Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of local leaders in the Karamoja sub-region are disappointed with the speech President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni delivered in Kampala to honor the late Simon Peter Aleper, former Member of Parliament for Moroto municipality . The President was unhappy with Albert Lokoru, a …

Paris, France | AGENCIES | Organisers of the Paris 2024 have been criticised for a scene at the Opening Ceremony that parodied Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous ‘The Last Supper’ painting. The scene, which resembled the biblical scene of Jesus Christ and his apostles sharing a last meal before crucifixion and featured …

  COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | Dear National Resistance Movement (NRM), the July 23 ‘March2Parliament’ against corruption might be your best opportunity yet. Think not of it as a jigger you must crush with your brute force, tear gas, and stray bullets. A true yellow-blooded NRM member in the manner of …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of finance and foreign ministers met this week in Ethiopia to call for radical action to reform the international financial architecture.   The reforms are required to enable international institutions to and channel trillions of dollars towards sustainable development in Africa and …

Africa’s HIV prevention measures are yielding results, with a new UN report revealing that for the first time, most new infections now occur outside the continent. Despite existing gaps, the report offers hope on the path toward 2030 targets. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s prevention measures in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | DStv has announced that it will be giving customers access to pre-season football action from ‘The Beautiful Game’ with a Football Open Window running from 24 July to 11 August 2024. In this period, SuperSport Football Plus Africa and SuperSport Football Plus Nigeria will …

ELP Scholars Urged To Drive The Future Through Innovation And Technology Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A week-long transformative training and mentorship programme at the inugural Equity Bank innovation hub has concluded on a high, with 40 exceptional university students showcasing newly acquired skills. The students delved into the intricacies of app …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CFAO Mobility Uganda has unveiled the latest addition to the Toyota Land Cruiser family, the All-New Land Cruiser Prado “250 series”. According to a statment from CFAO, “This model, which marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the iconic Land Cruiser, is designed …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The organizing committee of the Ankole Football Tournament has suspended two officials for alleged match-fixing. The two officials are Nuwasiima Alonso the Team leader and mobilizer of the Sheema District organizing Committee and Mushabe Osborn the Chief Mobiliser Ibanda District committee. According to a …

PARIS | Xinhua | The fact that names of Chinese swimmers involved in a contamination case were leaked by certain media organizations has caused concerns of athletes, said Olivier Niggli, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Thursday. His comments followed a case involving 23 Chinese swimmers, in …