Agadez, Niger | AFP | Demand for plastic jerry cans has nosedived in the Niger town of Agadez, and Issa Abdou is unhappy. “The market is dead,” he said. “There are no more migrants passing through.” Once a fabled stop on medieval trading routes across the Sahara, Agadez blossomed half a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Parliament is divided over the proposal to name the Institute of Parliamentary Studies after the Speaker, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga. In a plenary session on Tuesday evening chaired by Kadaga, the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee advised that the bill be passed without renaming the bill, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Musa Kirya, a Senior Government forensic analyst has placed Ibrahim Kaweesa alias Tetemwe at the second scene of the infamous Wakiso women murders. Kirya pinned Kaweesa while appearing before lady justice, Damali Lwanga on Tuesday afternoon. Kaweesa was found guilty of murdering Annet Nakabugo on …

As the festive season spending gains momentum, users of Airtel money services have got an additional solution on the platform to use. It is the international money transfer services. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The new service was launched on Nov.14 at Kampala Serena Hotel. It will enable users …

Paris, France | AFP | Tens of thousands have rallied across the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, as France unveiled new measures to combat domestic violence. Demonstrators on Monday gathered in countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia, Sudan and Turkey, where riot police …

Mhondoro Ngezi , Zimbabwe | AFP | Miller Chizema walked through the forest near his home and came across a pile of freshly-cut logs — a sight that spurred the 82-year-old villager to dismay and anger. The logs were arranged in such a way that they were ready to be burnt …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The National Coordinator of Alliance for National Transformation Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu has cautioned party supporters against political fights, hate speech and aggression.   Muntu was speaking during a meeting with more than 100 ANT coordinators from Greater Luweero district at Pope Paul II Pastoral Centre …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  There is a disagreement between Kabale Municipality authorities and motor vehicle mechanics over their relocation. Recently, Kabale Municipal council ordered motor vehicle mechanics operating Garage Street in Central Division to relocate to Mwanjari Cemetery lockups in Southern Division along Kabale-Katuna road. The Authorities argue that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda Railways Corporation Central workshop in Nalukolongo, a Kampala suburb is being prepared to assist the government and Oil Companies in Oil and Gas electrical and welding activities. Dr Charles Kateeba, the Executive Director of Uganda Railways Corporation says the workshop has been equipped with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party will take over the leadership of the Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue- IPOD on Wednesday this week. IPOD is a platform that brings together parties with representation in parliament including the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), …