KHARTOUM, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Monday called on the United Nations (UN) to take measures to ensure the implementation of the Security Council resolutions on stopping the entry of weapons into the Darfur region in western Sudan and the attacks …
Read More »Kampala set to host African Union Agriculture Summit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe International Airport is ready to receive more than 1,000 dignitaries including 50 presidents for the African Union Agriculture Summit in Kampala next month. The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) and the airport management on Friday completed a two-day dry run at the Airport, …
Read More »Glovo celebrates riders and families
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Glovo Uganda recently hosted a memorable ‘Rider Family Day’ in Kampala to honour top-performing freelance riders who leverage the Glovo app to make deliveries for their remarkable contributions. The event celebrated riders’ exceptional achievements, including delivering the highest number of eco-friendly green orders, earning the …
Read More »Kitgum: 5 schools to benefit from shs55m afforestation project
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District has launched a 55 million Shillings afforestation project in five public primary schools. The project, funded under the Local Climate Adaptive Living (LoCAL) initiative, aims to enhance climate resilience and support sustainable development in the district. According to David Oyok Wany, the …
Read More »Cultural leaders join hands to promote girl child education
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cultural leaders are coming together to promote girl child education and retention in schools. As the world observes the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Prime Ministers from Tooro, Bunyoro Kitara, Alur Kingdoms, Iteso Cultural Union, Obwenengo bwa Bugwe, Buruli Cultural Institution, and others …
Read More »Vivo Energy trains drivers for festive season
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda, distributor and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has launched a defensive driving training program for public transport operators. This initiative aims to enhance the driving skills of drivers and boda boda riders, preparing them for increased travel during the festive season. …
Read More »Finance: Average Ugandan to earn shs4.9m by mid 2026
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has a spending plan that should ensure an average Ugandan earns 1,338.7 US Dollars or 4.9 million shillings per year by the end of 2025/2026. Currently, the per capita income of Uganda stands at 1,046 dollars (3.85 million shillings) as at the end …
Read More »Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger reaffirm withdrawal from ECOWAS irreversible
RABAT, Morocco | TASS | Leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which are all members of the Sahel Alliance, reaffirmed that their decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is irreversible and immediate. “While reaffirming the irreversible and immediate nature of the Sahel Alliance states’ …
Read More »NEBBI: 79 opposition members defect to NRM
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy nine opposition supportes, mostly FDC members in Nebbi district defected to the National Resistance Movement Party (NRM). The converts comprised youth, and older persons and those who formerly subscribed to other political parties such as NUP, UPC and DP respectively. The members were …
Read More »Business resumes in Karuma town after reopening of bridge
Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The reopening of Karuma Bridge, a major link between the Central and Northern Uganda has brought back life to the businesses in Karuma trading center, Karuma Town Council, in Kiryandongo District. The government closed Karuma bridge in September to facilitate rehabilitation works on major components …
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