Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority enforcement teams are carrying out demolition of structures at Kalerwe, Bivamuntuuyo market to pave way for expansion works on the Kampala Northern Bypass project. “It’s important to note that all affected parties in this exercise have been duly compensated, informed and …

Countries and Signatories: 1.Niger – President Mahamadou Issoufou 2.Rwanda – President Paul Kagame 3.Tchad – President Idriss Deby 4.Angola – President Joao Lourenço 5.Central African Republic – President Faustin-Archange Touadéra 6. Comoros – President Azali Assoumani 7. The Republic of Congo – President Denis Sassou Nguesso 8. Djibouti – President …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A Norwegian Elizabeth Arntzen Karin, 53 has been arrested at Entebbe Airport for alleged possession  of suspected heroin and charged with unlawful possession of Narcotic drugs. According to Uganda’s aviation police, Arntzen was intending to travel to Brussels aboard Brussels Flight SN 3169 but ” …

Beijing, China | AFP | President Xi Jinping delivered a blistering nationalist speech Tuesday, warning against any attempts to split China and touting the country’s readiness to fight “the bloody battle” to regain its rightful place in the world. Xi’s address capped an annual session of the National People’s Congress …

Paris, France | AFP | French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was detained for questioning on Tuesday over allegations the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi financed his 2007 election campaign, including with suitcases stuffed with cash, a source close to the inquiry told AFP. Sarkozy, 63, was taken into police custody early …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Uganda has sent a strong delegation to Kigali where African leaders will formally launch the African Continental Free Trade Area Treaty on Wednesday, but the country is reconsidering its full involvement in the pact as it is. Uganda, in many ways like …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP  | Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Dvur Kralove Zoo have announced the death of Sudan, the last male northern white rhino in the world. Sudan was being treated for age-related complications that led to degenerative changes in muscles and bones combined with extensive skin wounds, …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President of Uganda Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi on Monday officially opened the first-ever Uganda Water and Environment Week in Entebbe at the Directorate of Water Resources. In his remarks to the various stakeholders, Ssekandi said that access to water remains a challenge in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Okoth  Ochola has transferred and appointed 23 gazetted officers.  He has also reorganized the operations of several sectors of the Uganda police. Seven officers have been removed from the IGP’s office,  while one Assistant Inspector General of …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Ex-Bubulo West constituency MP Tonny Kipoi Nsubuga has been charged before the General Court Martial in Makindye with offenses relating to security. Prosecution says between November 2012 and December 2013, while in diverse Districts in Uganda,   he convened meetings  to recruit soldiers with an intention …