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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is set to receive a major financial boost worth US$324.8 million (approx. 1.19 trillion shillings) under the Uganda Learning Acceleration Program- ULEARN Project, following renewed support from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the World Bank. The …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The runner-up in the Kawempe North parliamentary elections, Faridah Nambi Kigongo, has accused the winner, Nalukoola Luyimbazi, of interfering with her witnesses and coercing them to retract the statements/evidence they had given in support of her petition. Nambi’s petition seeks to nullify Nalukoola’s election …

Hima Cement achieves 50% biomass fuel use Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hima Cement has announced  that over 50% of its fuel for cement production now comes from renewable biomass — a bold shift from fossil-heavy inputs like Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO). “Five and a half sums of energy now …

ROME, ITALY | THE INDEPENDENT | The upcoming Conclave for the election of the new Pope will draw Cardinals from 71 countries across all five continents, the Vatican has announced. On Monday, the Cardinals gathered in Rome agreed that the Conclave would begin on May 7, 2025, following the death of …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical practitioners have called for more public sensitisation by the government and civil society about health issues that can be either prevented or stopped from escalating. They say that some simple incidents can result in loss of life or permanent disabilities just because the …

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENENT | The government has revitalized the 64-square-mile Maruzi Ranch several years after its collapse. Maruzi Ranch, a government-owned facility located in Akokoro Sub-County, Apac District, was leased to Uganda Livestock Industries Limited in 1968 for a 99-year period. The purpose of the lease was to facilitate beef …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is urged to focus on exploiting resources where it has the potential to generate energy that is most affordable to the ordinary person and therefore sustainable. Gabriel Obiang Lima, the Minister for Finance, Economy and Planning of the petroleum-rich Equatorial Guinea, says that …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) IV is set to expand its reach beyond Northern Uganda to include more sub-regions affected by the spillover of the two-decade conflict, according to government officials. In an interview, Kenneth Omona Olusegun, the Minister of State for …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tipped Ugandans to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an enabler of national transformation, warning that Africa risks being left behind in the ongoing global technological revolution. Speaking as Chief Guest during Uganda’s belated International Day of Education celebrations at …

  Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lango Cultural Foundation (LCF) has announced three days of mourning for its former Prime Minister, Rtd. Col. Tony Otoa. Otoa passed away on Monday afternoon at his home in Boke, Lira City East Division. Rtd. Col. Otoa, who served as the Abwor clan …