Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has said the UK cannot falsely accuse any Ugandan and he lets it pass. He has therefore tasked the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen Jeje Odongo, and the Attorney-General Kiryowa Kiwanuka to provide him with details, after the British High Commissioner reported …

Wobulenzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Wobulenzi town council are holding a self-proclaimed Jesus and his follower for rejecting to be enumerated in the ongoing National Population and Housing Census. Enumerators met strong resistance at Katikamu Luyima zone in Wobulenzi town council on Monday after a man who …

MOSCOW | TASS | If the West wants to solve the Ukraine conflict on the battlefield, “so be it,” Sergey Lavrov, candidate for the post of Russia’s foreign minister, told a Federation Council committee meeting discussing his reappointment. “If they want [to resolve the conflict in Ukraine] on the battlefield, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Museum has witnessed a remarkable increase in visitor numbers, surpassing pre-COVID-19 levels by an impressive 137 percent as of December 2023. This resurgence signifies a significant recovery for the tourism sector, which was severely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic-induced lockdown. During the …

GAZA | Xinhua | The Hamas-run health authorities on Monday warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip could collapse within hours due to a severe fuel shortage. “As a result of the failure to bring the needed fuel to power hospital electricity generators, ambulances, and transport employees to …

CAF Clears Mandela National stadium to host International Matches Uganda vs Botswana June 7th Uganda vs Algeria June 10th Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has cleared Mandela National Stadium-Namboole to resume hosting internationally matches. According to a statement shared by the Ugandan FA Spokesperson …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has made changes to the leadership of operations against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), replacing Maj Gen Dick Olum with Maj Gen Richard Otto as the commandant. Maj Gen Olum, who assumed command in October 2022, has been reassigned to represent …

CAIRO | Xinhua | Egypt announced on Sunday that it will “formally back” South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the ongoing Israeli aggression in the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip. Egypt’s announcement came in light of Israel’s “continued perpetration of systematic practices against …

Buhweju , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buhweju County Member of Parliament (MP) Francis Mwijukye and Juliet Kyarisima, a journalist with Vision Group, are recuperating from injuries sustained during a dispute over land in Buhweju district. The altercation occurred at Rwanyamabare Village, Omuhambo Kyakatungu parish, Buhweju District, where Mwijukye and …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State House has issued a statement, warning that a letter circulating on social media purportedly authored by the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, is forged. In the letter that is circulating, the AG, IGG, DPP and NRM caucus are questioned as to why …