Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Absa Bank Uganda and Enterprise Uganda signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two organisations partner to offer Micro, Small and Medium-size Enterprises (MSMEs) business development services and upskilling in financial literacy in 9 districts across Uganda. Beginning on 3 April …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Innovation experts have urged players in the agriculture sector to adopt and accelerate the use of solar technologies across the value chain to address the reduce the sector dependence on fossil fuels and mitigate the impact of climate change. This was during the …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja today flagged off the export of military consignments to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea at Entebbe Airbase. The consignment included 5,400 Cartons of Armed Forces Uniforms and accessories manufactured by Southern Range Nyanza Ltd …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three UPDF soldiers were injured when defiant encroachers on land belonging to the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole attacked engineers on surveying duty. The UPDF Engineering Brigade is currently renovating Namboole Stadium which started with the construction of the 4.2km perimeter wall surrounding every corner of the stadium. …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commander of Air Force, Lt Gen Charles Okidi has today officiated the pass out of twelve pilots and fifty-two engineers who completed an eight months training course at Soroti Air Force Wing. Speaking on behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces General Wilson …

London, UK | Xinhua | The Bank of England (BoE) has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25 percent, the highest since autumn 2008, according to a BoE statement issued on Thursday. At its meeting ending on Wednesday, the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary is courting Parliament to approve a supplementary request of Shs1.6 billion for the personal security of judges and other judicial officers. This request is contained in the Supplementary Expenditure Schedule No.1 that was on Thursday, 23 March 2023 presented by Fox Odoi Oywelowo …

  From Malawi to Nigeria, traditional leaders, midwives, local organisations, and governments are conducting door-to-door and community-wide sensitisations to stop the spread of Cholera across the continent. Blantyre, Malawi | BIRD AGENCY |  Residents of Machinjiri stand on their doorsteps, watching, in a mixture of curiosity and awe, as their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-Central Government has noted a possibility of the tax payer losing 1.59 billion Shillings in unutilized COVID-19 equipment purchased by the disbanded Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The equipment identified as the Dr Oligo DNA Synthesizer Machine was procured for …

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamwenge District Veterinary Department has ordered the temporary closure of all livestock markets in the district to curb the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD to the area. The District Veterinary Officer, Dr. Paul Mbago told URN that the decision follows the outbreak of …