Paris, France | Xinhua | Titleholders France look to have been placed in an easy group at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Denmark, Australia and Tunisia will compete with the defending champions for two tickets into the last 16. It is not hard to predict the favorites and underdogs in the …

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday commended China for partnering with African countries in the manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines on the continent. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, the acting director of Africa CDC, said the partnership with countries such as Egypt, Algeria and …

Egypt, Sharm El-Sheikh | BIRD AGENCY | The recent World Bank report urges African countries to increase their investment in climate adaptation lest they miss out on their development goals. As African nations push for more climate financing at the ongoing COP 27, a series of reports by the World Bank underscores the …

Kampala, Uganda | BIRD AGENCY | Sandra Suubi, 32, is rallying against climate change through wearable installations made from various waste products. At the Climate Story Lab Africa 2022 edition, a woman dressed in a costume made with over 500 green plastic bottles struts onstage in a fully packed auditorium. “Kiragala …

S.Sudan, Juba | Xinhua | South Sudan, in partnership with UN agencies, on Friday launched the parliamentary alliance for food security and nutrition to advance strategies on the right to adequate food and promotion of investments in food and nutrition security. The platform will enable the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) to …

Dakar, Senegal | Xinhua | Senegal coach Aliou Cisse on Friday announced his 26-man squad, including injured Sadio Mane, for FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which will run from November 20 to December 18. Explaining the call-up of Mane, who was injured Tuesday while playing with his club Bayern Munich, Cisse said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education and Sports will transport learners from and to Kasanda and Mubende districts for their holidays when the term closes. The two districts are in lockdown announced by the government to contain the spread of …

United Nations | Xinhua |Fighting between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) army and the M23 militia has led to a complex and deteriorating humanitarian situation, a UN spokeswoman said on Friday. The most recent fighting, resuming Oct. 20, between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group forced …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda is confident that its recent policies against rising inflation and foreign exchange are beginning to bear fruit, through external challenges remain. The country faced a spiral in inflation over the last nine months, which rose from less than 3 percent in february …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As experts and politicians meet in Egypt for the Climate Change Conference (COP 27), a new study finds that many Ugandans are ignorant on what climate change is all about. Twaweza’s Sauti za Wanainchi survey on citizens’ experiences and views on climate change finds that …