Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 30 pilgrims with life-threatening conditions have been swiftly transported to various hospitals from the Catholic martyr’s shrines. Prize Tayebwa, the manager of the Kampala West Red Cross Branch, reported that the affected pilgrims, predominantly women, were suffering from high blood pressure, anemia, and …
Read More »Faith Kipyegon breaks women’s 1,500m world record in Florence
Florence, Italy | Xinhua | Kenyan Faith Kipyegon broke the women’s 1,500 meters world record at the Wanda Diamond League’s Golden Gala meeting in Florence, Italy on Friday. The 29-year-old world and Olympic champion refreshed Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba’s record of three minutes and 50.07 seconds set in Monaco in 2015 by …
Read More »Oxfam launches project to improve tax collection in Tororo district
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oxfam International has launched a three-year project called “Fair Recovery – Strengthened Civil Society and Media for Fiscal Justice” with the aim of improving tax collection in Tororo district. The project will be implemented by Osukuru United Women Network in Tororo and will be funded …
Read More »Tanzania’s conservation efforts see rise in populations of elephants, rhinos and lions
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania’s conservation efforts ary paying off as the populations of elephants, rhinos, lions and other wild animals go up, Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Mohamed Mchengerwa said Friday. Mchengerwa told parliament in the capital, Dodoma, that enhanced conservation efforts have contributed to a …
Read More »MARTYRS DAY: Celebrations in full swing as pilgrims flock to Namugongo shrine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Martyrs Day celebration is in full swing, attracting a large number of enthusiastic pilgrims who are patiently waiting in long queues to gain entry into the venue. The Catholic shrines along Namugongo-Sonde Road are witnessing extended lines that stretch for nearly a kilometer from …
Read More »Sudan army urges continued Saudi-U.S. efforts to bring negotiation back on track
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The Sudanese army Friday called on Saudi Arabia and the United States to continue mediation efforts to bring the negotiation with the rival faction back on track. “We urge the mediation to continue its efforts to persuade the other party to implement the requirements of the …
Read More »A nation of haters?
How Uganda became anti-homosexual champion of the world COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Without downplaying the anxiety over economic and other sanctions by the West over Uganda’s recent passing of the amended Anti-homosexuality law, in a surprising twist, a major fall-out might not be local but international as sexual rights …
Read More »Gen. Muhanga moves on Al-Shabaab
Commander issues tough orders in area of recent attack in which UPDF were killed Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | A few days since arriving in Bulo Mareer, the southeastern town 120 km away from the capital Mogadishu that was the scene of a deadly attack on an African Union Transition Mission …
Read More »EAC summit recommends Rumangabo as pre-cantonment site for M23
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) summit sitting in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura has recommended Rumangabo, Rutshuru territory as the pre-cantonment site for the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. Initially, EAC Heads of States summits had asked for a cease-fire between the M23 rebels and Armed Forces …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Is president Museveni finally falling out with the West?
The closure of DGF and UN Human Rights Office and the signing of the Anti-homosexuality Act into law Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In her book tilted, “Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror,” American writer, Helen Epstein writes that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been able …
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