Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Jinja-based journalists who were detained early this month for their alleged involvement in the murder of a local businessman, Shaban Malore are out on bail. They are Dennis Isabirye of Baba FM and his counterpart, Ivan Mutyaba of Busoga One FM. The two appeared …

Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntungamo district has partially lifted the Foot and Mouth disease quarantine in Kajara and Ruhaama counties almost six months after it was announced to contain the outbreak. The government imposed total livestock quarantine on the sub counties of Rubaare and Ngoma in February following the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum authorities are concerned about the rising number of pregnancies among underage girls. The media has been awash with news of teenage pregnancy across the country in the last two years fueled by the lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. When schools reopened, many thought …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | It is obvious that the process of de-dollarization around the world has started and cannot be stopped, Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia’s lower parliament house, the State Duma, said Tuesday. After the United States withdrew from the Bretton Woods agreement, the greenback was no longer pegged …

The branch will facilitate the financing of trade and investment transactions between the Middle East and Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | United Bank for Africa Group has extended its operations to the United Arab Emirates with the official opening of its new branch at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Long distance star athlete Joshua Cheptegei is not sure whether he will defend his 10,000m Commonwealth medal in Birmingham next week. While addressing the media on Tuesday night at Entebbe International Airport, Cheptegei said because of a slight injury he is nursing, he is not …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja Chief Magistrate Jude Okumu, on Tuesday remanded 67 youths accused of involving themselves in protests along the different major highways within the Busoga sub-region. The suspects were arrested from different highway points in Jinja city and are said to have been part of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union has joined the Ugandan tourism sector and the civil society to demand increased government funding for the sector. The tourism sector is Uganda’s top foreign exchange earner, valued at US$ 1.6 billion in 2019/2020, while the number of foreign visitors was about …

Member states agreed to reduce their gas demand by 15 percent compared to their average consumption in the past five years Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | European Union (EU) member states have reached a political agreement on a 15 percent voluntary reduction of natural gas demand from the average of 2017-2021, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is exactly one ever since Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) launched forceful disarmament exercise against Karamojong warriors who have caused unrest in the area. President Yoweri Museveni ordered UPDF and ASTU to go onto offensive after efforts to persuade …