Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The Nyiragongo volcano, located not far from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s border with Rwanda, started to erupt on Saturday, spewing lava that headed towards the border with Rwanda. The eruption stopped on Sunday morning, leaving at least 32 dead and thousands displaced. Here …

  Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report on the security status in Karamoja shared to the Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola, shows Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) working alongside Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has killed 10 cattle rustlers and recovered eight Sub Machines Guns in the last three weeks. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Appellate Division of the East African Court of Justice has issued timelines to be followed by the parties in the case where Kampala city lawyer Male Mabirizi is challenging the removal of age limit from the Ugandan Constitution. Mabirizi started this process in 2018 when …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buseruka sub county authorities in Hoima district have raised a red flag over the high number of teenage girls involved in commercial sex. According to the authorities, many girls between 15 and 17 years have dropped out of school to engage in commercial sex to earn …

Kiruhura, Uganda | Julius Businge | Dairy farmers in South Western Uganda continue to cry over fluctuating low milk prices as the cost of running farms spike. In separate interviews with journalists on May 21-22, farmers said, the government has a solution for them but it is taking long to act. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni said his party had to resort to guerilla tactics to defeat Rebecca Kadaga from her third term attempt as Speaker of Parliament. Museveni who had been silent during the election of the speakers of the 11th Parliament finally revealed the tactics used to defeat …

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aggrey Mushabe, the newly sworn-in LC 3 chairperson of Kagongo division in Ibanda Municipality has perished in a motor accident. Mushabe died on Monday morning on his way to Ruhoko health center III. The accident occurred at around 11:00 am along Kashuku road in Ibanda Municipality. …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The families of nodding syndrome victims in Acholi are pleading with the government to expeditiously reopen the treatment centers in the region. This follows the deteriorating health condition and death of some of the affected children in Odek sub county in Omoro district and Tumangur in …

🔴 SPEAKER ✳ Oulanyah 310 votes ✳ Kadaga 197 votes ✳ Ssemujju 15 votes ✳ Invalid votes 2 ➡ 524 VOTES 🔴 DEPUTY SPEAKER ✳ Among 415 votes ✳ Nsibambi 37 votes ✳ Nsereko 24 votes ✳ Invalid votes 7 ➡ 483 VOTES Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bukedea Woman …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The intensive care units at Mulago National Referral Hospital and Entebbe General Hospital are full of COVID-19 patients according to medics. This comes weeks after the country entered the second wave of COVID-19 cases which many scientists predicted would be worse compared to the first one …