Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party legal department, Anthony Wameli who had been hospitalized since 2021 passed on Feb 08. NUP party president, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine announced his death on Wednesday afternoon. “Very sad day! Just learnt of …
Read More »Google reassures on artificial intelligence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Google is searching for ways to reassure people that it is still out in front in the race for the best artificial intelligence technology. And so far, the internet giant seems to be coming up with the wrong answer. An advert designed to show off …
Read More »Uganda ill-prepared for a major earthquake
Studies show expanding cities and vulnerable buildings increase risk Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 20,000 people were killed following an earthquake in Turkey and Syria on Feb.06, according to multiple reports. That death toll places it closer to the February 04, 1976 quake in Los Amates, Guatemala, which killed …
Read More »Kicking out human rights
Why is Uganda on a slippery slope? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | On Feb. 08, the government announced it was not renewing the mandate of the UN Office of Human Rights in Kampala. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is mandated to promote and protect the …
Read More »Delayed construction of valley dam in Moroto irks MPs
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The agricultural committee of parliament has expressed discontentment over the delayed construction of the 8 billion Shilling valley dam in Nakonyen village, Tapac sub-county, Moroto district. The 1.5 square kilometre valley dam is being constructed through the Ministry of Agriculture as part of the strategic …
Read More »January revenue surplus gives URA hope of meeting year’s target
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority reports a surplus collection for the month of January 2023, giving hope of meeting the year’s target of 25 trillion Shillings. The 14-billion-shilling surplus has reduced the shortfall that was registered for the first half of the financial year 2022/2023 from 94.6 …
Read More »Zimbabwean President hails robust progress made in stabilizing economy
Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwe’s economic activity remains robust, as evidenced by strong foreign currency receipts, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Writing in his weekly column Sunday in the state-run Sunday Mail newspaper on his reflections on the Reserve Bank’s 2023 Monetary Policy Statement, Mnangagwa said the country’s balance of …
Read More »Kenya welcomes 1st group of Chinese tourists after pandemic
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Saturday received the first group of Chinese tourists after three years of pandemic-related hiatus at a ceremony in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi marked with pomp and pageantry. Kenya’s senior officials and executives in the hospitality sector were on hand to receive the first batch …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Germany plays key role in calming NATO partners
Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Although Germany was criticized by its partners in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for its “late” export approval of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, the country is right not to blindly rush into more and more weapon deliveries and plays a key role in calming its western …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines adds two Chinese cities to its cargo destinations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s national flag carrier, announced that it has added the southern Chinese cities of Xiamen and Shenzhen to its cargo destinations. In a press statement issued late Friday, the airline said it has already started two weekly freighter flights connecting Xiamen with the Brazilian …
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