Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday rejected a U.S. official’s claims as “lies” about Iran’s alleged involvement in the Ukraine conflict. The ministry’s spokesman Nasser Kanaani tweeted that “apparently, lying and cheating are contagious among U.S. politicians who resort to fabrication for evil ends.” Jake Sullivan, Biden’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | According to the World Health Organization-WHO, the continent is reported to have registered a 63 percent increase in the number of zoonotic disease outbreaks in the period from 2012 to 2022 compared to 2001-2011. This was revealed on Thursday during a weekly virtual meeting organized …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least twenty-two people have died in Kalemalera village, Kacheri sub-county in Kotido district after eating wild cassava. The victims started dying last week. The latest victim died on Wednesday. The majority of the victims are children below five years and elderly persons aged 70-years …

Terego, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prolonged drought has wreaked havoc on smallholder farmers in Terego district. The most affected are farmers are in Ejoni, Maraju, Otuambari, and Akino parishes in Uriama sub-county. Several crops in Nicu and Ajiraku parishes in Bileafe sub-county have weathered because of too much sunshine being …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have warned business owners and individuals against diverting security guards and escorts to duties they are not meant for. Police agencies such as Crime Intelligence (CI), Flying Squad Unit (FSU), and Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) have listed diversion of guards as one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is no legal basis for torture victims to produce medical evidence, the Court of Appeal sitting in Kampala has ruled. The three-member panel comprising Justices Fredrick Egonda-Ntende, Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi, and Christopher Gashirabake noted that it is rare to have direct evidence of torture …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mwanyi Terimba, the Buganda kingodom coffee development company that started buying coffee beans in May 2022, has so far purchased 200 tones which management says is a good start. According to Charles Kironde, the CEO Mwanyi Terimba Limited, 200 metric tonnes of coffee bought from …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Works have failed to kick off on the 25-kilometer Tororo-Busia road because of the delayed compensation of Project Affected Persons-PAPs. The over Shillings 136 billion project was scheduled to kick off early last month. The Project Affected Persons-PAPs, say that they cannot allow the …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The skyrocketing sorghum prices in Karamoja have forced farmers in Kotido district to resort to harvesting pre-mature sorghum to save their families from dying of hunger. The sorghum in Karamoja matures between 90 to 140 days and is ready for harvesting when the crop has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Director of the Uganda Heart Institute, Dr John Omangino has defended a 264 Billion Shillings loan request for establishing a Centre of Cardiac Excellence. Dr. Omagino on Wednesday appeared before Parliament’s Health Committee which is considering the loan request for the infrastructure development …