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By Joan Akello French is fast becoming a global language in regional and international integration. Uganda is grabbing the opportunity not only for linguistic but also for economic reasons. The International Francophone Organisation (OIF recorded a population of nearly 96.2 million Francophones on the African continent, among whom are the …

By The Independent Team The Kenyan Supreme Court on Saturday upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in the presidential election, dismissing a challenge by his chief rival Raila. The nation’s highest court declared the election “free and fair,” ending weeks of uncertainty after the disputed March 4 poll. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga …

By Julius Businge The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has today (March 26) closed Nakivubo stadium located in the centre of Kampala city after the management failed to remit PAYE and VAT taxes amounting to about Shs 400million that accumulated since 2004. Abudu-Sallam Waiswa, the manager for debt collection at URA …

By The Independent Team Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, best known for his novel “Things Fall Apart” and widely referred to as the father of modern African literature, has died aged 82. Local media reported that he died in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in Nigeria in 1930, Chinua Achebe …

By The Independent Team Rwandan-born warlord Bosco Ntaganda was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday and was being flown to The Hague to stand trial on charges of war crimes in eastern Congo in 2002 and 2003. Ntaganda surrendered to the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, …

By Julius Businge The Government of Brazil has made its first contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda of 2,000 metric tons of rice worth about US$1 million (over sh2.5bn) to cater for 155,000 refugees in Uganda. WFP said in a statement released on March 20 …

By Joan Akello Foreign direct investment has increased over the years in Uganda and the East African region but civil society organizations say Uganda has not benefited much because of poor negotiation in various bilateral agreements. In a half day workshop organized on Mar. 20, Southern and Eastern African Trade …

By Julius Businge Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, Uganda’s largest commercial bank has recorded sh130bn profit after tax for the year ended December 2012 up from sh121bn a year earlier, the Bank’s financial results released on March 18 reads. The Bank’s expenditure however, increased from sh267bn for the year ended December …

By Ronald Musoke Total E&P Uganda, one of the three major oil companies heavily involved in oil prospecting and production in the country has offered up to 20 scholarships to students from the oil districts of Nwoya, Buliisa, Nebbi and Masindi where the French company currently has operations (Exploration Areas …

By Aloysious Kasoma Opposition Democratic Party leader, Norbert Mao has called upon Parliament, to demand for a formal explanation from the government on the reported gun attacks on security organs in Kampala. Mao said that the attacks could be a political problem which requires a political solution with a national …