Bamako, Mali | AFP |  The sign above the station entrance declares that this is the Dakar-Niger Railway: the start of a trek from the arid Sahel to the tropical Atlantic, 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) away. But for those hoping to buy a ticket for a legendary journey, disappointment awaits. Not …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Pioneer Easy Bus Company is in fresh talks with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for expansion of its operations to most parts of Kampala. The Company is eyeing a concession covering up to 80 percent of Kampala city before the arrival of Tondeka Metro, a …

How can African countries increase tax revenues to fund their budgets and reduce donor dependency? This is the general question that African countries have dealt with over the years in response to the growing demand for services by the population. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | At the 4th international …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A number of people from Teso want the name of the Uganda Police Force changed to Uganda Police Service. This follows Constitutional Amendments, 2019 proposals spearheaded by the opposition Members of Parliament. The team, recently in Soroti has triggered a debate on proposal, with many …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Livingstone International University in Mbale has postponed its forthcoming examinations over floods. The university was set to begin its semester one examinations on  Nov 25th, 2019. However, the university campus was flooded on Saturday after River Nabuyonga burst its banks following heavy rains. Several other …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  There was commotion on the shores of River Nile in Jinja this morning when residents of Budhagali village in Budondo sub county rose up against traditionalists accusing of fronting a fake sucessor to the late Budhagali Nabamba. Some of the resident stormed the holy alter …

Washington, United States | AFP |  As impeachment hearings play out in Washington, high-level officials, many of them immigrants or children of immigrants, who have testified before Congress are being forced to defend their loyalty to the United States. Ukrainian-born Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council expert, rebuffed attacks …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Although MTN Uganda has not yet announced proceeds from the MTN Kampala marathon, Ministry of Health says they received prior commitment from the company that part of the money would go into renovating the Neonatal Unit at Kawempe National Referral hospital. The neonatal unit admits …

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | AFP |  Guinea-Bissau voted in a presidential election on Sunday which is hoped to solve a long-running leadership crisis in the coup-prone and impoverished West African country. The vote caps four years of political chaos as incumbent Jose Mario Vaz, 62 — who is running for re-election — …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Ugandan runners won the 42kms, 21kms and 10kms races as hundreds of runners turned up Sunday morning to participate in the MTN Kampala marathon focused on fundraising cash to improve maternal health in the country.  This is a wrap up of the marathons that the …