Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) Mathias Mpuuga has held discussions with the visit United States Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Lisa Peterson over the human rights situation in the country. Peterson is leading a delegation from the US Department of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz has said that sanctions that were imposed against him by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control over his alleged involvements in the gold trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were based on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is looking for people who spread false information that the Speaker of Parliament  Jacob Oulanyah is dead. Oulanyah was last month flown to a hospital in Seattle in the United States of America to receive specialized treatment after spending several days in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has urged Ugandans to stay calm, not to panic as commodity prices rise saying that the situation is only temporary. Speaking at the government media center in Kampala, the Minister for ICT and National Guidance Dr. Chris Baryomunsi said the causes for the …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Most Ugandan goods are yet to get clearance to be imported into Rwanda, a month after border-reopening, our reporter has learnt. The Rwandan authorities ‘fully reopened’ the border this month, a month after partial re-opening. President Paul Kagame had closed the borders on February …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The social media hashtag #OneStepCloser that has been gaining popularity in recent weeks can now be firmly linked to Stanbic Bank Uganda, as the lender’s new brand campaign aimed at rallying Ugandans to pursue their dreams and rebuild their businesses after the pandemic. …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Temperature screening at public place entrances in Rwanda is no longer required, and is not considered as one of the ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said Thursday. The directive came as infection rate continues to fall. “The ministry directs …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA |  Ethiopia earned 2.9 billion U.S. dollars from the export of agricultural products during the past seven months, the state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported Thursday. The 2.9-billion-dollar export revenue was facilitated by the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), which traded Ethiopia’s major export commodities such as …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Among the top 10 national parks of Uganda is the famous Rwenzori Mountains national park located in western Uganda which attracts mostly the mountaineering travelers that select to visit Uganda for trekking tours in Uganda. The Uganda National Parks are managed by Uganda Wildlife …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni’s moratorium on land evictions: Will President’s directive work this time? THE LAST WORD Behind the Russia-Ukraine conflict: Why the U.S should beware of the law of unintended consequences COMMENT Greening African cooking: …