(2024-08-11). The fourth CADTM-Africa University, in coordination with the World March of Women (WMW) and the National Forum on Economic and Social Strategies (FNSES). cadtm.org
(2024-08-11). Laundering Carbon—The Gulf's 'New Scramble for Africa'. cadtm.org
(2024-08-11). Working together to address Africa's health challenges and to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). icrc.org —ICRC holds session at the Global Health Forum of Boao Forum for Asia…
(2024-08-11). China Poised to Become Africa's Largest Trading Partner. fairobserver.com This year, China could pull ahead of the US and become Africa's biggest trading partner, according to David Shinn, a former US ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso and an expert on Chinese—African relations. Meanwhile, although both Europe and the US have a longer tradition as foreign direct investors in Africa, China is catching up…
(2024-08-11). North West Premier welcomes improved audit outcomes. sanews.gov.za North West Premier welcomes improved audit outcomes | North West Premier Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi has welcomed the significant improvement in the 2023/24 audit outcomes for provincial departments, which show a marked progression from the previous year.
In the latest audit cycle ended 31 March 2024, a total of nine out of 12 departments received unqualified audit reports, whereby two of them received clean audits. Only one department received a qualified audit outcome, with a reduction in audit qualification paragraphs.
The provincial government said this positive trend reflects government's ongoing co…
(2024-08-11). Tunisia: The former chairwoman of the Truth and Dignity Commission arrested. fidh.org
(2024-08-10). Correspondence] Reducing HIV in young women in Uganda: the need for autonomy. thelancet.com Sub-Saharan Africa represents nearly 30% of all new HIV infections globally.1 Among countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda stands out as one of the countries with the highest burden of young people (aged ‚â• 15 years) living with HIV, with young women having the highest rates of HIV. According to the most recent assessment in the country, HIV prevalence among young women stands at 7 ∑2%, compared with 4 ∑3% among young men.2 This disproportionate burden on young women partly stems from entrenched gender norms that are shaped by the patriarchal system in Uganda, which typically privileges…
(2024-08-10). Terror Lovers: Here's How Ukraine is Gaslighting the Global South. orinocotribune.com By Tarik Cyril Amar — Aug 7, 2024 | The government of Mali has officially severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine. Ukraine is a country in eastern Europe; Mali is located in the Sahel region of Africa. Their political and commercial relationships are, to put it mildly, not intense, neither in a positive nor — until now — a negative sense. Kiev does not even maintain an embassy in Bamako, Mali's capital, despite having them in a number of other African states; Mali has no diplomatic mission in Ukraine either. At first sight, it is hard to understand how two countries that have so little to do with ea…
(2024-08-10). Ukraine's Kursk Offensive Accelerating Ukraine's Collapse. thealtworld.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for August 11, 2024… | — Ukraine's "offensive" into Kursk, Russia was another example of Kiev's costly public relations campaigns, this time designed to prove Ukraine can "bring the war to Russian soil;" | — In reality, Ukraine expended manpower and equipment it does not have to spare, as well as stretching its already struggling logistical network; | — Additional attempts by Ukraine to appear strong as its strategically collapses include alleged special military operations in Africa aimed at undermining Russian security cooperation in the region; | — Ukrain…
(2024-08-10). The fourth CADTM-Africa University, in coordination with the World March of Women (WMW) and the National Forum on Economic and Social Strategies (FNSES). cadtm.org
(2024-08-10). Laundering Carbon—The Gulf's 'New Scramble for Africa'. cadtm.org
(2024-08-10). Working together to address Africa's health challenges and to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). icrc.org —ICRC holds session at the Global Health Forum of Boao Forum for Asia…
(2024-08-10). Marques Redd And Mikael Owunna Redd Are 'Pulling Back The Veil On What It Means To Be African'. newsone.com 
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services | "Playing the Cosmic Strings," a 1,200 square-foot mural, sits high on a wall outside of Heinz Hall in downtown Pittsburgh's busy Cultural District. Commissioned in October 2021 by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, the mural is an homage to a West African mythology of how the universe began. | It is a shimmering constellation, a depiction of an androgynous or queer Black African divine being, and it tells a multilayered story of a cosmic spider whose web represents interlocking links of the universe, the strings of a child's hand gam…
(2024-08-10). Africa CDC calls for urgent action against concerning spread of mpox. independent.co.ug 
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday called for urgent action to avert the "concerning spread" of mpox across the continent. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya, addressing a media briefing on the multi-country mpox outbreak in Africa on Thursday, said at least 16 countries …
(2024-08-10). Tunisia: The former chairwoman of the Truth and Dignity Commission arrested. fidh.org
(2024-08-10). Eleva a 22 el número de muertos por inundaciones en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Las graves inundaciones han afectado casas que han sido arrasadas por las aguas del temporal, así como carreteras anegadas y árboles arrancados de raíz.
