Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Amuru District has decried the shortage of health workers which has affected the screening of cargo truck drivers in Elegu Town Council, at the Uganda–South Sudan border point.  The border is a major entry and exit route for traffic and cargo between Uganda and neighbouring …

Cotonou, Benin | AFP |  Benin gears up to hold local elections without key opposition parties Sunday as the authorities push ahead with the vote despite the coronavirus threat and calls for a delay. The West African nation of 11 million on Monday rolled back a raft of restrictions aimed at …

Rome, Italy | AFP |  For years, the Ronda della Solidarieta (Solidarity Patrol) charity has served up free dinners twice a week for Rome’s needy, passed out at twilight in the shadow of the city’s ancient ruins. But as Italy begins to feel the effects of its most punishing economic crisis …

Lamwo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The persistent incursion of armed South Sudanese cattle thugs in parts of Lamwo district is impacting negatively on livestock and crop farming, the local leaders have revealed. The most affected are Agoro and Madi-Opei sub Counties, which border South Sudan. The two have registered increased …

 Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Chief Magistrates Court in Arua has granted a non-cash bail of 20 million Shillings to Vicar General of Arua Catholic Diocese Monsignor Kasto Adeti, who is accused of assaulting and causing grievous harm to Fr. Lazarus Ejoyi. His two sureties, Fr. Sabino Diku the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  MPs who have not yet used up the 20 million Shillings given to them as facilitation for their COVID-19 activities, have been given an ultimatum to return the money to Parliament by May 27. A letter dated May 12, the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige …

Rukungiri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Rukungiri Police have impounded four trucks carrying more than 400 pieces of timber from Butimba Wood Center valued at Shillings 25million. The impounded timber is believed to have been cut illegally from Imaramagambo National Forest in Bwambara Sub County in Rukungiri district. Police acted on …

Moscow, Russia | AFP |  Maria, a 24-year-old doctor working outside Moscow, expected to be paid extra if one of her patients tested positive for the coronavirus. Instead, her salary shrank. In a small town 200 kilometres (120 miles) from the capital, she visits patients at home and normally has around …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Four million Ugandans could lose their jobs if the Coronavirus pandemic persists for the next six months, according to the business climate index published by the Economic Policy Research Centre. EPRC conducted a survey, sending questionnaires electronically to 147 businesses which are a panel of …

New York, United States | AFP |  Contact tracing is supposed to be one of the key weapons in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, and for months authorities in the United States have touted the need for an “army” of tracers to allow the economy to reopen safely. But the …