YAOUNDE, Cameroon | Xinhua | Samuel Eto’o, the president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), intends to appeal the decision of the Disciplinary Commission of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that fined him 200,000 U.S. dollars for ethical breaches, his lawyers said on Friday. CAF opened a formal inquiry …

TEHRAN, Iran | Xinhua | Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s former health minister, won the country’s 14th presidential election, Iran’s Election Headquarters Spokesperson Mohsen Eslami announced on Saturday. Eslami made the announcement while disclosing the results of the runoff held on Friday between reformist Pezeshkian and principlist Saeed Jalili, Iran’s former chief …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buliisa district is seeking for more than 400 million Shillings to fully operationalize Kirama Vocational Training Institute. The institute was built ten years ago by the community with support from the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA under the revenue sharing scheme. Situated in Kirama village in Kigwera …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has withdrawn from the qualifiers of the 2024 CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations. The draw with 14 teams was conducted last month by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF). Edgar Watson Suubi, CEO of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), confirmed …

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nebbi District officials on Thursday blocked the commissioning of a multi-million classroom block at Jupangira primary school citing shoddy work. The decision came after the district officials led by Emmanuel Urombi, the LCV Chairperson, and Robert Abak, the Nebbi Resident District Commissioner (RDC) had been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has sent the file of a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier, Brasil Okwang, accused of attempting to rape his daughter to the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). Pte Okwang who returned from African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) …

The e-mobility sector will be private sector-led with the government supporting the policy aspects. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy has put up two public electric vehicle charging stations in Kampala. The stations located at Amber House along Kampala are part of efforts to support the electric …

JUBA, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s negotiation team in the ongoing peace talks in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, said Friday that substantial progress had been made towards achieving lasting peace and stability in the world’s youngest nation. Albino Mathom, the special envoy to South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan football enthusiasts are brimming with excitement following the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 qualifiers draw conducted on Thursday. In the draw organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Uganda was placed in Group K alongside South Africa, Congo Brazzaville, and South Sudan. …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has announced a team of 20 athletes who have qualified to represent the country at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Over 10,000 top athletes from around the world will take part in the Games slated for July 26 to August …