(2024-08-11). Global condemnations pour in over Israel's massacre in Gaza school. presstv.ir Many countries and international organizations condemn the Israeli regime's brutal genocidal airstrikes on a school-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.
(2024-08-11). Arab Ally Betrays Israel With 'Secret Plan' Of Palestinian Takeover After Snubbing Anti-Iran Pact. hindustantimes.com Egypt and Palestinian authorities are reportedly discussing a plan to take over Gaza's Rafah crossing after the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. According to Israel's Kan public broadcaster report, citing sources, Cairo is pushing PA to assume responsibility for the Rafah Crossing as the first element of a wider plan that also includes gradually taking over other strategic places in Gaza postwar.
(2024-08-10). Egypt denounces Israel's lack of will to stop war in Gaza. plenglish.com Cairo, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Egypt affirmed on Saturday that the systematic killing of Palestinian civilians shows that Israel lacks the political will to stop its aggression against the Gaza Strip.
(2024-08-10). New land allocation proposal in Egypt targets to create more jobs and attract investment from various sectors. tvbrics.com 
Egyptian authorities are considering a new project to improve land management practices…
(2024-08-11). Algerian boxer Khelif wins Olympic gold amid gender controversy. newarab.com 
Khelif, silver medallist at the 2022 World Championships, and Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight as part of a gender dispute in Paris that has dominated headlin…
(2024-08-11). Algeria's Imane Khelif files harassment case after gender row. aljazeera.com Olympic boxing champion's lawyer files complaint against X, condemns 'speculations fuelled by malicious individuals'.
(2024-08-10). Algerian boxer Khelif wins Olympic gold amid gender controversy. newarab.com Khelif, silver medallist at the 2022 World Championships, and Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight as part of a gender dispute in Paris that has dominated headlin…
(2024-08-10). Algeria's Tebboune puts interior minister as campaign manager. newarab.com 
(2024-08-10). Paris Olympics 2024: Imane Khelif hits out at critics after winning gold. middleeasteye.net 
Paris Olympics 2024: Imane Khelif hits out at critics after winning gold | Algerian boxer subjected to online hate calls on detractors to 'stop bullying' athletes, following Paris 2024 victory
| | Gold medallist Algeria's Imane Khelif poses after winning the women's 66kg final boxing category…
(2024-08-10). Venezuela Is A Marvellous Country In Motion. popularresistance.org I have been in Caracas, Venezuela, for the past two weeks, before and after the presidential election on 28 July. In the run-up to the election, two things became clear to me. First, the Chavistas (supporters of Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian project that is now led by President Nicolás Maduro) have the enormous advantage of an organised mass base. Second, knowing that the odds were not in their favour, the opposition, led by far-right María Corina Machado and the US government, were already signalling defeat before the election even took place by alleging that it would be fraudulent.
