WASHINGTON, THE UNITED STATES | Xinhua | U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has some immunity from criminal charges for trying to reverse the 2020 election results, which makes a trial before election unlikely. The court, which has a 6-3 conservative …

MOGADISHU | Xinhua | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on Saturday handed over Abdalle Birolle military base to the Somali National Army (SNA), marking the transfer of the fourth military facility as part of the third phase of the ATMIS troop drawdown. ATMIS said in a statement …

KENYA | KATHLEEN KLAUS | In a move that shocked observers, Kenya’s President William Ruto announced on 26 June he was withdrawing his government’s highly controversial finance bill. This followed two days in which tens of thousands of mostly young protesters took to the streets in nationwide rallies against the proposals …

The government need to invest more resources in education, health, and social protection to benefit from the demographic dividend Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The World Bank has projected Uganda’s economy to grow faster by 6.2% in FY24/25, accelerating to 7% in the medium term, driven by investments in oil …

However, delays in project execution, limited resources, red tape in contract approvals remains big concerns Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s private sector has welcomed the government’s decision to significantly increase the budget allocation for the mineral development and oil and gas sub-sectors but has voiced concerns over implementation. In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratories (DGAL) has attained accreditation to the international standard for testing and calibration in laboratories. Uganda and Zimbabwe’s Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) have been receiving support of the IAEA and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Achieving this …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has made new police appointments two days after meeting the new Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba. In the new appointments, Senior Commissioner of Police (SCP) Fred Enanga, who has been police Spokesperson for nearly seven years has been appointed Deputy director …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has impounded drugs worth 54 million Shillngs. The drugs were impounded during an operation conducted in districts in Northern Uganda and at the Busia and Malaba border points. 180 boxes worth 45 million shillings were impounded from the Northern districts …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Headline inflation for June 2024 of 3.9 percent compared to the 3.6 percent registered in the year ended May 2024. The high inflation has resulted into the increase in prices of tilapia fish, dry soap, and chicken according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) …

But earlier this month, the 194 members of the WHO World Health Assembly passed several International Health Regulations COMMENT | MICHAEL BAKER & ALEXANDER GILLESPIE | The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with the next major infectious disease …