The multiple tragedy of land violence on rehabilitation of the survivors in Opara SPECIAL FEATURE | Simon Wokorach in Amuru | Opara village, derives its name from the nearby stream (Opara) that provides its residents with drinking water and also feeds them with mudfish. It stands in the highlands, …
Read More »Nakalembe makes debut at Mombasa Safari tour, hails Uganda Airlines
Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Irene Nakalembe, is enjoying the transition from amateur to pro golf, and said the dividends are already their to be seen. The Entebbe based lady professional golfer is just back from the third leg of the Safari tour that was held in Vipingo Ridge, …
Read More »Ruto, Museveni and Kagame discuss DRC in Washington
Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | East African leaders have continued the discussion on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Washington, where they are all assembled for the USA-Africa Leaders Summit. While the announcement of the 2023 electoral calendar could make a significant contribution to …
Read More »FINAL: It will be France versus Argentina
🌟 #FIFAWorldCup ⚽ SEMIFINALS France 🇫🇷 2 Morocco 🇲🇦 0 Argentina 🇦🇷 3 Croatia 🇭🇷 0 ⚽ FINAL SUNDAY France vs Argentina 6pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | It can’t have happened on too many occasions in 21 previous tournaments, but a team reached the World Cup final and …
Read More »Hacking the last mile: Innovation Village launches build week to reach end mile users
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with partners, the Innovation Village has today announced that they will be hosting a flagship ecosystem event dubbed “Build week”, slated to take place in February 2023 under the theme “Hack the Last Mile – Using Shared Infrastructure to Serve Last Mile Users …
Read More »Koshiba and Murungi supreme at Kenya Day Golf tournament
Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Godwin Murungi and Hisae Koshiba claimed the overall prizes at the Kenya Day Golf tournament held at the par 72 Uganda Golf Club on Saturday. Counsel Murungi and Japanese national Koshiba both returned 41 points to win the Men’s and Ladies category on a …
Read More »Justice Aweri Opio was humble, selfless – MPs
Kampala, Uganda | INDEPENDENT | Parliament has paid tribute to Justice Rubby Aweri Opio, the Justice of the Supreme Court who passed away on Wednesday, 07 December 2022. During a special sitting to pay tribute to him held on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, …
Read More »UN warns of deteriorating humanitarian situation in Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The United Nations top relief official in Somalia warned on Tuesday the humanitarian situation in Somalia remains extremely serious and called for sustained and improved assistance to avert famine. Adam Abdelmoula, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia said …
Read More »Uganda Breweries offers special skills training to 2,000 hospitality staff
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has announced plans to upskill over 2,000 individuals employed in the hospitality sector to elevate industry standards. The training will be provided under the Diageo Bar Academy, a global program that benchmarks international best practice to enhance the skills and …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Museveni addresses USA-AFRICA summit
✳ Museveni praises Professor Patrick Ogwang for COVID-19 remedy Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Here is Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s speech at the ongoing Africa-USA leaders summit. The topic was: Partnering for sustainable health cooperating and security ****** His Excellency Joe Biden, President of the United States of America, Their …
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