Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Travel via Karuma Bridge in Kiryandongo District along the Kampala-Gulu Highway is expected to be disrupted starting Friday through the weekend as the Uganda National Roads Authority conducts quality inspections there. This is part of the plans for the construction of another bridge. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  NCBA Bank has announced its sponsorship of the NCBA Uganda Junior Open 2024, providing Shs80 million in cash and in-kind contributions. This tournament is designed to groom the younger generation for future excellence in tournaments across Uganda, the region, and globally, reflecting NCBA’s ethos …

CAIRO | Xinhua |  At the end of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s fifth visit to the Middle East since the outbreak of the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, many in the region are explicit that the U.S. top diplomat has hardly made any progress de-escalating tensions there. Like its predecessors, …

Nigeria 1 (4) South Africa 1 (2) 🇳🇬: ✅✅❌✅✅ 🇿🇦: ❌✅❌✅ Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT |   The pressure is on for Nigeria as they seek football immortality in the AFCON 2023 final. The Super Eagles take on Cote d’Ivoire or DR Congo eying a fourth continental title on Sunday. …

  Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Education authorities in Luwero District have closed Luwero school for clinical officers for running without a license. The authorities led by the Luwero District Inspector of Schools, Yusuf Kamulegeya, on Monday delivered  a notice of closure dated 5th February 2024 to the administrators of the institution. In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  C-Care IHK, a multispecialty hospital, has Feb.7 announced a strategic partnership with Busitema University aimed at enhancing healthcare education, particularly for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Anaesthesia program. Under the terms of this alliance, C-Care IHK will team up with Busitema University to …

Bukalasa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Lecturers at Bukalasa Agricultural College have called for a reevaluation of Uganda’s education system, emphasizing the need to break free from what they called a “Degree Syndrome” and focus more on Technical and Vocational Education and Training- TVET. Led by the Principal of Bukalasa …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who have been rallying Ugandans politically under the MK Movement, have today relaunched as Patriotic League of Uganda, with the aim of setting a foundation for a political party that will contest national elections in future. The Patriotic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has expressed fear over the rising borrowing by the government from the local banking industry, saying it could team up with other factors to affect the growth of the economy. As of the end of June 2023, the government …

THE HAGUE | THE INDEPENDENT | Judge Julia Sebutinde from Uganda has been elected Vice-President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by her peers, for a term of three years. Earlier, Lebanese judge Nawaf Salam was Tuesday elected President of the ICJ.  Vice-President Sebutinde has been a Member of the …