Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua |  The Egyptian pound further declined against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, plunging to below 31 pounds to the dollar before settling at 29.7 in the afternoon. The Egyptian local currency has lost about half of its value since March 2022, when a dollar was worth …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov has been appointed the new commander of Russia’s integrated group of forces in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Gerasimov will succeed Sergei Surovikin, commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, who was appointed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing investigations into the conduct of the National Social Security Fund-NSSF former Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba will not in any way affect the members’ savings, Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija has said. This comes almost three weeks after the president, Kaguta Yoweri Museveni on …

After a 3 year delay, UNEB to start receiving continuous assessment scores Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has finalized mechanisms that will be used by schools to transmit students’ school-based assessments under the new lower secondary curriculum. Unlike the old curriculum, which relied solely on …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown assailants have stabbed to death a businesswoman in Kilembe Quarter in Kasese Municipality. The deceased has been identified as Florence Torakye, a timber dealer in Kilembe Quarters. She was staying with a niece. Safari Martin, the LC III Chairperson of Kasese Central Division, says that Torakye …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Students from Makerere, Ndejje and Kyambogo university will starting this year benefit from a skills and knowledge development partnership between The East African Crude Oil pipeline Company (EACOP) Ltd and the Institute of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU). The initiative will provide a three-months training and …

⚽  Newcastle 2 Leicester 0 Newcastle, Uk | NUFC CO UK| Second half strikes from Dan Burn and Joelinton sent Newcastle United into the Carabao Cup semi-finals as they sealed a 2-0 victory over Leicester City on Tuesday night. Boyhood Magpies fan Burn’s unforgettable first for the club since coming home …

  ✳ CLICK TO FOLLOW LIVE UPDATE Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Turkish Airlines flight number 606 was today forced to return to the ground after a bird strike during take-off. The A330 however had to fly around Kampala and Entebbe for over an hour to burn fuel to achive the right …

Updated for the first time since 2008, the new ‘200 Greatest Singers of All Time’ list includes Miriam Makeba, Tabu Ley, and Burna Boy, among others. SPEICAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY |  Rolling Stone, one of the world’s leading music publications platforms, kicked off the new year with an update …

✳ 🇺🇬 CHAN FIXTURES ⚽ DRC vs Uganda January 14 – 7pm ⚽ Senegal vs Uganda January 18 – 10pm ⚽ Uganda vs Ivory Coast January 22 – 10pm Kampala, Uganda | FUFA.COM |  Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic aka Micho has confirmed the final squad that will feature …