AFRICA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The number 10 most read story on The Independent website in 2023 was ‘Ruto cuts on weigh bridges, roadblocks on Mombasa-Kla route’. Ruto cuts on weigh bridges, roadblocks on Mombasa-Kla route Share on: WhatsApp

Lagos, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Africa plc has today announced the retirement of the Chief Executive Officer, Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, with effect from 1 July, 2024. Ogunsanya, who joined Airtel in 2012, ran the Nigeria Operations of the Telecommunications and mobile money company for nine years before his appointment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The number 9 most read story on The Independent website in 2023 was ‘Museveni asks Egypt to look beyond Nile Water agreements’.   Museveni asks Egypt to look beyond Nile Water agreements Share on: WhatsApp

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The number 8 most read story on The Independent website in 2023 was ‘800 Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked UPDF base in Somalia’. MUSEVENI: 800 Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked UPDF base in Somalia Share on: WhatsApp

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The number 7 most read story on The Independent website in 2023 was ‘South Africa invites leaders from all African countries to BRICS summit’. South Africa invites leaders from all African countries to BRICS summit Share on: WhatsApp

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The number 5 most read story on The Independent website in 2023 was ‘South Sudan blames currency woes on Uganda, US’. South Sudan blames currency woes on Uganda, US   Share on: WhatsApp

Sudan’s army chief demands paramilitary forces’ withdrawal to achieve ceasefire KHARTOUM | Xinhua |  Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council and General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Sunday said that stopping the war in Sudan would not be achieved except by withdrawal of the …

From Cape Town to Nairobi, new elite property zones are emerging in Africa’s major cities as local centi-millionaires spread their economic footprint across the continent. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Affluent households are starting to make up a noticeable share of renters and buyers in major African cities, in …

KINSHASA, DRC | XINHUA | Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a second five-year term, securing 73.34 percent of the total votes cast in the elections held on Dec. 20, the Independent National Electoral Commission said Sunday. Moise Katumbi, one of …

  KHARTOUM, SUDAN | Xinhua | As the Sudanese people expected to see an end to the years-long instability in 2023 to avoid an economic collapse in the country, Sudan slid into a deadly military conflict in April that has been ongoing till now. HEAVY TOLL ON CIVILIANS On April …