The wax pastel crayon drawing shows a few bars of the cell door and a key in the lock, sketched in purple. It is a drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island — where he was held for 18 …

`Serving as a minister was a struggle because many ministers clash for visibility and work’ Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | Rosemary Mariam Najjemba Mbabali is a former politician, turned fashion designer and owner of Celebrity Styles; a boutique. She was Minister of Urban Planning between 2012 and 2016. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court-ICC has come under fresh criticism for suffocating justice mechanisms and politics in Africa. This time, The Hague based court is being criticized by an Australian Scholar and Lecturer at the SOAS, University of London Phil Clark, in a new book …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministers own companies that are involved in the exportation of domestic workers abroad, the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said. The Speaker was on Wednesday officiating at the Anti-slavery workshop at Golden Tulip hotel in Kampala. The workshop was an engagement of different …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Danish International Development Agency – DANIDA under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has launched a 161 billion shillings support nine initiative selected districts of Acholi and West Nile sub regions. Dubbed Northern Uganda Resilience Initiative (NURI), the four-year project was rolled …

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s military rulers on Wednesday suspended crucial talks with protesters on installing civilian rule, insisting that negotiations will resume only after demonstrators remove roadblocks put up in parts of Khartoum, protest leaders said. The suspension came after at least eight people were reported wounded by gunshots …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prime suspect in the kidnap and eventual murder of cashier Susan Magara has been extradited. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga confirmed that Patrick Kasaija aka Patrick Agaba  (Pato) was extradited yesterday and is currently detained at Police Special Investigations Division  (SID) in Kireka. South …

Independent media is fleeing attacks by government and involvement by large financial groups COMMENT | MARIUS DRAGOMIR | In its March 22 edition, the Slovenian weekly magazine Mladina featured on its cover a cartoon of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán performing a Nazi salute while being hugged by right-wing politicians of …

Is there a link after controlling for a wide range of factors? | TIM NEWMAN | A study that used data from more than 130 countries concludes that eating more rice might protect against obesity. After controlling for a wide range of factors, the team found that the results remained …

Doctors warn it is not a cure | THE INDEPENDENT | A study in Europe has found that it is possible not to contract HIV from an HIV-Positive sexual partner even when you do not use a condom and long as your partner is using antiretroviral treatment (ART). But HIV …