(2024-08-11). Incredible Hassan wins women's marathon gold at Paris Games. independent.co.ug 
PARIS | Xinhua | Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands secured her third Olympic gold medal by winning the women's marathon at the Paris Games on Sunday. Hassan sprinted to the finish line after pulling away from Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa, winning in an Olympic record time of 2 hours, 22 minutes and 55 seconds. Assefa took …
(2024-08-10). Ethiopia's Tola wins Olympic men's marathon; Kenya's Kipchoge drops out. aljazeera.com Tamirat Tola completes the tough Paris course in an Olympic record time of two hours, six minutes and 26 seconds.
(2024-08-10). Robert Inlakesh Interview — A Fractured Israeli Society Flirts With Civil War As The World Documents Its Genocide. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is TLAV investigative journalist, Robert Inlakesh, here to discuss the ongoing Gaza genocide, the horrifying reality on the ground, and the likelihood of this conflict becoming a multi-front regional war. We discuss the many different components of this current phase of the war on Palestine and all the complicit parties who, for
(2024-08-10). David Knight Interview — Fighting For Objectivity In a Partisan World Gone Mad. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is independent journalist David Knight, here to discuss the suffocating rise of partisan mania that always precedes a presidential (s)election, and how objectivity is always the first casualty. We discuss the two party illusion and the rise of the mainstream alternative media (also known as MAMs) as well as many of its
(2024-08-11). 22 Presidents expected in Kigali for Kagame's swearing-in. independent.co.ug 
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 22 Heads of State, four Vice-Presidents, and two Prime Ministers are in Kigali to attend President Paul Kagame's swearing-in ceremony at Amahoro Stadium, today Sunday, August 11. According to the Rwanda Times, leaders expected include William Ruto of Kenya and Uganda's Vice-president Jessica Alupo who will represent …
(2024-08-10). Kenya's Faith Kipyegon wins 1500-metre final for record third Olympic gold. aljazeera.com Kipyegon becomes the first athlete ever to win three back-to-back 1500m gold medals and sets new Olympic record time.
(2024-08-11). Libya: At least nine killed in militia infighting in Tripoli. newarab.com 
(2024-08-11). UN urges restraint as Libya government braces for attack. newarab.com 
The Energy-rich Libya has been wracked by unrest since the 2011 overthrow of It is split between the UN-recognised government in the capital Tripoli in the west a…
(2024-08-10). Israel's Geopolitical Gamble Necessitates a High-Risk Counter. libya360.wordpress.com Ali Salehian Israel is betting heavily that its recent escalation across West Asia will pan out favorably. But its opponents are prepared to take heavy risks, too, and they are concluding that peace may only come with a sharp and accurate punch at Tel Aviv. When it comes to decision-making, particularly in the context of…
(2024-08-10). Libya: At least nine killed in militia infighting in Tripoli. newarab.com
(2024-08-10). UN urges restraint as Libya government braces for attack. newarab.com The Energy-rich Libya has been wracked by unrest since the 2011 overthrow of It is split between the UN-recognised government in the capital Tripoli in the west a…
(2024-08-10). War by Other Means: Sanctions Destroying Syria. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg US occupying forces in Syria continue stealing the Arab country's oil, according to a report by The Syrian news agency (SANA). In keeping with prior US sanctions campaigns, the Caesar Act's ultimate victims are average citizens. An Al Mayadeen investigation of July 31st documented how Washington has sanctioned so much of the world, an ever-increasing number of…
(2024-08-10). Tommy Robinson and the Zionist Agenda: The Hidden Forces Behind the UK Race Riots. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Ever since July 29, Britain has been plunged into crisis, with incendiary far-riot rights sending towns and cities across the country spiraling into states of emergency. Vast mobs of armed, angry thugs, motivated by racist, Islamophobic animus, have vandalized homes, property and places of worship, violently clashed with police, and targeted hotels housing refugees with arson attacks in…
