Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oil palm growers in Buvuma district have raised concerns about the criterion used by the National Oil Palm Project-NOPP to distribute farm inputs, saying it is meant to keep them in debts. Oil palm farmers are entitled to farm inputs such as seedling, fertilizers, pesticides, …

Kole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Ilera Central forest reserve have accused UPDF soldiers deployed in the area of assault, intimidation and sexual harassment. Ilera Central forest reserve covers Bung, Okabo and Lela villages in Ilera parish, Ayer sub county, Kole district. In 2019, the National Forestry Authority-NFA demarcated …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian military will not artificially adjust its actions during the special operation in Ukraine to any date, including Victory Day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday. “We will solemnly celebrate May 9, as we always do,” Lavrov said in an interview with Italy’s Mediaset …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked government to carryout mass sensitisation on the dangers of gender-based violence to fight the vice. The MPs were responding to the report of the Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development on gender-based violence in the districts of Moroto, Amudat, …

The euro is within reach of five-year lows and seems increasingly will approach dollar-euro parity Rome, Italy | Xinhua | The euro has continued to weaken against the U.S. dollar, approaching its lowest level in five years, due mainly to the crisis in Ukraine and the sluggish economic growth in Europe. …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | A delegation comprised of officials from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union on Friday called on Sudanese authorities to end the state of emergency. In a statement issued after a visit to Khartoum, the delegation called for immediate progress …

Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The latest and ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is likely to spread to the neighboring Republic of the Congo, warned Friday the World Health Organization (WHO). The DRC declared the 14th Ebola outbreak in Mbandaka of the northwestern Equateur Province, …

Kibuku, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heavy rains have caused severe havoc to residents in Kibuku after destroying several homes and gardens. The rains that pounded the district on Thursday affected homesteads in the sub counties of Kasasira, Nankodo and Kasasira town council in Kibuku district. According to residents, rains were falling …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Naby Kieta’s first-half goal was enough to help Liverpool edge past a stubborn Newcastle United 1-0 and return to the top of the Premier League table. Liverpool dominated the early proceedings and went ahead on 19 minutes through Keita, who exchanged passes with Diogo Jota …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some foreign investors in the country say they are ignorant of labor laws of Uganda and hence set exploitative regulations to govern their employees. This was revealed by the Minister for Gender, Labor and Social Development, Betty Amongi while addressing the press at the Uganda Media …