UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) — the world’s target of zero hunger — “is off track.” In a video message to the launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The City Hall and Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Courts have remanded another group of people to Luzira Prison on charges related to their alleged involvement in Anti corruption protests that locked the city on Tuesday. Several groups of people majority of whom are youth on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Activists attending the ongoing International AIDS Conference in Munich Germany have asked the manufacturer of injection Lenacapavir (LEN) which was recently proven to be safe and highly effective at preventing HIV to reduce its prices to make it affordable for all. The drug which is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has revealed that construction of a new bridge at the River Katonga along the Kampala-Masaka Highway will commence in October this year. He made the revelation while responding to a matter of national importance raised …

ACCRA, GHANA | THE INDEPENDENT | The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement, is now due to come into force on Thursday following the attainment of the required number of ratifying member countries. The treaty states that for the Agreement to take effect, at least 14 out of the 29 States …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday directed the country’s justice system to release all protesters who were wrongfully arrested during the month-long anti-government protests across the country. The president also ordered that all charges against the Gen-Z protesters who had been demanding accountability in his government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, through its philanthropic arm, MTN Foundation, has reaffirmed its commitment to improving healthcare access in Uganda with a significant donation valued at more than Shs58.3 million to Nawansega Health Centre III in Luuka District. The donation includes essential medical equipment such as a …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday nominated 10 Cabinet secretaries, including four from the main opposition party, in an effort to form an all-inclusive government. Ruto nominated the main opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Chairman John Mbadi to head the National Treasury. The other three …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has returned the National Commission for UNESCO (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Higher Education Students Financing (Amendment) Bill, 2024  to Parliament for reconsideration. In a letter read by the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, at the sitting of the House on Tuesday, …

Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Namisindwa District are currently holding a 25-year-old man known only as Pyusi on allegations of cutting and injuring his Kenyan counterpart for dancing with his girlfriend at a funeral. Pyusi, a resident of Manyali village in Bukokho Parish, reportedly attacked Toney Kisebe, a …