Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to take science-based precautionary COVID-19 entry restrictions that are proportionate and non-discriminatory. Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe, made the appeal at a press conference here on Tuesday. “For those countries in our …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continued delay in approval of appropriate staffing structure at the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) is putting lives of 500 children and several other patients with heart related complications at risk, according to the Executive Director, Dr. John Omagino. He made the revelation while presenting the …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Bank on Tuesday forecasted the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) economy to slow to 3.6 percent in 2023 and rise to 3.9 percent in 2024. According to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report, the growth was revised down for almost 60 percent of countries, …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sugarcane growing is expected to resume in the plantation of Atiak Sugar Factory in Amuru and Lamwo districts by March, nearly a year after the factory shut down its operations citing a limited supply of canes. The closure came just a year after the factory owned …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwe’s gold output reached a new record high of 35.38 tonnes in 2022, spurred by new mining projects, timely payments and incentives to miners. The output was 19.5 percent up from the previous year’s output, the state-owned Herald newspaper reported Tuesday, citing statistics from the country’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda on Tuesday ended a 42-day count down to be declared Ebola-free with no case reported in the period, the country’s Minister of Health said. Ruth Aceng, in a tweet, hailed the public for its vigilance in helping end the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak, which was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is to pay Shs2.5 trillion to the Bank of Uganda (BoU) in matured securities after its repayment was disrupted by the advent of COVID-19. The money is a domestic loan acquired by the government through the Bank of Uganda as an intermediary for individuals …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three cargo truck drivers are in police custody in Amuru district in connection to the protest at the Uganda-South Sudan border town of Elegu. The suspects, a Somali national and two Ugandans were picked up Tuesday afternoon following the chaos that erupted between cargo drivers at …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A special counsel to U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that classified documents had been found at a private office he used while he was vice president. White House special counsel Richard Sauber said the documents were discovered “when Biden’s attorneys were packing files housed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has announced a five-year strategic partnership with Huawei Technologies, a global ICT solutions provider, to transform and modernize its network towards a Cloud-native 5G-Capable Core network. This partnership dubbed MUNA project is part of the greater MTN Group MUNIC strategy that will see MTN …