London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Arsenal’s Europa League clash with Ukranian side FC Vorskla was switched to Kiev from the city of Poltava by UEFA on Tuesday after the adoption of martial law in some areas of the country due to escalating political tension with Russia. The match will …

Mutima, Uganda | Michael O’HAGAN – AFP |  Before Alex Niyonzima was pitched into the lake waters, before other partygoers fell on top of him driving him deep below the surface, before drowning hands grabbed at his body, there had been a moment’s lull. Niyonzima hung from a table welded …

JOB TITLE:  Internal Auditor | Uganda National Oil Company REPORTS TO: Head of Internal Audit (HIA) JOB PURPOSE: Assist in the development of the annual audit plan, schedule and execute audit engagements and other tasks and complete special projects as may be assigned. Application procedure: Completed and signed Application Forms …

JOB TITLE:  Human Resource Officer | Uganda National Oil Company REPORTS TO: Manager, Human Resource Management JOB PURPOSE: Support the implementation of the Human Resource function including; recruitment, staff training and development, performance management and other related activities Application procedure: Completed and signed Application Forms together with certified copies of academic …

Beni, DR Congo | AFP | Two people have been killed in an attack by the militant ADF group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said Monday, on the eve of a peace march against the violence. The killings happened on the Mbau-Kamango road, north of Beni …

  Kolkata, India | AFP |  A passenger was taken off an Indian plane and detained for questioning after he posted a photo of himself on Snapchat alongside the word “terrorist”, officials said Tuesday. Yogvedant Poddar, 21, was removed from the Jet Airways flight after a passenger spotted him typing …

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Ukraine against any “reckless acts” on Tuesday after Kiev declared martial law in response to Moscow’s seizure of three of its navy vessels. The Ukrainian parliament late on Monday voted in favour of President Petro Poroshenko’s request for the introduction …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has an uphill task to ensure that president, Yoweri Museveni leaves power peacefully, the former Democratic Party-DP President, Paul Kawanga Ssemwogerere has said. Addressing the Leader of Opposition, Betty Aol Ochan at his home in Rubaga on Monday, Ssemwogerere noted that Uganda’s problem isn’t …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The search for those missing after a Ugandan vessel capsized on  Lake Victoria on Saturday continues into a fourth day Tuesday. A combined force of Police, UPDF divers and members of the community failed to retrieve more bodies on the third day on Monday. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police top management has declared Assistant Commission of Police (ACP) Siraj Bakaleke a deserter. All payments to his account have since been halted. Bakaleke, the former Kampala Metropolitan Regional Police Commander was declared Absent without Official Leave (AWOL) on November 19, 2018, after …