Former Ugandan Speaker Anita Among has withdrawn from the Speakership race for the 12th Parliament after security operatives raided her home in an ongoing corruption investigation. In a statement on May 17, Among said the decision is meant to ensure harmony prevails in Uganda’s Ruling Party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM). “After wide consultations and
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has welcomed plans to build a major East African regional oil refinery following talks with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote at Nakasero on May 17, 2026. Museveni said Uganda supports the idea of a larger regional refinery because it would promote African integration, value addition, and shared economic growth across East Africa.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by Israel and Lebanon to extend their current ceasefire for another 45 days following talks held in Washington, DC. The extension, which takes effect on Sunday, May 17, 2026, was agreed upon after high-level negotiations involving delegations from both countries and mediation by the United
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