Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his First Vice President Riek Machar are holding discussions to end the deadlock over the security arrangements, a senior official said on Thursday. Bol Makueng, Secretary for external affairs of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) led by President …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mothers in Luwero district have expressed excitement at the commissioning of a new pediatric ward at Nsawo RCC medical centre. The ward was constructed and equipped at a cost of USD 46,000 (165 million Shillings), to boost services at the medical centre, a Rotary founded …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday on new rules of natural gas trade with “unfriendly” countries and regions, vowing to halt existing contracts if these buyers refuse to pay in rubles. “Today I signed a decree … To purchase Russian natural gas, they …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo currently camping in Bunagana town council, Kisoro district have been given two-days ultimatum to either enter the gazetted refugee transit centre in Nyakabande sub-county, or cross back to their country. Records from the office of the Kisoro Resident …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | The commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has called on some Gulf states to halt the continuation of normalization relations with Israel, saying that it would endanger the security of the region, Press TV reported on Thursday. The establishment of political and security relations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of the Police’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO) is looking for over 100 retirees with unpaid loans worth 1.2 billion Shillings. The chairman of the Police’s Exodus SACCO Wilson Omoding says a majority of the non-performing loans were taken by police officers …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu cultural institution has barred leaders in Kasese from discussing matters related to the erecting of a statue in memory of the Institution’s first King Isaya Mukirania Kibanzanga. Mukirania was the father of the sitting King Charles Wesley Mumbere. In February, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from Karamoja sub-region have accused the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) of refusing to hand over 17,706 heads of cattle that they recovered from rustlers. The lawmakers made the accusations while responding to an earlier statement by the UPDF that the security situation in …

The campaign targets all women of reproductive age, pre-pregnant, pregnant and lactating young women, care takers of children under 5 years in Kampala Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda remains one of the countries with high maternal, infant mortality rates and nutrition challenges in the world, according to the World …

United Nations | Xinhua | The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to endorse the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council’s decision to reconfigure the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia. The resolution, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member …