Quito, Ecuador  |  XINHUA |  Former Manchester United and Ecuador international right-back Antonio Valencia announced his retirement from football on Wednesday because of chronic knee problems. The 35-year-old made the decision after playing just 15 matches in almost six months for Mexican side Queretaro. “It is a tough decision. I feel …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Players within the education sector have suggested  that the government should first increase capitation grants before scrapping charges levied on parents in institutions implementing universal education.      This followed a pronouncement by President Yoweri Museveni, during his inaugural speech as he starts a new …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The World’s 5000m and 10,000m record holder Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei will compete in the Golden Spike event in Ostrava, Czech Republic.  The event, a World Continental Tour Gold Meeting slated for May 19th will also attract other world stars including the world’s Male athlete of the …

Dhaka, Bangladesh |  XINHUA |  A special plane of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) carrying the China-donated COVID-19 vaccines and AD syringes landed in capital Dhaka early on Wednesday. Chief of Air Staff of the BAF Masihuzzaman Serniabat along with other senior officials were present at the BAF Base Bangabandhu …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Dozens of expectant mothers in Kyebe sub-county and Kasensero Town Council are stuck after health workers there abandoned the facilities as a result of floods. The floods that had initially cut off Kyapa-Kasensero road intensified last week following the persistent rainfall in the area. This is …

Museveni asks African countries to solve continent’s security problems. ‘We can defend Africa if we act together and act right’ Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT, URN & PSCU |  President Museveni has asked African leaders to think about solving the security threats that several African countries face.    In his address …

Geneva, Switzerland |  XINHUA |  A COVID-19 variant first identified in India has been found in 44 countries with a possible presence in five more, and is believed to be resistant to certain antibodies, including from vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. The variant, named B1617 and informally …

 Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Farmers in Gulu are worried about the outbreak of fall armyworms (FAW) in their maize crops in the gardens. FAW also known as a butterfly is a pest of crops that attacks over 80 varieties of crops including maize, sorghum, sugarcane, cotton, rice and wheat …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Several houses were left flooded and many plants swept away by running water after a heavy downpour that lasted for seven hours on Wednesday morning.  The most affected sub-counties include; Lotome, Ngoleriet, Kangole town council and Matany with many families affected as well. The floods …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Soroti Pastors and Elders Fellowship, an umbrella body for Pentecostal church leaders is seeking a public apology from the State Minister of Disaster Preparedness, Musa Ecweru for allegedly assaulting clergymen in Amuria district.  Ecweru, in the company of his bodyguard, Juma Odiope, reportedly beat up …