United Nations | Xinhua | In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week, M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians, including 17 women and 12 children, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. “An additional 8 people were shot and wounded, 60 people were abducted and at least 22 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (Central) have put officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to task on why tax exemptions do not cut across businesses. The MPs raised the matter in a meeting with the ministry officials led by the …

🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Croatia vs Brazil 6pm ⚽ Netherlands vs Argentina 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk warns that his side will have to beat more than just Leo Messi when they take on Argentina in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday night. The Netherlands …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has rallied Ugandan farmers to embrace good farming practices and mechanized agriculture in order to increase productivity. The President made the plea while commissioning the agricultural mechanization equipment at Namalere National Agricultural Referral Mechanization Centre on Thursday. At the event, Museveni handed over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga has again met the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja over missing opposition supporters. The two met on Thursday in the office of the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Defence, the Minister for Information …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda on Thursday received trial vaccines against the Ebola Sudan strain. The 1,200 doses were handed over to the government at the National Medical Stores (NMS) for trial on high-risk persons or those who are most exposed to the risk of infection. The trial will be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 420 out of the 1,020 police housing units at Naguru police headquarters have been commissioned by the Internal Affairs Minister, Maj Gen. Kahinda Otafiire. Despite this, Otafiire notes that Uganda Police Force needs over 40,000 housing units to cater for personnel living in disgraceful …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said Wednesday the illicit trafficking in cultural property harms Africa’s identity. Hubert Gijzen, UNESCO Regional Director for Eastern Africa said in a speech read on his behalf by Misako Ito, the Regional Adviser for Communication and Information …

Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua | Cryptocurrencies have no value whatsoever and thus cannot shake the financial system, Ben Bernanke, winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in economics, was quoted by the Swedish Daily Dagens Nyheter (DN) as saying on Wednesday. Dismissing the crash for cryptocurrencies, Bernanke said that “I believe that …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Hansi Flick is to remain the German national coach despite the 2014 world champion’s disappointing group stage exit at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The breaking news came after a two-hour-long crisis meeting on Wednesday evening in a Frankfurt hotel near the association …