Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains an “urgent” global health emergency, The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday at its Emergency Committee meeting. DRC’s latest Ebola epidemic, which began in August 2018, has killed 2,144 people, making it the second …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Local Defence Unit – LDUs personnel have arrested more than 2,000 suspected criminals since their deployment in Kampala, six months ago. The commander of Land Forces Lt Gen Peter Elweru says the LDU’s were doing a great job to end rampant crime and deal …

Washington, United States | AFP | In just three weeks, the official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump has accumulated significant testimony and documentary evidence on allegations that he illegally pressured Ukraine to help boost his own political prospects in the United States. Democrats in the House of Representatives are building …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has embarked on a fundraising drive to secure funds to sustain a series of legal battles he filed against the Ugandan government in the East African Court of Justice. Mabirizi filed a case in May this year, challenging the amendment …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is “100 percent sure” that the club has the right structure in place and says money is available to strengthen his struggling squad. United are 12th in the Premier League table, just two points above the relegation zone and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Government of Uganda through National Water and Sewerage Corporation has taken over piped water supply operations in Rwamwanje-Kamwenge district. This follows the signing of an MoU between the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and NWSC to provide reliable water supply to over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Uganda government will once again withdraw money from the petroleum fund and use it to fund the 2019/220 financial year budget. According to Bank of Uganda, government will withdraw 445 billion shillings which will be transferred from the fund to the consolidated fund for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Parents have expressed dissatisfaction with the manner in which the government has handled the ongoing Measles-Rubella mass vaccination campaign that started yesterday, across the country. The five-day campaign is supposed to provide a booster dose for measles and introduce the rubella vaccine among children …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The police top leadership headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police –DIGP Maj Gen Muzeeyi Sabiiti, is in Kisozi, Mpigi District to deliver a plan to President Museveni on fighting gangs in Kampala. A senior police source at police headquarters in Naguru who preferred …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Uganda Industrial Research Institute- UIRI is considering several innovations to increase the commercial use of bamboo. Dubbed, the wonder plant, the evergreen perennial flowering plant is believed to be the strongest fastest-growing wood plant on earth. The previously unusable species have seen dramatic …