Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has further remanded Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale to Luzira Prison until May 21, 2025, as investigations into treason and misprision of treason charges continue. Besigye and Lutale, alongside UPDF Captain Denis Oola, appeared on Wednesday before …

Hima Cement achieves 50% biomass fuel use Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hima Cement has announced  that over 50% of its fuel for cement production now comes from renewable biomass — a bold shift from fossil-heavy inputs like Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO). “Five and a half sums of energy now …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the two-State solution to the Palestinian question “is near a point of no return.” In remarks to the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, Guterres said the …

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENENT | The government has revitalized the 64-square-mile Maruzi Ranch several years after its collapse. Maruzi Ranch, a government-owned facility located in Akokoro Sub-County, Apac District, was leased to Uganda Livestock Industries Limited in 1968 for a 99-year period. The purpose of the lease was to facilitate beef …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) IV is set to expand its reach beyond Northern Uganda to include more sub-regions affected by the spillover of the two-decade conflict, according to government officials. In an interview, Kenneth Omona Olusegun, the Minister of State for …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan golf honors legend Deo Akope today with a three day tournament. Akope, the current head of the Uganda Professional Golfers Association (UPGA), is a former multiple Uganda amateur and professional golf champion. The Deo Akope Challenge is a local golf event for professionals …

  Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lango Cultural Foundation (LCF) has announced three days of mourning for its former Prime Minister, Rtd. Col. Tony Otoa. Otoa passed away on Monday afternoon at his home in Boke, Lira City East Division. Rtd. Col. Otoa, who served as the Abwor clan …

Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of 65-year-old George Kibande, who was shot dead on Saturday, is demanding justice. Kibande, a prominent businessman and sugarcane farmer, was gunned down inside his home in Buyunze village, Bulongo sub-county, Luuka district. Henry Nampala, who operates one of Kibande’s mobile money …

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces, who were defeated by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in Goma City in DRC and neighbouring areas, have started withdrawing from North Kivu. Following the fall of Goma city in January 2025, SADC troops remained stationed in …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation, Dr. Kenneth Omona, has called on critics to cease what he describes as the persistent blackmail of the government’s past affirmative programs aimed at rebuilding the Acholi Sub-region after the two-decade insurgency. Omona’s statement follows back-to-back criticism …