Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s mining industry is likely to face a struggle to access the needed insurance cover as they plan more exploration and production. As different companies step up their activities, huge amounts of money will be spent covering for any eventualities that might result in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan traders have renewed their demands to Parliament seeking compensation of $15 million (57.535 billion Shillings) from the government for losses they incurred during the armed insurgency in neighboring South Sudan. The 160 traders led by Rashid Manafa, under their umbrella body, Joint Action for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Tuesday 10th October, Ecobank launched its new “Uganda we go” campaign which presents the bank as a partner for goal-oriented individuals, a facilitator that can propel them to new heights and enable them to achieve their ambitions and realise their aspirations. Grace B Muliisa, …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Without the participation of Russian experts, Moscow won’t recognize any results of investigations into leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. In a statement, the ministry said it had summoned envoys from Germany, Denmark and Sweden in recent days to express …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The British High Commission in Kampala on 12th October announced that the UK will provide £2.2m to WHO, UNICEF and WFP to support Uganda’s response to the current Ebola outbreak.  This will consist of: £400,000 to the World Health Organization (WHO), to enhance case investigation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Joan Agnes Kyotalimye, who was taken to Saudi Arabia as a causal laborer has tasked Alasker International company to return their daughter. This stems from a video on different social media platforms showing Kyotalimye ill, and locked up in a hospital in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has allowed an application seeking to protect 70 witnesses the prosecutors intend to rely on to try the Rwenzururu cultural leader, Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere and his co-accused on terrorism charges. Mumbere and 203 others are facing …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum General Hospital on Thursday admitted its second suspected Ebola patient to the isolation unit. Titus Komakech, the Kitgum District Disease Surveillance Focal person says that the 75-year-old woman was identified at Pajimo heath center III, where she was showing signs of Ebola, together with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform on Thursday launched a campaign to raise funds for Ugandans detained in the United Arab Emirates-UAE. Speaking in Kampala, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, NUP President said as a party, they cannot look on when hundreds of Ugandans and other Africans continue to …

Is the long and tortuous road coming to an end? | ALENA PANCE | A vaccine candidate, called R21, has been shown to be up to 80% effective at preventing malaria in young children, according to the latest trial results. This follows from a study published in 2021 from the …