Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has urged Muslims to be peacemakers within their communities and throughout the country.  He said that the strength of the Islamic faith should be achieved and persevered through unity and a peaceful co-existence. Mubaje also said that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security authorities in Kyotera district have petitioned the Ministry of East African Community Affairs, for a fire fighting equipment at the Mutukula One Stop Border Post. Mutukula One Stop Border Point-OSBP is the direct entry point between Uganda and Tanzania where a host immigration activities …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | President Donald Trump touted  a “very, very substantial trade deal” between the United States and Britain after Brexit as he met Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday for fraught talks held amid street protests. He joked to the outgoing British leader that she should “stick …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than a dozen pilgrims are stranded at Namugongo Catholic Martyrs Shrine.   Mostly women aged between 60 and 75, the pilgrims from the districts of Mbale, Kayunga, Wakiso, Mubende and Mbarara are seeking financial aid to travel back home. The stranded pilgrims say they were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The failure by governments across the world to ensure clear air, constitutes a violation of the rights to life, health and well-being, as well as the right to live in a healthy environment, an independent UN expert has said. Ahead of the 2019 World Environment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF is set to streamline retirement of all officers irrespective of their ranks. Speaking on Monday to the second batch of officers and men who are undergoing a two weeks induction workshop on life after retirement at Gadaffi barracks, the Chief …

Aya Chebbi is first youth envoy of the African Union. She spoke to Raphael Obonyo for the African Renewal on a range of issues affecting Africa’s young people. What do you hope to achieve during your tenure? I have a mandate to advocate for the implementation of the African Youth …

New York, United States | AFP | Jay-Z is officially hip hop’s first billionaire, Forbes declared Monday, founding his kingdom on entertainment but also reaping earnings from liquor, art and real estate. The rapper born Shawn Carter, who grew up in one of Brooklyn’s most notorious housing projects, “has accumulated a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has promised to procure vestments for the African bishops coming to attend the symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar – SECAM in July this year. The high-level meeting to be hosted in Uganda will mark the golden jubilee of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some traders hoping to cash in on the huge numbers of pilgrims at Namugongo were left disappointed after a slow end of the day. What started as a promising day quickly changed with the change in weather, at around lunchtime – almost the time …