(2024-08-10). Battle for Syria's Oil Pits Local Tribal Forces Against US Occupation. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh In Syria's Deir Ezzor province, Arab tribal forces have mounted a determined assault on the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), aiming to reclaim their lands and challenge the U.S.'s de facto control over Syria's oil-rich regions. The U.S. responded with missile strikes, underscoring the fragile hold Washington maintains over these critical resources, which…
(2024-08-10). The Forever Wars Go Full War of Terror: The Axis of Resistance and Russia Need to Step Up the Game. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Both the Axis of Resistance and Christian Orthodox Russia need to step up the game. Radically. Otherwise the intertwined wars of terror may become ominously unmanageable. This is a very simple demonstration. Please allow me to present only two Exhibits, A and B. Exhibit A The stunning confirmation came directly from Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov,…
(2024-08-10). On Elections and Collective Emancipation: A Conversation with Robert Longa. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina A key cadre from El Panal Commune discusses US interventionism and Venezuela's participative and protagonistic democracy. Our revolution is deeply rooted in Latin America, in the América Morena [*] that draws strength from its history. But our revolution is also grounded in the present and committed to changing everything that needs to be changed [an allusion…
(2024-08-11). Media Coverage of Venezuela's Election Normalizes US Interference. popularresistance.org Corporate media's coverage of Venezuela's July 28 presidential election is akin to an investigation of a homicide that is focused not with identifying the murderer but with an unpaid parking ticket of the victim. Likewise, the media has shifted the narrative into the minutia of electoral procedures, ignoring the much larger issue of US interference in the internal affairs of another sovereign county. | Nowhere in the corporate media is there even an inkling that US-imposed regime-change activities in Venezuela or elsewhere might violate some basic principles. | Ours is a homeland where the likes of George Clooney…
(2024-08-11). Somalis hold protests, call for accountability after deadly hotel attack. presstv.ir Hundreds of Somalis staged on Monday a peaceful demonstration.
(2024-08-10). Nobody Would Vote For Any Of This Bullshit Without Extensive Manipulation. caitlinjohnstone.com.au It is a well-documented fact that under the western empire not only are our political systems aggressively manipulated by the rich and powerful for the benefit of the rich and powerful, but public opinion is as well. Insane systems which rely on exploitation, injustice, ecocide, militarism and war are actively normalized via mass-scale psychological manipulation, and we are then presented with candidates and platforms which support those systems and told that anything else is fringe commie extremism.
(2024-08-10). 'They rape us before we can cross': Women, girls fleeing violence in Mali. aljazeera.com Women and girls fleeing armed groups in Mali claim sexual assault by Malian soldiers at border with Niger.
(2024-08-10). Somalis hold protests, call for accountability after deadly hotel attack. presstv.ir Hundreds of Somalis staged on Monday a peaceful demonstration.
(2024-08-10). Namibian genocide victims' descendants feel betrayed by Germany. newarab.com 
In late June, Namibia announced that starting in 2025, June 28 will be a public holiday to commemorate a 19th century German genocide against the Namibia's Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah meanwhile announced the creation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) dedicated to the descendants of the Nama and Herero tribes which will oversee the allocation and use of German funds earmarked for reconstruction and reconciliation programs for affected communities, according to…
(2024-08-11). Nigeria: ICRC surgical team supports Maiduguri Hospital treating 41 wounded people after multiple blasts in Gwoza. icrc.org
(2024-08-10). Nigeria: ICRC surgical team supports Maiduguri Hospital treating 41 wounded people after multiple blasts in Gwoza. icrc.org
(2024-08-10). Economic hardship sparks nationwide protest in Nigeria. links.org.au 
Baba Aye — Tens of thousands of people have trooped out on the streets across Nigeria in nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests against hardship and hunger, since 1 August.
