Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Health workers at Lira Regional Referral Hospital on Saturday celebrated the recovery and discharge of all the 20 COVID-19 patients. The recovered patients are part of the 21 truck drivers who tested positive for the virus at Elegu Border and were admitted at the Hospital …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  On Friday, President Museveni nominated Dorothy Kisaka for the position of Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. In the letter to the Public Service Commission, Museveni directed the commission to interview Kisaka and find out whether she is suitable for the position.  The other officials …

Paris, France | AFP | Thousands marched in cities around the world for a second week of rallies Saturday to support the US Black Lives Matter movement, but also to highlight racism and police brutality in their own countries. There were rallies in cities across Europe, with thousands demonstrating in …

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several houses and acres of crop fields were destroyed during a land dispute in Omoro District. The incident happened on Friday in Okwii village, Aremo parish in Bobbi Sub-County  According to Stephen Ojok, a resident of Okwii who witnessed the incident, a gang of people …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s total number of COVID-19 cases has been pushed back to 685 after nine false-positive cases were deducted.  Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said while Uganda’s total cases had earlier on Saturday been put at 694 with the eight new cases picked from the …

New York, United States | AFP |  US police officers at the center of demonstrations that have roiled the country are caught between their commitment to the job and recognition that reforms are needed to address institutional racism within their ranks. From California to Massachusetts, several officers interviewed by AFP said …

Lagos, Nigeria | AFP |  Plunging oil prices and collapsing state revenues have seen Nigerian authorities vow an end to a controversial fuel subsidy scheme long criticised as a graft-ridden drain on public finances. But there are major doubts that Africa’s most populous country is finally ready to wean itself off …

New York, United States | AFP | Anti-racism protesters have rolled out a creative batch of chants to soundtrack the ongoing US demonstrations, but both fresh music and timeless classics are also front and center. Rapper YG’s recently released “FTP” — Fuck The Police — has become a de-facto anthem for …

Washington, United States | AFP |  President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed the new graduating class of the West Point military academy, praising the “righteous glory of the American warrior” but largely side-stepping recent controversies over racial unrest and the military’s role in putting it down. “America is the greatest country …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  When the 100 day-wait for Premier League football comes to an end on Wednesday, the anticipation will be felt as keenly in Mumbai and Beijing as in Manchester and Birmingham. The global reach of the English top-flight has helped secure its position as the wealthiest …