Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Uganda’s trade with the world suffered an expanded deficit in June 2024, compared to the balance of trade registered in May this same year. According to figures at the ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Bank of Uganda, the difference between between the …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Monday held talks with Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Han said China is willing to join hands with Uganda to deepen exchanges and cooperation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Team Uganda for the 2024 World Junior Athletics Championships has secured three medals for the country. The team that was staged in Lima, Peru from 27th to 31st August 2024, triumphantly came home, with one silver medal from the newly recognized talent in 3000meter steeplechase …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded three women on charges of common nuisance following a nude protest earlier in the day. They are Norah Kobusingye, Praise Aloikin Apoloje, and Kemitoma Kyenzibo. The trio appeared before Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi on Monday afternoon, where one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Simba Cement continues to redefine Uganda’s construction industry by offering top-quality cement at unmatched prices, setting a new standard for the sector. As the company scales its operations with the region’s largest clinker manufacturing plant in West Pokot, Kenya, Simba Cement is empowering builders, contractors, …

To enhance the impact of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, African countries need a more coherent strategy of engagement with China along with increased public transparency, awareness, and citizen agency ANALYSIS | PAUL NANTULYA | The Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), to be held in Beijing starting September 4 to …

Here’s what it takes to end the new phase that emerged in 2022 INTERVIEW | OYEWALE TOMORI | Barely over a year after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that mpox was no longer a public health issue of international concern, it is back in the news. This time with a …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugabula Saza’s team continued their strong start in this year’s MTN Busoga Masaza Cup, securing a 2-1 win over a determined Bunhole Bunhanhumba in Sunday’s Mawembe Hill group match held at Kamuli Park Playground. The home side, led by the prolific Majid Kazindula, took the …

The Kenyan MP who annoyed Museveni ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | When President Yoweri Museveni threw decorum aside to rail at a Kenyan MP who apparently has become a thorn in his political skin, many Ugandans were left wondering as they had never heard of Babu Owino. Museveni was on Aug. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni appointed former Defense Minister Dr Chrispus Kiyonga as the new Chancellor of Makerere University, replacing Prof. Ezra Suruma after his eight-year tenure. The appointment was confirmed by Makerere University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday morning. …