Lagos, Nigeria | AFP |  The lagoon waters at the port entrance to Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, are usually teeming with small fishing boats. But the bustling waterfront slums of Lagos are now quiet after the navy evicted tens of thousands of residents from their homes in recent weeks. The evictions …

Namutumba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A 20-year-old woman has developed a rare condition, resulting in blindness after swallowing over the counter tablets.   Miria Ntono, a resident of Ituba Busone village in Namutumba district now has itchy and scaly wounds which appear like burns all over her body. Her body releases …

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Families hosting landslide victims in Bududa district have started pushing them out of their homes.   The Landslides hit Bushika Sub-county in Bududa District on December 3, 2019, displacing over 200 families across three villages of Namasa, Shikhururwe and Naposhi. More than 40 lives were lost.   …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |   Charlotte Murungi Kemigisha, a youth from Northern division in Kabale Municipality has sued National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Electoral Commission for blocking her from contesting for a position on the party’s National Youth Council.   Kemigisha was vying for the position of Finance Secretary in …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Residents in Arua district have expressed mixed sentiments on the commemoration of the National Resistance Movement Liberation Day.   The holiday commemorates the date in 1986 when the NRM Captured Kampala to overthrow the government of the day, after a five-year protracted struggle that started in …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP | Hundreds of Gambians marched Saturday in the outskirts of the capital Banjul, demanding justice for sweeping rights abuses and murder they suffered under former dictator Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule. Jammeh ruled Gambia with an iron fist but fled in January 2017 after losing a presidential election …

Paris, France | AFP |  France’s defence minister departs for Washington on Sunday hoping to convince officials to keep US soldiers in West Africa, where French authorities are under pressure after years of trying to bolster local forces against Islamic extremists. Florence Parly’s visit comes just days after her tour of …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Lamwo district health teams have heightened sensitization campaigns within communities in the district following an increase in cases of measles. At least 26 people have tested positive to the highly contagious infection since its outbreak early this month. The first five confirmed cases of measles …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Dr Josephine Ahikire, an associate professor of Gender Studies has committed to increasing the vibrancy of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences once appointed the next principal of the College.    Ahikire is a sole contender in the race to substantively become the Principal of …

Ayahualtempa, Mexico | AFP |  With baseball caps and scarves covering their faces, only their serious eyes are visible as a dozen children stand to attention, rifles by their side. In the heart of the violence-plagued Mexican state of Guerrero, learning to use weapons starts at an early age. In the …