(2024-08-10). Nigerian security forces attack, arrest journalists covering protests. premiumtimesng.com
(2024-08-10). South Sudan police detain journalist Sisto Germano Ohide without charge. theradiocommunity.org
(2024-08-11). Sudan delegation in Saudi Arabia for talks with US mediators. newarab.com 
The United States last month invited Sudan's warring sides to hold
(2024-08-11). Sudan: ICRC calls for greater access to deliver humanitarian aid as millions of people go without basics for survival. icrc.org
(2024-08-11). Sudan faces health crisis as conflict devastates medical infrastructure. icrc.org
(2024-08-11). Tuesday 8/13: Sudan & Palestine Virtual Teach-In. indybay.org Zoom | tinyurl.com/PalestineTuesday…
(2024-08-11). Heavy Rains in Sudan Claim 53 Lives and Cause Widespread Damage. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-10). Sudan delegation in Saudi Arabia for talks with US mediators. newarab.com The United States last month invited Sudan's warring sides to hold
(2024-08-10). Sudan faces health crisis as conflict devastates medical infrastructure. icrc.org
(2024-08-10). Sudan: ICRC calls for greater access to deliver humanitarian aid as millions of people go without basics for survival. icrc.org
(2024-08-10). Tuesday 8/13: Sudan & Palestine Virtual Teach-In. indybay.org Zoom | tinyurl.com/PalestineTuesday…
(2024-08-11). Tunisia: Kais Saied and two other candidates cleared to run in presidential race. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisia: Kais Saied and two other candidates cleared to run in presidential race | Tunisian authorities have been accused of using arbitrary detentions and administrative hurdles to secure Saied's re-election | | A supporter of Tunisian President Kais Saied holds a poster with his image under a la…
(2024-08-10). Iranian taekwondo star Barkhordari's dream run in Paris Olympics ends with silver. presstv.ir Iran's Mehran Barkhordari loses to Tunisian opponent Firas Katoussi in the men's taekwondo 80kg final to end up as runner-up…
(2024-08-11). Death toll rises after landslide at Uganda rubbish dump. aljazeera.com Homes, people and livestock were engulfed by the landslide at a vast landfill site in the capital, Kampala.
(2024-08-11). KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Insufficient funding limited garbage relocation, KCCA confesses. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eng. David Luyimbazi, Deputy Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), has revealed that although KCCA was aware that the Kiteezi landfill had reached its maximum capacity, they were unable to relocate due to insufficient funding. KCCA's Public Health Directorate 2023 site visit report recommended that government address the Kiteezi landfill's …
(2024-08-11). KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Inadequate machinery hampers rescue operations. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rescue operations at the Kiteeezi landfill collapse, which buried more than 30 houses and animals, were hampered by limited equipment, with only two excavators deployed by the fire and rescue services and KCCA. A devastating tragedy struck on Saturday morning at 7: 40 AM, resulting in the loss of at least …
(2024-08-11). Gov laws, policies failing to address Uganda's teenage pregnancies. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda gears up to join the rest of the world in celebrating International Youth Day on August 12th, 2024, data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) 2016 indicates that 43% of women in Uganda aged 25-49 years were married before the age of 18, a rate …
(2024-08-11). Uganda to host the "Heads of State Summit" in October. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On October 17, 2024, Uganda will host the "Heads of State Summit," bringing together 11 heads of state from countries within the Nile Basin. This summit, the highest decision-making body of the Nile Basin Corporation, is crucial for addressing political issues and directing the effective management of the basin's water …
(2024-08-11). Kapelebyong residents give UPDF 204 acres to build military headquarters. independent.co.ug 
Kapelebyong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Aturai village in Kapelebyong district have handed over 204 acres of land to facilitate the establishment of Military Brigade headquarters and its associated infrastructures. The customary land was handed over to UPDF on Tuesday. It is anticipated that once in place, the installation will foster peace, security, and …
(2024-08-11). KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Top KCC official arrested. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Deputy IGG Ann Twino Muhairwe has ordered the arrest of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Head of Public and Corporate Affairs, Daniel NuweAbiine, for obstructing investigations into the garbage slide at Kiteezi. NuweAbiine reportedly instructed KCCA officers who recorded statements not to sign. The arrests followed an on the scene …
