Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Togolese football legend and super attacker, Emmanuel Adebayor was unveiled as a brand ambassador for 22Bet, a premium betting sports platform. Known as his national team’s highest goal scorer, one-time African footballer of the year, and unarguably one of the greatest African players of his …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |  The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has welcomed the initiation of the AU-lead peace talks between the Ethiopian government and the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The AUPSC said in a press statement released Friday that it hopes peace talks scheduled …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court has sentenced a man to life in prison after he was found guilty of illegal possession of ivory. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said Pascal Ochiba, was found guilty of possession of two pieces of ivory weighing 9.5 kg without a wildlife use right. Offenses …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU on Thursday burnt over 50 illegal boats at Hamukungu landing site on Lake George, Kasese district. The FPU also burnt 3,300 monofilament nets, 64 basket nets, 650 under size gill nets, and 2040 under-size fishing hooks among others. The items were …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The following is the full text of the Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the Report of the 19th Central Committee adopted at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress Saturday. Resolution of the 20th …

Baltimore, U.S. | Xinhua | The backlash against anti-racist books and efforts has now paved the way for the return of overtly racist, sexist and queer-phobic books in schools, filling the void left by so many bans of “critical race theory,” said a U.S. professor. Donald Earl Collins, visiting professor of …

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Rome, Italy | Xinhua |  The new Italian government formed by appointed Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was officially sworn in at the presidential Palace on Saturday. Meloni had been formally appointed and accepted the mandate on Friday, after being summoned by President Sergio Mattarella at the end of his short …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The resumption of heavy fighting between the M23 rebels and DRC government troops in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province has created panic in the area. The fighting which had ceased for more than two months resumed on Thursday afternoon in Rangira, Rutshuru territory. Later in the …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | A fire has broken out on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, officials confirmed Saturday. William Mwakilema, the commissioner for Conservation of the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), said it is true that fire has broken out on some parts of the mountain, also …