Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has secured a facility in Gulu City to host 150 former Lord’s Resistance Army rebels for rehabilitation. This comes months after the Ministry of Defence conducted an assessment of various facilities within Gulu City suitable for rehabilitating ex-LRA fighters who were repatriated from …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | China has pledged to support Uganda as the East African country gears up to host the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and the 3rd South Summit. This was revealed here Thursday by Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong while handing over 70 SUV cars …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said if it were not for corruption, Uganda would be far more developed than it is now. Speaking at the launch of the Electronic Investors Protection Portal (EIPP), a digital platform designed to safeguard investment processes in Uganda, Museveni said …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s U-20 national team player John Paul Dembe has signed with Swedish Premier League side BK Hacken. Dembe, who has been on professional trials with BK Hacken’s U-19 team for over four months, confirmed his signing on Friday. “I am very happy that after a …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The over two decades of war in Northern Uganda has left a big question of belonging to hundreds of children in Acholi. They were born to local mothers and fathered by either the LRA rebel fighters or UPDF during the war. Some grew up on …

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM | THE INDEPENDENT | European Union (EU) leaders agreed on Thursday to open EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova and to grant candidate status to Georgia. The EU will also open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria is …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira Catholic Diocese through its development arm- Caritas has committed to plant 100,000 trees in districts across Lango Sub-region in a bid to fight harsh climatic conditions. The Diocese launched the campaign mid-this year with the distribution of 30,000 tree seedlings for planting at …

    ENTEBBE, UGANDA | Xinhua |  Uganda defeated Nigeria by six wickets in a Group B match at the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers on Thursday. In the match played at the Entebbe Cricket Oval, Nigeria batted first and scored 63/9 in 20 overs. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked Chief Justice Alfonse Owinyi-Dollo to personally review a decision by the High Court and Court of Appeal allowing the actioning of properties belonging to the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council. In a letter dated December 7, written to Owinyi-Dollo, Museveni said …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Mbarara City have arrested 41 people in an operation to crack down on suspected criminals terrorizing residents. The suspects were arrested on Wednesday in areas of Kakoba roundabout at tree shade, Lubiri, and behind London Arcade corridors. Samson Kasasira the Rwizi Region …