Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has criticized attempts by Western powers to impose their beliefs on people in foreign territories. The President made the remarks on Thursday while addressing over 33 delegates attending the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference – CSPOC 2024 at the Speke Resort …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero District Administration has banned medical trainees from handling and administering treatment to patients without the presence of supervisors at health centers. Every year Luwero district receives over 200 medical students from different institutions to conduct training at health center IIIs, IVs, and Luwero …

MADRID, SPAIN | Xinhua | Real Madrid reached the halfway point of the season as leaders of La Liga with 48 points after a hard-fought 1-0 win at home to Mallorca on Wednesday night. Antonio Rudiger’s header from Luka Modric’s 78th minute corner gave Madrid the points as they struggled …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Acidri,  who was reportedly shot by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers during an operation, has died. Acidri 24, a resident of Pamachi village and a saloon operator at Okollo Town Council sustained gunshot wounds on Wednesday after URA officers reportedly opened fire while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) is launching a course for performance auditors, especially in government projects. Performance Auditors are mainly attached to the Office of the Auditor General and their duty of to scrutinize how a particular project has been handled, …

SOUTHERN KIVU, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) has announced the appointment of Corneille Nangaa Yobeluo, former Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) Chairman as the Coordinator of Alliance River (Fleuve) Congo. Alliance Fleuve Congo is a political-military alliance with M23 and other armed groups claiming to be …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman in Luwero has been electrocuted while fixing a faulty TV antenna. The deceased has been identified as Betty Nampijja aged 23 years, a resident of Kalagala village in Kikyusa sub-county. John Ojokuna the Luwero District Police Commander says that Nampijja bought a TV …

TEHRAN, IRAN | Xinhua | Two explosions near the burial site of Iran’s slain general Qassem Soleimani killed at least 103 people and wounded over 170 others on Wednesday, reported the official IRNA news agency and the semi-official Fars news agency, calling it “terrorist” attacks. The blasts occurred as many …

MADRID, SPAIN | Xinhua | FC Barcelona travels to Las Palmas for its first match of 2024, knowing it has little margin for error against one of the revelations of the season. Barca is seven points behind joint leaders Real Madrid and Girona, but that gap could grow to 10 …

LUANDA, ANGOLA | Xinhua | Angola’s President Joao Lourenco, also in his capacity as the chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), sent a congratulatory message to Felix Tshisekedi for his victory in the recent general elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the Angolan President …