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 UNEB Reports Drop in Distinctions, First-Grades, While Science Tops for Third Consecutive Year Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has reported a decline in the first-grade passes in the 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), despite an overall improvement in the pass rate. During the …

Boda Boda bank mooted Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister for Local Government Raphael Magyezi has launched the National Boda-Boda Stage Development Model (NBSDM) at a colorful ceremony at Serena Victoria Ballroom in Kampala. Magyezi said NBSDM will help address the many challenges in the country’s rapidly growing …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aviation experts have challenged Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) to fast track the proposed national aviation policy and strategy, as it will be key in giving the country new direction and help the regulator keep pace with the best in the world. The experts asked …

President Donald J. Trump: From this day on, the United States of America will be a free, sovereign and independent nation. We will stand bravely. We will live proudly. We will dream boldly, and nothing will stand in our way Washington, US | AGENCIES | US President Donald Trump signed …

Dodoma, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that health officials have identified a positive case of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Biharamuro District, located in the northern Kagera Region close to Uganda. The Tanzania President made the revelation today in a press briefing with …

Former President Jakaya Kikwete hails choice of  Dr Samia, the incumbent President and National Chairperson of the party, alongside Dr Hussein Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, as CCM’s flag bearers for the upcoming elections Dodoma, Tanzania | DAILY NEWS |  In an Extraordinary Meeting held yesterday, CCM resolved to endorse President …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua |  The Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect on Sunday, after more than 15 months of deadly strikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the beginning of the ceasefire in a statement, after Hamas released the names of the first three female hostages set to …

Why have they become a popular tool of repression? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The military court martial of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) that sits at Makindye in Kampala City has gained international notoriety for trying civilians. International scrutiny of the court martial has intensified since it started …

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT & THE NEW TIMES OF RWANDA | Rwanda President Paul Kagame has urged the international community to address the problems causing unrest in the eastern DRC, lest they spill over into his country. He has also questioned the credibility of the election, twice, of DRC’s …

GROUP A: Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia GROUP B: Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic GROUP C: Uganda, Niger, Guinea, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2 GROUP D: Senegal, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Draw for the finals of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania …