Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 400 young individuals have been empowered through solar installation and Productive Use of Electricity (PUE) training sessions, a testament to the success of the ‘VET Toolbox’ project. This initiative, under the umbrella of the GIZ WE4D (German Development Cooperation – Employment Promotion for Women …

Freetown, Sierra Leone | XINHUIA |  Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio said late Sunday that all the leaders involved in an earlier attack on major military barracks in Freetown, the country’s capital, have been arrested. In a national address, Bio said the attackers had been repelled by a combined …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top national economic statistics generating agencies have come together to form a single platform that would ensure accurate and more acceptable indicators. Apart from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the other major producers of national statistics are the Bank of Uganda (BOU) and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community has waived South Sudan’s debt arising out of annual membership contributions to the bloc. The country owed the  bloc about $36 million, a situation President Salva Kiir blamed on the costs of the implementation of the peace process back home. …

North Kivu, DRC  | THE INDEPENDENT | Fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23), the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the militia coalition under their umbrella Wazalendo (patriots), intensified on Sunday in Masisi territory. Since Friday, fighting has raged in Kirolirwe along the Kitchanga-Sake road. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Richard Mwami, Tony Kisada and Michael Tumusiime  were in outstanding form with a 95 stableford points Friday as Kyadondo Club won the annual Rotary Golf tournament at UGC, Kitante. The team of Sam Muwanga, Anne Abeja, Nila Manzi and Andrew Muguluma spurred Ssese Rotary …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City Engineer  Charles Omona has been released on Police Bond after refunding a sum of close to sh28 million he is accused of embezzling. Omona was arrested on Thursday, November 23, 2023, by a team from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit over allegations of embezzling …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua |  The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released on Sunday the third batch of hostages from the Gaza Strip under a temporary ceasefire agreement with Israel. “Within the framework of the humanitarian truce, we handed over to the Red Cross 13 Israeli detainees, three …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Third Division Military Court Martial in Kotido District has sentenced a Uganda Peoples Defense Forces- UPDF soldier to 65 years in prison for murder. Peter Lokidi was sentenced on Saturday during an open court session held in Nakapelimoru Sub County and presided over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is planning to reintroduce the Northern White Rhino back to Ajai Wildlife Reserve in 2025. The reintroduction of the white rhinos to Ajai Wildlife Reserve in the Madi Okollo district has been a long-standing demand for the people of …