COMMENT | Kaushik Basu | Ukraine’s failure to secure an invitation to join NATO during the alliance’s annual summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, has disappointed many, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. But although the summit’s concluding statement did not offer a definitive timetable for Ukrainian accession, it did demonstrate a degree …

  Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | At least nine people were killed on Sunday in a civilian plane crash at Port Sudan airport in the country’s eastern Red Sea State, the Sudanese Armed Forces said. The evening crash of an Antonov plane at the airport was due to “a technical …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mbarara, Emeritus Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, has been laid to rest at Nyamitanga Cathedral in Mbarara City. Archbishop Emeritus Bakyenga, who passed away at the age of 79 in Nsambya Hospital, was buried inside the church on the right-hand …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Joint Staff Associations are challenging the nomination of Innocent Kihika as the Uganda Law Society-ULS representative to the University Appointments Board. Kihika was nominated by the Uganda Law Society President Benard Oundo following a request by University Secretary Yusuf Kiranda to nominate …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ubuntu Towers Uganda has announced the successful completion of its rebranding to TowerCo of Africa Uganda, which is 90% owned by TowerCo of Africa (TOA), a fully owned subsidiary of AXIAN Telecom. Under a new identity, the company will forge ahead with its journey towards …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL), in partnership with TerraPay, has announced the introduction of seamless cross-border merchant payments within the United Arab Emirates, effective July 21, 2023. Starting today, anyone accessing any of the seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A study done by Finn Church Aid and Ministry of Education has found that Ugandan schools generally appreciate the importance of Career Guidance and Counselling (CGC) and are willing to support their learners. However, they generally perceive it as a once off or once in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road safety activists and experts have asked the government to curb indiscipline in order to reduce carnage. Micheal Kananura, the Traffic Police Spokesperson recently told URN that 100 people had died within seven days last week, which translates to more than 14 people losing …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government is to accord the late Archbishop Emeritus of Mbarara Archdiocese, the Most Rev. Paul Bakyenga an official burial. Bakyenga, died on Tuesday at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala. In a statement released on Thursday by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, she said that President …

Wellington, Nw Zealand | Xinhua |  New Zealand’s top sports official on Friday praised the country’s national women’s football team’s opening match at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup as “historic” and “inspirational”. New Zealand opened the tournament on Thursday with their first ever World Cup win, dispatching former champions …