China unveiled a comprehensive policy blueprint for rural development on Sunday, charting a detailed roadmap to build up the country’s agricultural strength and emphasizing grain security, agricultural innovation and deepened reforms. BEIJING | Xinhua | China unveiled a comprehensive policy blueprint for rural development on Sunday, charting a detailed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is set to tarmac 19.85 kilometres of roads under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP). Tarmacing the roads will cost 176.5 billion Shillings While officiating at the signing ceremony of Batch One of the contracts under …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and the army have jointly deployed around the Electoral Commission (EC) offices in Kawempe. The road leading to the EC offices from Ttula Road and Gayaza Road at Akamwesi has been closed, with no vehicles or Boda bodas allowed to pass. Erias Nalukoola Luyimbaazi, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man set himself on fire outside the main gate of Parliament this morning. The victim has been identified as Benjamin Agaba. Reports indicate that Agaba poured petrol on himself before igniting it. A video, which has since gone viral on social media, shows …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Results of a new study published in the peer-reviewed medical journal of ophthalmology show a strong link between screen time and the risk of developing myopia commonly known as shortsightedness or nearsightedness. The study found that spending more than one hour a day on …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  China’s private enterprises remained the leading category of foreign trade operators in the country for a sixth straight year, making notable achievements in foreign trade in 2024, according to the General Administration of Customs. These achievements include the number of private enterprises that conducted import-export activities …

  Online bookmakers have become some of the most popular websites in many parts of the world. Once people realized the advantages of using such sites, they decided to focus on them instead of land-based operators. Although some sites are available in many countries, the truth is that they offer …

COMMENT | Stephanie Nyombayire | Unlike what the international community will have you believe, the idea that a political solution is necessary to solve the conflict in Eastern DRC is far from new. It is what Rwanda has been calling for, for YEARS. It is exactly what President Tshisekedi has openly …

  PARIS  | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron, following extensive discussions with European leaders over the past few days, met with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in the White House on Monday in a bid to let the collective voice of Europe on the Ukraine crisis be heard. Despite …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Dan Nabudere Memorial Institute in Buyobo Sub County in Sironko District, is facing challenges of insufficient staff, which has significantly affected its service delivery. The institution, which was founded in 2023 with a vision to address youth unemployment in the Bugisu region, was granted …