Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has been told that the Ministry of Health needs Sh36 Billion to complete Mulago Specialized Hospital. Lower Mulago Hospital which was part of the Mulago National Referral Hospital has been converted into Mulago Specialized Hospital to offer specialized services. Presenting a report in Tuesday …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Staff Appeals Tribunal hearing flopped for the second time on Tuesday due to the failure by the university to table minutes relating to the mass staff sacking in December last year. The Appeals Tribunal had scheduled to resume hearing of …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni’s meeting with the chief executive officer Total E&P could unlock stalled investments oil and gas sector. President Museveni and Total chairman Patrick Pouyanne met in mid-January to resolve issues that have delayed international oil companies from taking a Final Investment …

Paris, France | AFP |  The EU closed its airspace to Boeing 737 MAX planes on Tuesday, joining similar action by nations across the globe following a second deadly accident in just five months. Fleets of the best-selling workhorse plane were also grounded by airlines as safety concerns swirled, sending …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyadondo East legislator Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has appealed to his supporters to disassociate themselves from violence. The firebrand musician-turned politician who is the defacto leader of the “People Power” movement says violence is not part of their philosophy. As a result, he …

Austin, United States | AFP | They may never be able to fill a stadium for a rock concert, but computers are making inroads in the music industry, capable of producing songs — and convincingly so — as illustrated at the South by Southwest festival in Texas. Already, an album …

DAY 2 Wednesday #AfricaNow19 Key speakers 9am ➡Eng. Amr Nassar 🇪🇬 12pm ➡ Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 2.45pm➡High Level Panel 4pm ➡ Pres A.Mohamed 🇸🇴 5pm ➡ Pres Museveni 🇺🇬 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said Africa has all it takes to be the engine …

Paris, France | AFP |  A number of countries have grounded Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet in response to an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board. The Nairobi-bound plane was the same type as the Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed in October, killing …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has said the zero interest system in Islamic Banking should attract a good number of Ugandan entrepreneurs. According to Kasaija, Ugandans have been reluctant to borrow from banks due to the high interest rates …

Washington, United States | AFP | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, America’s most powerful Democrat, said in remarks published Monday that she does not support impeaching Donald Trump, arguing the Republican president is “just not worth it.” “I’m not for impeachment,” Pelosi told The Washington Post in a wide-ranging interview, the …