charcoal burners and loggers have chipped away at the forest, threatening its unique flora and fauna. Official records indicate that Bugoma covered 41,144 hectares when it was gazetted in 1932. Today, large portions have been …

My experience tracking chimpanzees in Kibale National Park on May 6, 2026, was surreal. It instantly brought back memories of my 2015 visit to Mgahinga National Park, where I came into close contact with the mountain gorillas of the famous Nyakagezi family. But chimpanzees, described as man’s closest relatives among the primates, evoke a different kind of emotion. The explosive …

The US technology giants (Big Tech), which have a market capitalization of several trillion dollars, are gradually becoming global “puppeteers” capable of controlling digital infrastructure, influencing public discourse, local legislation, and the business environment. This is especially evident in the information space of the European Union States (1). Against this background, European leaders are discussing the adoption of a “Code …

Following the 2026 general elections, where the National Resistance Movement (NRM) secured a fresh mandate under the theme Protecting the Gains and Securing a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status, the horizon for the next five years (2026 to 2031) is defined by a shift from recovery to aggressive industrialization. With a 71.65 per cent victory in the January 15 …

Museveni commissions a factory recently In 1962, Uganda got its independence. The country reclaimed political power from colonial rule. However, more than 60 years later, the shadow of economic dependence still hangs heavily over the nation. Uganda remains politically independent while large sections of its economy continue to be controlled by external forces. At independence, Uganda’s economy worked. Coffee, cotton, …