(2024-08-11). New initiative unveiled to boost Uganda's clean cooking agenda. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Kingdom Government has unveiled a new multi-billion initiative to accelerate Uganda's clean cooking agenda. The initiative valued at 5 million euros (23.7 billion Ugandan Shillings) was launched at the British High Commissioner's Residence in Kampala, on Friday. It focuses on three key components designed to transform cooking practices …
(2024-08-11). Museveni regrets minimum education requirement for MPs. independent.co.ug 
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he regrets the constitutional provision that set minimum education requirements for Members of Parliament. Article 80 clause 1(c) of the Constitution states that a person is qualified to become a member of parliament if they "have completed a minimum formal education of Advanced Level …
(2024-08-11). KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Museveni orders UPDF to join rescue. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the UPDF Special Forces to assist in the rescue at Kiteezi landfill that collapsed and killed unknown numbers of people. He also directed the State House Comptroller to financially assist the families of those who died with Sh.5million per person and Sh.1 million per …
(2024-08-10). Table tennis players call for more investment in the game. independent.co.ug 
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of veteran table tennis players is calling for increased investment in the sport from both the government and private sector. They emphasize the need for greater focus on developing table tennis across the country, highlighting its potential for job creation and talent development. At this year's third edition …
(2024-08-10). Districts to get community hospitals in new health reforms. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has introduced a new reform in the health sector to uplift the status of health centre IVs to community hospitals. This was revealed by the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja during the plenary sitting on Thursday, 08 August 2024, chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. "Based on the Ministry of …
(2024-08-10). MPs: Improve access to electricity in rural areas to boost agriculture. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have called on government to improve access to electricity in rural areas across the country to boost value-addition in the agriculture sector. They made the call while debating a report by the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries on the status of implementation of the Agriculture …
(2024-08-10). Kiteezi landfill collapse: 8, including 2 children, killed. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | At least eight people, including two children, were killed following a landslide at a garbage dump in Uganda's central district of Wakiso on Saturday. The Kampala Capital City Authority, the manager of the city waste, said the Saturday morning landslide came after torrential rains. "The Kampala Capital City Authority Landfill …
(2024-08-10). Scores feared dead, property destroyed in Kiteezi landfill collapse. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scores of people are feares dead after garbage from a section of the Kampala Capital City Authority Landfill in Kiteezi buried houses, people and livestock this morning. City authorities say that the landfill collapsed after a structural failure in waste mass. While several bodies have already been retrieved from the …
(2024-08-10). EACOP Protest: Police arrest 47 University students. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested 47 students from different Universities in a foiled Anti-EACOP protest. They were marching to Parliament and NEMA. The protestors, from Kyambogo, Makerere and Kampala International Universities, who had gathered at Wampewo Avenue, were surrounded before marching to parliament this afternoon. These, carrying placards and wearing t-shirts with protest …
(2024-08-10). Minister commends Chinese contribution to conservation efforts. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan Minister of State for Local Government Victoria Rusoke Businge has praised the contributions of the Chinese government and a Chinese non-governmental organization (NGO) for their conservation and forest restoration efforts in the country. Businge made these remarks while handing over 10,000 trees and fruit seedlings, donated by the NGO …
(2024-08-10). Guesthouse manager stabbed to death, police hunt for suspects. independent.co.ug 
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Hoima are hunting for a group of people who stabbed a Guesthouse manager to death. The deceased has been identified as Cleophas Mwesige 30, a manager at Colleague Guesthouse and a resident of Nyamasoga village, Kigaga parish in Kabaale sub-county, Hoima district. The incident occurred on Thursday …
(2024-08-11). Zimbabwe: Arbitrary detention and alleged torture of Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere and Samuel Gwenzi. fidh.org
(2024-08-10). Zimbabwe: Arbitrary detention and alleged torture of Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere and Samuel Gwenzi. fidh.org
