Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, has blocked the censure motion against four backbench Commissioners of Parliament in the controversial 1.7 Billion shillings “service award” saga. Lwemiyaga MP, Theodore Ssekikubo and others successfully collected signatures to support a motion to censure parliamentary commissioners Mathias …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | The Vector Center of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing has a vaccine for the prevention of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, the agency’s press service told reporters. “In 2022, the Vector Center of the Russian Federal Service …

It shows how sex testing in women’s sports puts regulators in an impossible bind ANALYSIS | JAIME SCHUITZ | In their preliminary 2024 Olympic women’s boxing match, Algeria’s Imane Khelif delivered a painful blow to the face of Italy’s Angela Carini, who abandoned the fight after 46 seconds. “I’ve never been …

NAIROBI | Xinhua | The Kenyan Ministry of Health said on Friday that it has ramped up surveillance measures across the country to detect all suspected cases of mpox, which has emerged as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) amid a surge in cross-border transmissions. Health Cabinet Secretary …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The World football governing body FIFA has selected Uganda’s leading female referee Shamira Nabadda to officiate at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024. FIFA communicated the selection of the 12 referees, 24 assistants and two support referees on Friday. Sixteen teams including Kenya will …

Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF says some suspected fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) are hiding among loggers in remote parts of the Zoka Forest Reserve in Adjumani District. Fourth Infantry Division Commander Brig, Felix Busizoori says the army has identified foreign nationals from the Democratic Republic …

Abuja, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, the African Export-Import Bank, aims to double its financing of intra-African trade from $20 billion in 2021 to $40 billion by 2026. This announcement was made by Haytham ElMaayergi, the bank’s Executive Vice President, Global Trade Bank, during the African Caucus Meeting …

Watch the controversial ceremony carefully again and look out for its emancipatory meaning COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK | Two big cultural events this summer, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, both offer dazzling spectacles saturated by irony. But that is about all …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has dispelled fears of a poultry disease outbreak in Masaka, following the discovery of over 35,000 dead poultry in the area. Last month, poultry carcasses were found dumped at multiple sites in Masaka City, sparking public …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 98 Congolese police officers and their families who fled to Uganda have returned to their country. They fled to the Ugandan side of Ishasha in Kanungu district on August 3, after the town of Nyamilima in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province fell in the hands …