Wakiso, Uganda | Xinhua | On a hot December day in the Wakiso district in Uganda’s Central Region, 56-year-old Chinese agriculture expert Chen Taihua, gazing at the fish ponds at the Chinese-built agriculture center, was deep in thought of how lessons learnt back home can be implemented in rural Uganda to …

  Yaounde, Cameroon | Xinhua | Cameroonian President Paul Biya has expressed concerns that corruption is “becoming rife” in the Central African nation and said the graft crackdown will be intensified. “Last year, I talked about the need to strengthen governance in the management of public affairs and to control …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | The Iranian foreign minister warned on Wednesday that the window for achieving an agreement on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal won’t remain open forever, official news agency IRNA reported. “The window for a nuclear agreement is open today, but … if the other sides, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The year 2022 has been that of ups and downs for Uganda’s electricity sector. From the flooding at Isimba leading to a national blackout to the return of load shedding and the enactment of the Electricity (Amendment) Act, of 2022. The Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2022 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysestom Muyingo has revealed plans to have in place an apex body that will be charged with strategic planning for research activities in public universities and other institutions of higher education. According to Muyingo, the apex body …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Buliisa district are counting losses following an invasion of stray elephants. More than twenty elephants from Murchison falls national park strayed into Bugana, Kicoke, and Nganzi villages in Bugana sub-county on Wednesday night and destroyed several acres of cassava, maize, beans, sorghum, and …

Sao Paulo, Brazil | Xinhua | The funeral of Brazilian football legend Pele will be held at the home of his former club Santos on Monday. The event at the Vila Belmiro stadium, around 50km southeast of Sao Paulo, will be open to the public, Santos said in a statement on …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Luwero district have raised concern over the increased attention police officers are giving to social media in disregard of their official duties. Richard Bwabye, the Luwero Resident District Commissioner says that in the wake of attacks targeting security personnel, it is risky …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools are yet to recover fully from the effects of the COVID-19-induced closures nearly a year after their reopening. Uganda had the longest closure of schools anywhere in the world. The 22-month closure caused profound disruptions to children’s learning and overall well-being, exacerbating the pre-existing …

Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | The number of young people under age 20 with diabetes in the United States is likely to increase more rapidly in future decades, according to a new modeling study published on Thursday. This expected upward trend may lead to as many as 220,000 young people …