Brussels, Belgium | AFP |  With just two weeks to go before Brexit, European diplomats are preparing for the next phase: intense negotiations to hammer out a future with Britain after its EU divorce. Brussels is braced for new rounds of Brexit battles, aware that a bullish Prime Minister Boris Johnson is …

 Moscow, Russia | AFP |  President Vladimir Putin has said he does not want Russia to return to the Soviet-era practice of rulers dying in office without a succession plan, as speculation swirls over his future after he unleashed a political upheaval this week. The 67-year-old Russian leader said a transition …

Tripoli, Libya | AFP |  A nine-month offensive by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar to seize the capital from the UN-recognised government has left hundreds dead and dragged in regional and world powers. As world powers push efforts for a ceasefire in the oil-rich country, with a peace conference held in Berlin …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda is committed in the collective efforts to fight trafficking of substandard medical products. Museveni made the commitment on Saturday at the on-going LOME Initiative in Togo where African leaders from the Republic of the Congo, Niger, Senegal, Togo and Uganda …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  John Peko Lugai II, the new Palwo Clan Chief in Pader district has urged his subjects to embark on massive utilization of the available land in the region for agricultural production to generate income. While delivering his maiden speech as the Palwo clan chief after …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Pastoralists in Sembabule district have resorted using a concoction of chemicals to fight resistant ticks. Farmers in the cattle corridor have for many years been grappling with highly resistant Ticks that are no longer responding to synthetic pyrethroids that are supposed to naturally kill the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Leader of Opposition – LOP in Parliament, Betty Aol Ocan has expressed disappointment against members of the Shadow Cabinet for absenteeism in weekly meetings. The meetings are held from 8:30 to 10:00 am every Tuesday whenever Parliament is functioning.   The LOP appoints and heads …

Berlin, Germany | AFP |  From grumpy bee-keepers dumping honey on politicians’ doorsteps to furious farmers holding up traffic, increasing tensions between farmers and environmentalists have overshadowed the opening of the biggest show on Germany’s agriculture calendar. Thousands of tractors descended on cities across Germany on Friday at the opening of …

Tripoli, Libya | AFP |  Libya’s National Oil Company warned Friday against threats to block oil exports, the war-torn country’s main income source, two days before a Berlin conference aimed at relaunching a peace process. Tribes close to eastern Libya-based military strongman Khalifa Haftar had called for a blockade of coastal …

Monrovia, Liberia | AFP |  Dominic Kpadeh heaves a hammer over his head to crack a half-tonne rock in a northern suburb of Liberia’s capital Monrovia, knowing his hard labour earns him far less than a year ago. Kpadeh and his colleagues used to go home with $1,000 (900 euros) a …