TICHITT, Mauritania | AFP |  A few centuries ago, Tichitt was a citadel of trade where Saharan merchants bearing gold, salt and cloth would stop to water their camels and haggle. Today, red-and-white signs in the sand dunes point to where this once great hub of commerce and centre of Islamic …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Three truck drivers who tested positive to COVID-19 have been discharged from Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.  The drivers have been receiving treatment at the isolation ward after they tested positive for COVID-19 virus last month at Elegu Border Point. This brings the number of discharged …

Mayuge, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Two people have been arrested for killing Sergeant Samson Emoding, a soldier of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF who was attached to the Engineering Brigade in Magamaga. Emoding was killed over the weekend and his body dumped on railway slippers in Magamaga trading centre, Mayuge …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The minister of foreign affairs, Sam Kuteesa says Government is discussing with Airlines to transport Ugandans to a central location from the over 66 countries worldwide before final evacuation. Following the closure of the Airport and boarders, several Ugandans who had traveled out of the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Bus companies have revised transport fares ahead of their anticipated return on the road, two months after President Yoweri Museveni suspended public transport to contain the spread of COVID-19. The buses are set to resume operations tomorrow June 4 on condition that each vehicle carries …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Religious leaders have converged at Namugongo Martyrs Shrine to celebrate the annual Martyrs  Day, a special day set aside to remember young Christian converts who were burnt to death for their allegiance to Christianity.  Only 60 people were invited to attend the celebration at both …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Lawyer Leonard Otee has petitioned court seeking the prosecution of Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa and three people who were recently authorized to travel into the country from the United States of America.  The returnees include Barbara Kavuya, Blanche Kabuju and Isaiah Byabashaija, all family …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several people have been bounced by security at Namugongo Martyr’s shrines, where they had turned up to join a special mass organised to commemorate the Annual Martyrs day Celebration.  The annual celebration is in remembrance of 45 young Christian converts who were brutally murdered between …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Scientists have established that face masks and social distancing significantly reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections. This was established in their latest analysis of how SARS COV 2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease COVID-19 spreads.  The review published in The Lancet medical journal and …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  The Premier League’s return is just two weeks away but there are plenty of details for the 20 clubs in the English top-flight to work out before competitive action resumes on June 17. AFP Sport looks at what is on the agenda at the latest …