THIS WEEK: Shs 72trillion needed for investment in Uganda’s oil Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will need about Shs72 trillion for investment in its development phase after transitioning from exploration. Ernest Rubondo, the executive director of Petroleum Authority of Uganda said the investment is expected to spur jobs, …

THIS WEEK: Exam leak rocks UNEB Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examinations Board is engulfed in scandal as it tries to contain leaking of exams in the ongoing Uganda Certificate of Examinations (UCE). Six people have been arrested so far and a headmaster is reportedly on the run …

THIS WEEK: Shoprite to anchor Arena Mall in Nsambya Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Arena Mall, a 14,000-square meter shopping centre development located in Nsambya, will be anchored by Shoprite, Africa’s biggest supermarket chain. Shoprite’s expansion in Uganda ties in with the news of two more stores to be …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  Wydad Casablanca of Morocco became African champions for a second time when they defeated Al Ahly of Egypt 1-0 Saturday in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final. Walid El Karty nodded the lone goal on 69 minutes to give the home …

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | AFP |  Saudi Arabia’s newly formed anti-corruption commission arrested 10 princes and dozens of former government ministers on Saturday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported, citing unnamed sources. The arrests came soon after the commission, headed by powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was established by royal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni’s press secretary Don Wanyama has clarified that State House is yet to respond to the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga on the issue of the September 27 “invasion of the parliament precincts”. Wanyama said a related letter doing the rounds on social …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP |  South Sudan’s capital Juba was tense on Saturday as more than 100 soldiers surrounded the residence of powerful former army chief Paul Malong in a bid to disarm his bodyguards. Streets across the city were largely empty as people stayed at home for fear …

San José, Costa Rica | AFP |  Seven candidates to become Costa Rica’s next president went behind bars to hold an unusual debate in a prison where they answered inmates’ questions about their election platforms. “I hope you feel at home,” one of the prisoners said as the seven politicians …

Bogota, Colombia | AFP |   Hundreds of mothers gathered to breastfeed their babies in a park in Bogota Friday, in a “nurse-in” demonstration aimed at raising acceptance of the practice and promoting its health benefits. Nearly 1,000 families met in the city’s Parque de Los Novios for the fourth event …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP |  Pep Guardiola has promised Arsene Wenger that Manchester City have no chance of emulating his Arsenal team’s 2003/04 record of completing a Premier League season unbeaten. Arsenal were dubbed the ‘Invincibles’ after becoming only the second team — after Preston North End in 1888/89 …