Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 148 people are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 despite the high number of positive cases being reported, this is according to records from the Ministry of Health. According to records, as of December 25, over 148 positive cases are admitted nationwide in treatment …

COMMENT | Ren Ke & Zhang Yuan – XINHUA | After 16 years in office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel goes off duty after a new German federal government is formed after the Bundestag election. No matter which party will govern after the election, China policy is one of the top …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Management of Link Bus Company is on the spot for abandoning the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs issued by the Health Ministry to halt the transmission of the coronavirus. Following the outbreak of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health directed transporters to carry half of their licensed …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | A committee of the Libyan House of Representatives on Monday called for a new roadmap to hold successful elections and form a new executive authority, following the elections were postponed. “A new roadmap must be drawn up, set with durations and stages and not with …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Angagura, Ajan, and Laguti Sub Counties in Pader district are protesting the opening of the original boundaries of Aswa Ranch by the National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC & DB). Last week, residents arrested two surveyors for illegally planting …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is providing $86.5 million to finance the development of irrigation schemes in Uganda. The schemes include Unyama in Amuru District, Namalu in Karamoja and Sipi in Bukwo-Sebei, regions. The funding was approved last week as the Bank set aside funding …

FUFA calls off trip to Dubai after flights from Uganda put on red list Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations (FUFA) has called off the Uganda Cranes’ trip to the United Arab Emirates. The team was slated to travel tomorrow 29th December 2021. This …

Sentekora Gaad, who was choked by food during an eating competition organized at Kibimbiri  Village Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 21 people were killed on Christmas Day, a majority of them in bar brawls even though bars remain officially closed across Uganda. Several others were waylaid and …

  Ituri, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels were on Sunday evening killed during a joint operation by Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers in the village of Bandindese, 18 kilometers from Komanda in the Irumu territory, Ituri Province, Eastern …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s stock market saw a big leap in growth in 2021, thanks to the listing of MTN Uganda, after more than three years of near-stagnation with limited shares activity. Over the year, the total value of the stocks of the locally listed companies, or …