Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Disaster Preparedness Musa Ecweru has appealed to parliament not to adopt a report by the Presidential Affairs Committee on the disputed land in Bulambuli district earmarked to host landslide survivors in Elgon region. According to Eweru, adopting the report will plunge …

Piraeus, Greece | AFP | Former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure has left Olympiakos for a second time, after only playing five times, the Greek Super League club announced on Tuesday. Toure, 35, joined Olympiakos three months after originally making his mark in Europe with the Greek side …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial ill deliver its ruling on Monday next week whether Abdullah Kitatta, the jailed patron of Boda boda 2010 and his co-accused have a case to answer. The group is battling charges of unlawful possession of firearms. The other suspects are Matia …

Taking democratic temperature as a dozen countries prepare for polls Kampala, Uganda | JOHN J STREMLAU | Visiting Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand More than a dozen national elections will be held across Africa next year. All 55 members of the African Union (AU) are obligated to hold …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association-UWOPA and Uganda Women Network-UWONET have reached a consensus to drop a controversial clause in the Marriage and Divorce Bill providing for cohabitation. The move follows nationwide consultations on the matter, according to the female legislators and women activists. Laureen Karayi …

Shinny opportunity or sham pyramids? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chances are high that what we describe below has happened to you. If it has not happened yet, chances are high that it will happen soon; especially if you work in the corporate or business world. It starts when you …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The evictions that saw hundreds of families lose their property on a 75-acre piece of land in Lusanja village in Kasangati Town Council in Wakiso district were illegal, parliament heard on Tuesday. In his statement to parliament, the Attorney General William Byaruhanga, said that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission will need 861 billion Shillings to organize the 2021 general elections, more than double the amount of 419 billion Shilling spent to organize the 2016 general elections. The budget was announced by the Electoral Commission Secretary Sam Rwakoojo during the launch of …

Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | A bid to impeach Somalia’s president for alleged abuse of office was ruled “invalid” Tuesday after the parliamentary clerk said over a dozen MPs had denied signing the motion. “We have received written statements from 14 lawmakers who claim their names have been used wrongly …

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May was met with sympathy but firm refusals on a desperate tour of European capitals on Tuesday, with EU leaders ruling out any renegotiation of the Brexit deal. A day after she postponed a crucial vote on the deal in …