Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Northern Uganda want massacre sites where the Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA rebels killed civilians turned into tourist attraction centres. During the two decade long armed conflict in the region spanning from 1986-2006, the LRA and some government forces killed civilians whom they accused …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja district council has finally approved four members of the executive committee. The election of the executive was halted following disagreements about the location of the district headquarters and a ban of gatherings following the outbreak of Covid-19. The names of the members were presented …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | Militants opposing the Taliban have evicted Taliban fighters from three districts in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, but the Taliban fighters have recaptured one of them, a local television channel Tolo news reported on Sunday. The anti-Taliban fighters seized Pul-e-Hisar, Deh Salah and Banu districts on Friday, but …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five former staff of Kyambogo University have denied deleting results and data of about 29,000 students including graduands from the university system. Last week, Kyambogo University reported that the e-campus system that houses students data was deleted and is yet to be retrieved. The university …

Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Bunyangabu district have tasked the Resident District Commissioner Jolly Tibamanya to investigate the validity of Emyooga associations. Davis Kamukama, the Bunyangabu County MP and Peace Mutuuzo Regis, the District Woman MP who are currently assessing the impact of the Emyooga program …

Budaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of councilors in Budaka district have asked the police to investigate allegations that Budaka health center IV issued them with fake Covid-19 test results. The councilors include Paul Kungu of Kakule sub county, Jude Kalyebi of Budaka town council and Tademeri sub-county, Hellen …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) wants the government to compel higher institutions of learning to be assessed by the board. According to UBTEB, the powers given to the higher institutions of learning by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), has created …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 1,064 teenage girls were reported to have been impregnated in Masaka district during the Covid-19 induced schools holiday. The victims, according to records at the District Probation Office are adolescent girls aged between 12 and 19. Masaka District Senior Probations Officer Maria Nagawa …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Asiimwe Tadeo, the Gulu High Court Judge has ordered for fresh elections in Aruu County. This follows an election petition filed by Samuel Odonga Otto, the former Aruu County Member of Parliament challenging the nomination of his rival Charles Komakech. In his petition, Otto …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | The Panamanian-flagged and Japanese-owned ship Ever Given on Friday crossed the Suez Canal for the first time since it blocked the waterway for six days in March, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement. “The 400-metre, 220,000-ton container ship that was docked at the …