Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 10 million people across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique have been impacted by the 9.4 million euros funding through the Aga Khan Development Network Eastern Africa Regional COVID-19 Response Programme that is set to officially come to an end in June 2023. The project, …
Read More »Anglican head Welby appeals to Archbishop Kazimba on gays
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has written to the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Kazimba Mugalu urging him to reconsider support for the recently enacted anti-homosexuality law. Welby who is the leader of the Church of England and ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican …
Read More »MARACHA: Speeding vehicle knocks S4 student dead
Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A senior four student at Maracha High Secondary School in Maracha District was on Saturday knocked dead at Nyoro trading center along the Arua-Koboko-Oraba Highway. Samuel Adriko was knocked by a speeding motor vehicle registration number UBK 049L on Saturday, near Nyoro primary school in …
Read More »UN peacekeepers to be repatriated over abuse allegations in Central African Republic
United Nations, USA | Xinhua | The United Nations announced on Friday that a unit of 60 Tanzanian military personnel deployed in the Central African Republic is to be repatriated, following serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against these peacekeepers. They were deployed at a temporary operating base in the …
Read More »UN, AU condemn hotel attack in Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the United Nations have condemned the hotel terrorist attack that occurred in the capital, Mogadishu on Friday in which nine people were killed and ten others wounded. In separate statements, the AU mission and UN in Somalia …
Read More »CMI arrests four suspected killers of lawyer Mukisa
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) has arrested four people suspected to have orchestrated the shooting to death of a lawyer working with IBC Advocates Ronnie Mukisa. He was trailed and shot dead on May 31st at his home at Kitiko-Birongo village, Ndejje Division of …
Read More »Iran denies existence of “undeclared” nuclear material as response to IAEA report
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran denied on Saturday the existence of any “undeclared” nuclear material in the country, as a response to questions raised in a recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about its nuclear activities, the official news agency IRNA reported. In a report by IAEA …
Read More »Trump calls federal indictment “baseless” after charged with hoarding classified documents
Washington, USA | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday called the sweeping federal indictment against him “ridiculous” and “baseless.” Trump has been charged with 37 felony counts alleging that he stored classified documents at his Florida estate after leaving the White House. He blasted the indictment as an …
Read More »Counteroffensive actions underway in Ukraine: Zelensky
Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that the counteroffensive actions in his country are underway, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported. “Counteroffensive and defensive actions are taking place in Ukraine,” Zelensky said at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Kiev. Zelensky …
Read More »Education suspends licensing of new nurse training institutions
Kampala, Uganda | TE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has decided to suspend the registration and licensing of new nursing and midwifery institutions across the country. Dr. Safinah Musene Kisu, the commissioner in charge of health training at the Ministry of Education said following concern about the influx of nursing …
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