America’s addiction to the use of armed forces lies in its yearn to maintain hegemony Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Since its declaration of independence in 1776, the United States has been involved in warfare through most of its history. And Washington has been proactively engaged in military interventions or even …

IFC is working with stakeholders across the East Africa region to extend credit information system to cover the digital mobile lenders Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The International Finance Corporation (IFC) said on Thursday it plans to promote the uptake of mobile digital loans in East Africa in order to boost …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mass vaccination for cholera is set to be rolled out in Kasese district this weekend. The exercise will be done by a joint team comprising the Ministry of Health and the District Health Team with support from the World Health Organization-WHO. The exercise will target …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The Biden administration is releasing 1.5 million barrels of crude oil from America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to address fuel shortages caused by Hurricane Ida. “The Department of Energy has authorized the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to conduct an exchange of 1.5 million barrels of crude oil …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the NGO Bureau steps up enforcement of the law requiring all Non-Governmental Organizations to have licenses and file annual returns, the Bureau’s Executive Director Stephen Okello, and Executive Director of Uganda National NGO Forum Moses Isooba say compliance with the law is the way …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF has warned development partners operating in Karamoja to stop issuing reckless statements on the security issues of Karamoja. Capt Adrin Mawanda, the UPDF 3rd division spokesperson says the security agencies have noticed with concern the rate at which some NGOs …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several parents have said that the government’s proposal that children of lower primary classes should study in schools in the community is not practical. This week, the education ministry came up with seven proposals for the safe reopening of learning institutions. Among them was to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate has raised concern over the increasing cases of Ugandans hiring victims of transnational trafficking as domestic workers. Charles Twine, the spokesperson of the directorate says that security forces are launching operations against traffickers, and that any person who has hired victims …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers in herbal medicine want medicine regulators to relax approval requirements for medicines being developed to manage Covid-19. Before the National Drug Authority-NDA approves a herbal drug for use, the manufacturer needs to present at least two samples of the drug to the World Health …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has postponed mandatory testing for all incoming passengers at Entebbe International Airport. Last month, the Ministry of Health directed that effective September 3, all incoming passengers regardless of whether or not they are vaccinated against Covid-19 will undertake mandatory testing at Entebbe Airport. …