Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | A second positive case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed on Wednesday evening in the health zone of Butembo, North-Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The response team said the second confirmed case is a 60-year-old farmer, who died on February 10, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Institute of Health-NIH is calling upon researchers to involve pregnant mothers while studying COVID-19 vaccines. This follows a just-published study by the Institute that shows pregnant people are at increased risk of hospitalization and have a 3-fold adjusted relative risk of needing intensive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beneficiaries of the emyooga programme in Kitagwenda district are protesting under funding of their Saccos. Launched in August 2019, the programme aims at creating jobs and improving household incomes of Ugandans in the boda boda industry, taxi drivers, restaurant owners, welders and market vendors. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament on Wednesday deferred debate on the Opposition sponsored Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019 following complaints from legislators about inactive iPads. The Bill moved by the Shadow Attorney General Wilfred Niwagaba seeks to scrap the representation of the army in Parliament, repeal the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has called on concerned Ugandan citizens to sue the Kenyan government for unfair trade practices that infringe on the treaty of the East African cooperation. Kadaga on Wednesday reminded Ugandans of their right to take a partner state to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has petitioned the High Court seeking orders compelling security agencies to vacate the sieged party offices in Kamwokya. In his application filed before the Civil Division of High Court, Kyagulanyi who is also the former NUP …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Cultural Institution has criticized the recent conviction of former Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA rebel commander Dominic Ongwen. Ongwen who commanded the LRA’s Sinia Brigade was found guilty of 61 out of the 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for which he …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Motorists in Kampala are concerned about the appalling conditions of roads in different parts of the city. The roads are characterized by wide and deep potholes that worsen transport especially during rainy days. While pedestrians have labelled them dangerous, motorists are on the other …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga East police have embarked on a crackdown to burst criminals within the fuel dealers network along the eastern corridor highways. The joint security team comprising of the army and police have concentrated their operations on the main bases of fuel dealers in Busesa, Magamaga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is assessing the risk that the recently declared Ebola case in DRC presents to the country. According to the health ministry, surveillance teams have been sent to the border districts of Kasese, Ntoroko and Bundigudbyo to study the situation and give …