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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday reiterated the government’s keenness on dialogue with all political forces to reach a unified vision to ensure a safe exit from the current political crisis. Al-Burhan on Thursday met at the Republican Palace in Khartoum …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahamada Washaki, the Mbale Resident City Commissioner has tasked the city authorities to organize elections for the executive of Mbale Central Market. It follows complaints by some vendors against the Ayubu Madoi led executive for allegedly mismanaging the affairs of the market, financial impropriety and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Court of Appeal has scheduled today February 14 to commence conferencing for the hearing of 81 election appeals arising out of High Court decisions. Conferencing is where lawyers of both parties agree on issues to be determined by the appellate court before the case file …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP is not in a hurry to choose a candidate for the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA due to the absence of the required guidelines, the Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has revealed. The East African Legislative Assembly-EALA is an organ of the …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | The Libyan government on Saturday denied reports that some ministers have resigned, confirming that the government is working as normal. “The Government of National Unity faces a series of misleading and fake news, including some fake documents on social media about the resignations of some ministers,” …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has asked the Court of Appeal to dismiss Suleiman Kidandala’s appeal challenging the victory o of Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya. Last year in January, the Electoral Commission declared Ssegirinya, the winner of Kawempe North Constituency with 41,197 votes against his …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah on Tuesday said his government will remain in office until elections are held, and will only hand over to an elected government. “We will not allow new transitional phases and will not abandon our role in the Government until the elections …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A medical laboratory science student, Justus Mugenyi Kizito, 24 has been declared the winner of the guild presidential election for Mbarara University of Science and Technology. He becomes the 33rd Guild President and he will replace Mariam Iculet Arikosi who was the second female …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Busia Resident District Commissioner-RDC, John Rex Achila, has nullified the newly elected boda-boda leadership and ordered fresh polls. On Sunday, the National Union of Drivers, Cyclists and Allied Workers-(NUDCAW) declared Joseph Ojambo and Bernard Mukisa, as the chairperson of Busia district and Municipality Boda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party president Patrick Amuriat Oboi has apologized to former Kasese Municipality MP, Robert Centenary for his suspension. The disagreement between the former MP and the FDC party began in 2019 when the district party chairperson, Saulo Matte suspended him and …