Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Pope Francis announced Monday that the Vatican will open the secret archives of the era of Pius XII in March next year, which could shed light on the Catholic Church’s actions during World War II. Researchers have long sought to examine the archives …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Trinity Bus Company has resumed service across the Uganda-Rwanda border, but are struggling due to new restrictions. A Trinity Bus official told our reporter on condition of anonymity that they were allowed by security and Rwanda Revenue Authority officials to cross from Rwanda to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority has warned that goods on stuck trucks at the border could be lost, while others pose a danger. Many of the trucks are carrying perishable goods such as mangoes and cassava and others were carrying petroleum products.  Ten Rwanda registered trucks, 47 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Britain’s envoy in Uganda Peter West has told URN in an interview that Rwanda and Uganda need to amicably resolve the matters that could have triggered growing animosity between the two neighbouring countries. “I think the best thing is a dialogue between the two countries. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN’s Chief Executive Officer Wim Vanhelleputte says that the process used by the Minister of Internal Affairs Jeje Odongo to declare him undesirable was highhanded and arbitrary, and he has decided to challenge it in court. Vanhelleputte has filed a suit challenging his deportation from …

New Delhi, India | AFP | As tempers cool after an alarming confrontation between India and Pakistan, analysts say their leaders have emerged stronger — with Narendra Modi burnishing his nationalist credentials and Imran Khan cast as a peacemaker. Some 400,000 people have signed petitions for Khan, the former playboy …

  Why government of Uganda should heavily invest in Kiira Motors even in the face of many impediments THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Uganda wants to manufacture cars. It doesn’t have any comparative advantage in this field. It does not produce iron ore from which to make …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Four American tourists and a Kenyan pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed on an island in a lake in northwest Kenya, police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Central Island National Park in Lake Turkana at around 8pm (1700 GMT) on Sunday, police …

Algiers, Algeria | AFP | Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika pledged Sunday not to serve a full term if re-elected at April polls after huge protests against the bid to extend his 20 years in power. The ailing leader, who suffered a stroke in 2013, vowed in a letter read out …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Registration for the 2019 Annual Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), which will be held in Moscow, has opened, according to information released today by the Bank. Afreximbank announced in Cairo that intending participants for the meetings, dubbed AAM2019, could register by visiting …