Beni, DR Congo | AFP | Nine civilians were killed on Sunday in the eastern DR Congo region of Beni in another attack blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia, according to local sources. The attackers fled after a gunfight with army troops, according to Anthony Mualushayi, a regional …
Read More »MANIFESTO: Govt to set up sanitary pads plant
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is planning to set up a factory to manufacture sanitary pads that will be distributed at no cost to all girls in school across the country. This will be in implementation of a presidential pledge to provide …
Read More »Lockdowns may worsen already declining learning outcomes – Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing COVID-19 lockdown which led to the closure of schools may worsen the already waning learning outcomes in Uganda. This is according to Dr Mary Goretti Nakabugo, the Country Coordinator of Uwezo Uganda, an initiative that aims to improve competencies in literacy and numeracy …
Read More »Truck drivers starve as communities deny them access to shops
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cargo drivers who are stranded along the Uganda-DRC border in Bwera have decried the lack of food and other sanitary services in Kasese District. The drivers have been stuck for days along the Kasese-Bwera road after flood-driven debris piled at Mpondwe bridge that connects Uganda …
Read More »Gulu achdiocese moves to boost cassava production in Kitgum
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Archdiocese has begun supplying high yielding cassava cuttings to farmers in Kitgum district as part of the presidential initiative for cassava commercialization in Northern Uganda. At least 7,763 bags of Narocas-1 cassava cuttings will be delivered to the selected farmers in the district by …
Read More »Gov’ to set up sanitary pads plant
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is planning to set up a factory to manufacture sanitary pads that will be distributed at no cost to all girls in school across the country. This will be in implementation of a presidential pledge to provide sanitary pads to …
Read More »Nakiwogo landing site sealed off to disinfect MV Kalangala
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The MV Kalangala Ship has returned today after two months of mandatory serving in Tanzania. The ship which left for Tanzania on February 9 for its annual servicing is now stationed at Port Alice near Nakiwogo landing site in Entebbe. The landing site has now …
Read More »Fishermen appeal to gov’t to halt closure of illegal landing sites
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of fishermen operating at the shores of Lake Albert have appealed to the government to stay the impending closure of illegal landing sites until after the COVID-19 lockdown. The government, two weeks ago announced plans to close more than 200 illegal landing sites …
Read More »Uganda exports locally made phones to Morocco
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s first information and communications technology manufacturing and assembling factory, Simi technologies has this morning sent the first batch of 18,000 locally made phones to Morocco. Located in Namanve industrial park, Simi technologies owned by Chinese Electronics firm ENGO Holdings Uganda Limited exported smartphones and …
Read More »Kumi watermelon farmers cry out as lockdown bites
Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Watermelon farmers in Kumi district have run out of option on what to do with their crop in the garden. The melons are ready for harvest; some are rotting but their market continues to be disrupted by the COVID-19 lockdown. For some farmers, watermelon had …
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