Paris, France | AFP | Kenya’s former Olympic and world 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop has vowed to fight on to clear his name after being handed a four-year suspension on Saturday for using the banned blood-booster EPO. The 29-year-old failed an out of competition test in November 2017 and was provisionally suspended in 2018. On …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government does not have money to compensate over 300 displaced residents in Apaa. The communities of Amuru and Adjumani have in the past been disputing over land in Apaa. The government says the land which is estimated to be 40 square is part of East …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 Persons Living with HIV, PLHIV have abandoned treatment from Matany Hospital in Napak District. Matany, a missionary hospital is one of the leading health service providers in Karamoja. The hospital that handles most of the referrals from different health units across the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s javelin star Josephine Lalam has won a gold medal at the 2019 Africa U-18 Youth and U-20 Junior Athletics Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Lalam, a Commonwealth Youth Games champion covered a distance of 49.72m in the U-20 women’s category to win gold. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has challenged leaders in the country to bring an end to poverty. This is contained in his Easter message to Ugandans. “Whenever we commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we remember our deliverance in every situation. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Brac Uganda Bank limited has been granted a tier two credit institution license to be supervised by Bank of Uganda. The license means it can start receiving deposits, a move away from earlier mode where it only gave out micro-loans to rural women and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Kampala, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has called for talks to resolve the differences between Uganda-Rwandan relations. Lwanga was speaking on Friday during the Ecumenical Public way of the cross celebrated by the Uganda Joint Christian Council-UJCC at Old Kampala Secondary school. Tensions …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | A court in DR Congo has scrapped a three-year jail term against opposition leader Moise Katumbi, enabling him to return home from self-imposed exile in Belgium, his lawyer said Friday. The decision by the Court of Cassation — the supreme court of appeal — overturns …

Bamako, Mali | AFP | Ethnic violence that has gripped central Mali has led to the downfall of the government, accused of failing to stem bloodshed that has claimed about 600 lives. A statement from President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s office late Thursday said he had accepted the resignation of Prime Minister …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has offered to waive all the liabilities held by Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL), as one of the attempts to attract a buyer for the company. This is according to two people, who are familiar with the search. This means that the government …