Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 400,000 children under the age of five years were not immunized in the last three years. This is according to the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization-UNEPI has revealed. Records from the January 2015 to October 2018 indicate that over 100,000 children have …
Read More »Former LRA abductees get free vocational training in Gulu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty former Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA abductees in Gulu district have been empowered to create jobs after graduating in vocational skills courses. The youth undertook the courses in carpentry and garment designs at Terra Renaissance training centre in Gulu Town. On Thursday, the trainees received start-up …
Read More »BoU fails to explain Crane bank evaluation report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda officials have failed to justify the absence of an evaluation report of the assets and liabilities of Crane Bank Limited before its sale to DFCU. The irregularity was queried by the Auditor General in his 2017 forensic audit report. According to the …
Read More »Uganda secures Sh16bn to boost coffee, cocoa exports to EU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has received a grant of sh16 billion to boost exports of coffee and cocoa to the European Union and other global markets. Finance minister Matia Kasaija and the EU head of delegation Attilio Pacifici signed the financing grant agreement this morning in Kampala. The …
Read More »Bagyenda applies for passports to travel for Christmas holiday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Central Bank Executive Director Justine Bagyenda is seeking repossession of her passports to enable her travel for a Christmas holiday. The passports were confiscated by parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) early this month after Bagyenda snubbed the committee, where …
Read More »New Facebook bug may have exposed unposted photos
San Francisco, United States | AFP | Facebook apologized Friday for a “bug” that may have exposed unposted photos from as many as 6.8 million users over a 12-day period through third-party applications. In the latest in a string of incidents on data protection, the leading social network said using …
Read More »Rising insecurity in C.Africa threatens wider region, Security Council told
Bangui, C.Africa | UN | Rising violence in the Central African Republic threatens to spill across the border into neighbouring countries, creating further instability, a senior United Nations official warned on Thursday, urging continued and coordinated regional efforts to bolster peace and security. In particular, a comprehensive and cautions approach …
Read More »Liverpool’s Klopp hails Man Utd quality ahead of Premier League clash
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Manchester United have “unbelievable quality” despite their struggles this season, playing down his own team’s growing injury problems ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash. Liverpool are top of the Premier League heading into the weekend fixtures, 16 points ahead …
Read More »Zimbabwe to release election shooting probe next week
Esigodini, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Friday that a report probing deadly election violence when soldiers opened fire on protesters would be released next week. The shootings triggered international outrage and undermined Mnangagwa’s attempts to present the July election as a fresh start for Zimbabwe after …
Read More »Nigeria’s military bans UNICEF over ‘spies’ training claim
Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria’s military on Friday suspended UNICEF from operating in the country’s ravaged northeast over claims it was training “spies” who are supporting Boko Haram jihadists. The military said that the United Nations children’s agency had on December 12 and 13 held workshops in the northeast …
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