Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism has promised to support the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (UWRTI) for its role in tourism research. The institute located at Katwe-Kabatoro in Kasese District is mandated to provide research, training, and consultancy services in the wildlife sector. State Minister for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ICEA General Insurance has once again been crowned overall winners of the Insurance Gala 2023 edition held at KISU play grounds. ICEA who were also winners of last year’s edition beat over 40 other participants to the top prize. UAP Old Mutual Insurance emerged the …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Kasese Diocese, Rt. Rev. Francis Aquirinus Kibira Kambale has ordained two deacon to priesthood priests and raised three seminarians to deaconate. The event marked the ordination of the 73rd and 74th priests in the history of the diocese. The two priests ordained …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund has collected over 948 million shillings from the 2023 edition of the seven hills run. The Seven Hills Run is a-21 kilometer run covering the seven hills of the country’s Capital city. Funds from the run organized by the National …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plans to construct a 4-billion-dollar crude oil refinery have hit yet another snag with the expiry of the Project Framework Agreement between the government and an American-led Consortium. The Project Framework Agreement officially ended on 30th June without the conclusion of other agreements Albertine Graben …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On June 27, RwandAir launched new direct flights to the popular city of Paris for the first time. Now customers can fly with RwandAir as the only direct service between Rwanda and France as the airline accelerates its ambitious growth strategy and adds a 25th …

  Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of former Supreme Court Judge Stella Arach Amoko has finally been buried, three weeks after her death. She was laid to rest on Saturday afternoon at Jukiya Hill Ward Juba Village in Nebbi district in a highly attended burial by Hundreds of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan government partnered with the World Bank to launch the Universal Digital Acceleration Program to provide Internet access to Uganda’s refugee communities. Uganda is one of the top countries in the world for hosting refugees, with the most refugees recorded in all of Africa. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Embassy of France in Uganda contributed Shs180 million to support young Ugandan content creators in the design and production of digital media. This was through a partnership with the Media Challenge Initiative (MCI), a nonprofit youth media development organization. The initiative, titled “Supporting Young …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Mobile Commerce launch Uganda Limited (AMCUL) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have announced the launch of an open application programming interface (API) initiative that will grant innovators easy and secure online access to integrate their businesses with Airtel Money services, making …