Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Group Ltd, one of the largest diversified financial service providers in Africa, has concluded further agreements with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, freeing up additional financial capacity for investments in Pan-African climate finance projects. …

BERLIN | Xinhua |  The bumpy group performance at the UEFA Euro 2024 seemed a thing of the past for the team of Belgium. After the goalless draw against Ukraine, Belgium’s star midfielder De Bruyne turned his head to the upcoming Classico against France in the round of 16 on …

BERLIN | Xinhua |  On that magic evening in the Arena AufSchalke, Georgian icon Levan Kobiashvili might have remembered the day he rang Willy Sagnol three years ago. The Euro 2024 debutant had just made the tournament’s biggest surprise by beating Portugal led by superstar Cristiano Ronaldo 2-0 and roaring …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ‘Kwiso Mu Cinema’ is becoming popular among youth in many suburbs of Kampala city – for a good reason. It is while enjoying publicly availed film and TV through the Kwiso Mu Cinema initiative,  that many of them are now getting information about sexual …

WASHINGTON | TASS | China will ship two giant pandas to the United States for the first time in 21 years, reviving the practice of panda diplomacy, the press service of the San Diego Zoo, which will host the animals, said. Four-year-old male Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, a female …

BEIJING | Xinhua | China head coach Branko Ivankovic conceded on Thursday that his side has been drawn into the toughest group in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifying tournament. The 18 remaining Asian teams were divided into three groups at Thursday’s drawing ceremony …

Uganda’s coffee industry has made a significant breakthrough in the Turkish market, with exports increasing by a remarkable 2,200% between 2019 and 2024. Ankara, Turkey | THE INDEPENDENT |  From a modest 2000 bags (120 tons) in 2019, Uganda’s coffee exports to Turkey have surged to 44,000 bags (2,640 tons) …

Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 380 students at Bishop Dunstan Nsubuga Memorial School on Bugala Island in Kalangala District are set to benefit from enhanced access to digital learning, thanks to a generous support of 20 computers by MTN Uganda staff and its partners. This initiative, valued at …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda continued its initiative to support regional small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – Tupange Business Ne Equity – with a visit to the western region city of Mbarara on Thursday. As several business leaders shared their experiences, and participants heard from Equity Bank of …

BERLIN | Xinhua |  Germany’s new citizenship law took effect on Thursday, enabling quicker naturalization and allowing multiple passports. A central election promise of the current government, the reform allows naturalization after five years instead of eight, provided that applicants demonstrate successful integration, proficiency in German, and financial independence while …