Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday called for the restitution and repatriation of African artifacts that were expropriated from Africa during the colonial era and are currently displayed in Western museums. Mnangagwa made the remarks at the third edition of the International Conference on African Cultures, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will disburse new indirect eye examination equipment, ophthalmoscopes to the national and regional referral hospitals across the country. Currently, eye care providers are using hand-held devices to examine eyes which exposes them to COVID-19 since they have to be very close …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition in Parliament has called for increased funding to the National Consultative Forum in a bid to empower it in fast-tracking its statutory mandate under the Political Parties Organizations Act. The Opposition says enhanced funding will improve operations of the Forum and build capacities …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been confirmed dead and five others admitted after they were electrocuted in Busia district. The deceased have been identified as Isaac Wejuli aged 21, Brian Ologe 21, and Derrick Wabwire aged 16, while the survivors admitted are Edrisa Wamunga 14, Misach Kwagala …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 22-year-old female student of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) ventured into stone quarrying business during the nationwide lockdown. Charity Ainembabazi, a student of Business Administration, says the business enables her to earn sufficient income and has reversed her long story of struggles to earn …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for policy change to eliminate violence against women and girls. Violence against women is not inevitable. The right policies and programs bring results, he told a UN event marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Ismael Basibe, who was among those killed in last week’s bomb explosions in Kampala is demanding support from the government. The deceased’s elder brother Hussein Kalulu, says that he got to know of Basibe’s demise on Tuesday when the police spokesperson Fred …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has re-opened the Mpondwe border fish market in Lhubiriha town council, Kasese district. Last year, government suspended cross-border business and border markets as part of the Covid-19 preventive measures. The State Minister for Fisheries Hellen Adoa, who officiated at the re-opening of the …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-five year old Moses Kisige Ewaku, the Gombolola Internal Security Officer of Nkondo sub county, Buyende district, has been confirmed dead after collapsing during a field training session at Busoga University, in Iganga district on Wednesday. Security operatives from Busoga sub region are having a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda registered an increase in cases of Female Genital Mutilation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to reports from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. FGM is the removing of the external genitalia of girls and young women in some traditional cultures. In Uganda, FGM is practiced …