Telecom Egypt, a leading telecommunications firm, has teamed up with Nokia to roll out 5G networks across the country's major cities as the adoption of 5G technology across Africa accelerates. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Months after Egypt awarded its first 5G license to Telecom Egypt in a 15-year deal, the operator has partnered with …
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Forces, addressed thirty-two Zimbabwean soldiers on Thursday at State House Entebbe. In his lecture, President Museveni outlined the four foundational principles of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for achieving prosperity in Africa without relying on external aid. He emphasized that these principles—Patriotism, Pan-Africanism, Socio-economic Transformation, …
Tebogo grabs spotlight with historic feat as McLaughlin-Levrone extends dominance PARIS | Xinhua | Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the men's Olympic 200m title while Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone extended her 400m hurdles dominance at Paris 2024 on Thursday. Botswana's Tebogo held off challenges from Americans Kenneth Bednarek and Noah Lyles, as he stormed …
War on Gaza: Israel advances into Khan Younis after mediators call for ceasefire summit | US, Qatar and Egypt urge Hamas and Israel to finalise the deal on the table during a meeting scheduled for next week | | Mourners pray beside the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes at Nasser Hosp…
Egypt's Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, spoke about possible areas of cooperation and the impact of the Egyptian-Chinese partnership on the national space programme…
Algeria election: A foregone conclusion with the president's rivals on the sidelines | The incumbent, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, is the clear favourite in the September vote, with his opponents seen as minor players in a politically stagnant country | | Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune addresses members…
Dear Readers: | Even those of us who have been following this war literally from day to day, and even understanding the process of collapse of the Ukrainian army in the Donbass — even we are somewhat impressed with this latest Ukrainian adventure. Thus, try to imagine the feelings of the uninformed persons out there who get only casual news about the war, and mostly from mainstream sources. To these people, following upon on the one-two knock-out punch of Wagner troops in Mali, at the hands of the Ukrainians, it must truly seem like the Ukrainian army is on the verge of a glorious victory over the Russian…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 24-year-old Mubaraka Sharayimu also known as Musiramu Mundari has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of aggravated robbery. Sharayimu was on Thursday remanded by the Court presided over by the Grade One Magistrate Jalia Basajjabalaba who didn't allow him to say anything about the charges on grounds …
Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people including two children have been rescued from a shrine in Mpigi District. The police alongside Mpigi Resident Commissioner (RDC) Hassan Kasibante and leaders of Uganda's traditional healers union carried out an operation on various shrines where two men, two women, and two children were found malnourished inside …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is in final stages of drafting a National Tax Policy. The policy expected to become public in December, will provide a set of guidelines for the taxation of goods, services and income as a vital tool for revenue mobilization. The revelation …
The ongoing Uganda-Japan (UJ) Connect project, implemented by the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is projected to generate 6,000 jobs in the Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) sector. Dr. Aminah Zawedde, Permanent Secretary of the ICT Ministry, highlighted that UJ Connect is a critical component …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority will have to renegotiate a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) for the reconstruction of Masaka-Mutukula Road and rehabilitation of several roads in Masaka District, Parliament has guided. The legislators want the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) insurance component worth Shs …
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The District Service Commission (DSC) of Mukono district has been sworn in after a three-year standoff. Mukono has been operating without a service commission since March 12, 2022, because of fights between district chairperson, Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa, and the former commission's chairperson, Stella Margret Kiondo. On Thursday Mukono Chief Magistrate …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda Boda riders in Kampala chased and arrested two panga-wielding thugs who had snatched the handbag of a teacher along Nakasero road in the Kampala City Centre. The victim was identified as 36-year-old Hope Afoyotwoth, a teacher and resident of Kamwokya, in the Kampala central division. She was waylaid …