Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Road Police Station has launched an inquiry into the death of a Chinese national only identified as Fan. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, said Fan’s death was brought to police’s attention on Friday morning by his colleague, Zhang Chunmu. According to …
Read More »Majid Al Futtaim opens first Carrefour Store in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Majid Al Futtaim, a leading shopping mall chain, has today opened a first Carrefour Store in Uganda. The retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia are now at the popular Oasis Mall, with a store that covers over 2800 square …
Read More »Register for 2020-2021 general elections
COMMENT | Yoweri Kaguta Museveni | Greetings to all of you Ugandans. On New Year’s Day I will make a broadcast where I will give a detailed report of whatever is happening. However, for today I wanted to salute the Electoral Commission for registering voters and also for extending the registration time …
Read More »Belgian court finds Rwandan Neretse guilty of genocide
Brussels, Belgium | AFP | A Brussels court on found a 71-year-old former Rwandan official guilty of genocide on Thursday after hearing of his role in the 1994 massacres in his country. Fabien Neretse, who protested his innocence, is the first person to be convicted in Belgium on such a …
Read More »Uganda ends Eritrea run to win 15th CECAFA Cup title
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP & URN | Uganda beat Eritrea 3-0 to win the Cecafa Cup for the 15th time on Thursday and become East Africa’s most successful side in the regional competition. Goals from Bright Anukani, Mustafa Kizza and Joel Madondo saw Johnathan McKinstry’s side triumph against the resurgent …
Read More »UNRA to clear road reserves in Kampala, Mukono and Entebbe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) will this Friday start an exercise to clear road reserves in the Kampala Metropolitan area. UNRA said in a statement, that the exercise follows a sustained period of engagement with the affected persons and will start with Kampala—Entebbe …
Read More »Ugandan court issues arrest warrant for Sudan’s Bashir
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has issued an arrest warrant in respect of Omar al-Bashir and questioned Uganda’s failure to arrest him when he last visited Uganda. Justice Dr Henry Peter Adonyo ordered that the arrest warrant against Bashir …
Read More »Impeached while at Michigan rally, Trump says ‘having a good time’
Battle Creek, United States | AFP | Donald Trump likes a fight and he likes a show and Wednesday — with impeachment voted right at the moment he was addressing a campaign rally hundreds of miles away in Michigan — he got both things on steroids. By a twist of …
Read More »MUSEVENI: China are genuine friends
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has described the Chinese as genuine friends, and thanked them for supporting Africa’s development. ” I recently, signed an MoU with the Chinese president to intensify the relationship between Uganda and China as they are our genuine friends,” he said …
Read More »Sudan marks anniversary of uprising that ousted Bashir
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | A year after demonstrations broke out in Sudan over soaring bread prices, celebrations are planned across the country on Thursday to mark the uprising that brought down veteran autocrat Omar al-Bashir. In the central town of Atbara, the cradle of the revolt, hundreds of people are …
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