What does Trump’s victory in America mean for relations between the US and Africa in general, and between America and Uganda in particular? Good question, and it’s one that has certainly been discussed at length over the course of …

E-visas are breaking down travel barriers, allowing more seamless travel across different countries on the continent. The could be a powerful tool in the push for a visa-free Africa. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | More African countries are banking on e-visas to streamline cross-border travel processes and boost regional …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Butabika Mental Psychiatric Hospital has expressed concern about the increase in the number of people living with mental illness. According to Dr Juliet Nakku, the Executive Director at Butabika Mental Hospital, the most affected patients are now children and youth below the …

MOSCOW | TASS | Syrian President Bashar Assad has left Damascus amid ongoing developments in the country, where militants from terrorist groups have launched a major offensive against government forces, Reuters reported, citing two Syrian army officers. According to the official, his plane departed for an unknown destination. Earlier, Al Jazeera TV …

London, UK | ARSENAL.COM |   With four successive wins under their belt, Arsenal look to keep the feel-good factor going at Fulham on Sunday (2pm UK), as they aim to avenge our New Year’s Eve defeat on our last visit to Craven Cottage. That was the only time in the …

Manchester United 2-3 Forest Manchester, UK | nottinghamforest.co.uk | Forest recorded their first win at Old Trafford since 1994 in a thrilling encounter played under the lights at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. For the second time this week, Manchester rain beat down as Forest emerged from the tunnel and got …

TUNIS | TASS | Iraq has received more than 1,000 soldiers of the Syrian army who crossed the Al-Qa’im border checkpoint into the Anbar province in the western part of the republic, the Iraqi News Agency reported citing a source in the security services. According to him, “the soldiers were welcomed and …

London, UK | BBC LIVE | We are getting reports in of fighting in the city of Damascus, which has reportedly been surrounded by rebel forces. One resident told CNN that rebel fighters were in the neighbourhood of Barzeh and said that clashes were taking place. “The electricity is cut off, …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to build a strong, modernized information support force, and to realize the leapfrog development of the Chinese military’s network information system. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has registered an increase of 9.2 billion Shillings in non-tax revenue through the online filing of cases through the Electronic Court Case Management Information System -ECCMIS. The automated system tracks all aspects of a case life cycle from initial filing through disposition and …