ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Up until January, this year, Widat Muhammed Ali, 37, was a practicing lawyer in Sudan. She lived happily with her husband of 11 years, who is also a lawyer, together with their children who were studying at an international school. Then fighting erupted between two rival …
Read More »Rector clarifies on role of University student leadership
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rector of the Islamic University in Uganda -IUIU Professor Ismail Gyagenda has cautioned student leaders against seeking privileges as theirs is a volunteer role to serve the students’ interests. The caution was made during the ceremony for swearing in the elected Guild President of …
Read More »Uganda welcomes World Athletics’ move to reward Olympic champions
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has welcomed a move by World Athletics to reward gold medal winners at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Earlier this week, World Athletics announced that each of the 48 athletics events at the Paris Olympics will see its gold medal …
Read More »Remote Ugandan villages visualize better future with Chinese oil works in backyard
Local fishing and cattle grazing communities in remote western Ugandan villages are envisioning a future where nature, fossil fuels, and humans are in harmony. KIKUBE, Uganda | Xinhua | Local fishing and cattle grazing communities here in the remote western Ugandan villages are envisioning a future where nature, fossil fuels …
Read More »Uganda to reduce annual carbon emissions by 8,000 tons
SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is poised to reduce its carbon emissions by an additional 8000 tons, following the installation of a new Biomass steam plant by Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL). This reduction marks another stride towards the country’s revised target of reducing greenhouse gas output by 24.7 percent …
Read More »Tanzania to host field training for over 600 senior police officers from 14 African countries
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania will host a week-long field training exercise for 670 senior police officers from the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO), a regional police body whose membership consists of chiefs of police from 14 African countries. David Misime, spokesperson for the Tanzania …
Read More »CNOOC holds Kingfisher drawing competition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda Limited held the Kingfisher Oilfield Drawing Competition, a pioneering initiative designed to spotlight the artistic talents of Ugandan youth while enhancing awareness of the Kingfisher Project. The activity was held under the theme “The Beauties of Kingfisher Oilfield in Your Eyes.” The competition …
Read More »How democracies can win the tech race
Winning demands a united front; just as the West came together to stop the spread of communism COMMENT | YLLI BAJRAKTARI & ANDRE LOESEKRUG-PIETRI | The world is on the precipice of a technological cold war. As authoritarian regimes develop new digital tools that endanger open societies and threaten democratic values, …
Read More »Kinyara sugarcane loader shot by assailants
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown assailants have shot and injured Morish Obua, 22, a cane loader employed by Kinyara Sugar Works Limited in Masindi district. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning, around 2:30 a.m. at Kihonda village in Labongo sub-county. Reportedly, Obua, along with three …
Read More »PUJAB urged to consider slots for higher education access certificate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Mary Okwakol, the Executive Director of the National Council for Higher Education- NCHE has asked the Public Universities Joint Admissions Board (PUJAB) to include slots for Higher Education Access Certificate- (HEAC) graduates when granting sponsorships to university students. Okwakol was speaking on Friday at …
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