Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of Parliament have expressed mixed views on the State of the Nation Address.  Some MPs said that the President did not offer a clear strategy on how to save the economy from the effects of covid-19 while others say he gave hope to Ugandans.  …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Downtown Washington gleams with wealth, but as he stood in a crowd protesting at the White House, Justin Monroe doubted he would ever share in that prosperity. “It just ain’t for certain people. A lot of certain people,” Monroe, an African American, told AFP. “We …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Local Government Minister, Raphael Magyezi has blasted Nansana Municipality leadership for failure to pass the 2020/2021 budget. The Municipality in Wakiso District  has over the past two months failed to pass the over twenty three billion shillings budget due to wrangles between the Executive and …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Even as the world’s largest economy begins to reopen, the scale of the job losses in May will be devastating, and economists fear it will take many months to recover. More than 21 million jobs disappeared in March and April as the unemployment rate surged …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Jinja Taxi Drivers and Operator’s Association -JITOA has asked President Museveni to adjust the curfew time. The diver’s body says the commencement of curfew times as announced by the President  limits them to one route or less per day.  The Association says if the curfew …

Lagos, Nigeria | AFP |  As coronavirus closed businesses around the world and forced billions to stay home, Nigerian director Obi Emelonye came up with an innovative way to keep filming. Inspired by his wife’s teleconferencing calls from their isolation in Britain, he wrote and put together a short feature about …

Berlin, Germany | AFP |  When the coronavirus lockdown started in Germany, all Marco wanted to do was get drunk. The musician from Berlin, 38, was downing roughly a bottle of gin every night. “I was like, why not, come on! It’s quarantine, let’s party!” But as the days went on, …

Kabale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed construction works on Kabale Modern Central market. Construction of the 23 billion Shillings market by the Chinese Chong Chuing International Construction Company started in December 2019 under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement program – MATIP III …

United Nations, United States | AFP |  The United States said Wednesday it was waiting to build an “empowered” UN mission for Libya, frustrating France and Germany which say the delay in approving an envoy is jeopardizing momentum to end the conflict. The position of UN envoy for Libya has been …

Mpigi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Buyiga Island in Nkozi Sub County, Mpigi district are stuck with a COVID0-19 patient, a day after he was confirmed positive. The victim received a phone call from the Health Ministry on Wednesday instructing him to isolate from his family, community and wear …