Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Jamatil- Salafiya leader, Sheikh Yunus Kamoga and six Muslim leaders for terrorism. On Wednesday, Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo, Cheborion Barishaki and Elizabeth Musoke ruled that the ingredients of terrorism had not been proved beyond reasonable …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | This season’s Europa League winners Sevilla on Tuesday confirmed the return of midfielder Ivan Rakitic from FC Barcelona on a four-year deal that expires at the end of June 2024. The 32-year-old Croatian international, who is one of the players reportedly told by new Barca …

Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been widely denounced by domestic media for his egregious performance in office, most recently on Monday with The Washington Post calling him “the worst secretary of state in history.” In an opinion piece published Monday, Deputy Editorial Page …

    Washington, US | XINHUA | About 2 million Americans could die in an attempt to try to achieve so-called herd immunity in the country, a U.S. medical expert said on Monday. “If we’re waiting until 60 percent to 80 percent of people have it, we’re talking about 200 …

Washington, US | XINHUA | The credibility of two leading U.S. health agencies has been questioned after they made controversial coronavirus-related decisions under possible political pressure, according to a report by the Associated Press (AP). Stephen Hahn, head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), overstated the therapeutic effect of …

Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to see children returning to school and people returning to the workplace, but at the same time, no country can just pretend the pandemic is over, the head of the WHO said Monday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told …

United Nations | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a major push to prevent “years, even generations” worth of progress on women’s empowerment from being lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an address to a virtual townhall with young women from civil society organizations, the …

Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday directed the Ministry of Health to publish details of all procurements related to COVID-19, particularly those undertaken by the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) amid allegations of corruption. Kenyatta said the publication of procurement information including winners of tenders …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has honored 600 Ugandan troops guarding UN facilities and personnel in volatile Somalia. Lt. Col. Deo Akiiki, deputy Ugandan military spokesman tweeted that the troops, serving under the sixth United Nations Guard Unit in Somalia received medals from Guterres. “The …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and UPDF in Kiira region have retrieved the body of five year old Amirror Alwi who drowned in River Nile on Sunday. The body was retrieved by a joint team of UPDF and police marine units from former Bujjagali falls in Budondo sub county, …