Domestic Violence Takes Center Stage as Naome Nyangweso Testifies in Katanga Murder Trial Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The murder trial of businessman Henry Katanga continues to grip the nation, with turn of events in court of interest in social media, as well as legacy media. The trial took a …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Northern Uganda Diocese Emeritus Bishop Rt Rev Nelson Onono Onweng has called on the people in the Acholi Sub-region to forgive Severino Kiberu Okoya, the father to former Holy Spirit Movement rebel leader Alice Auma Lakwena. Speaking to mourners during the burial of Okoya …

LONDON | Xinhua | As the United Kingdom’s Labour government marks 100 days in office on Saturday, political commentators are markedly less enthusiastic than in the aftermath of the party’s landslide win in the July 4 general election. Instead, they are asking whether Labour will be able to get back …

SAN FRANCISCO | Xinhua |  Boeing said on Friday that it will lay off 10 percent of its workforce in the coming months and cut its production amid a month-long strike. The job cuts will impact roughly 17,000 workers across all levels of the company, Boeing said, adding that it …

The entire African continent is responsible for just 3% of global carbon emissions. That figure is far lower when coal-intensive South Africa, the biggest carbon emitter in Africa, is excluded. COMMENT | Twinamatsiko Mwesigye | African countries started gaining independence in the 1950s. By 1980, almost all of them except …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A businessman who went missing in Masindi has been found dead. Ismail Naddo 31, a resident of Kirasa II Cell in Masindi Municipality went missing from his home on October 1, while riding on a motorcycle registration number UFQ 670U. His family members waited …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ambassador Dickson Ogwang Okul has been elected the Paramount Chief of the Lango Cultural Foundation. He replaces Mzee Yosam Odur Ebii. Ogwang Okul, the clan chief of Palaocol clan garnered 76,307 votes against his closet opponent Dr. Richard Nam from the Okii-amat clan who got …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has implored investors to take advantage of Uganda’s economic potential and boost its exports. During a meeting at State Lodge, Nakasero, the President said he was very happy with the meeting. “You are most welcome here in Uganda. This is …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade One Magistrate’s Court in Mbarara has charged Atwongyirwe Doreen, a lecturer at Bishop Stuart University, with causing grievous harm to her maid. Atwongyirwe, a resident of Katete Central Cell, was charged under section 199(a) of the Penal Code Act and remanded to …

  Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the West Nile Parliamentary Caucus and West Nile Development Association (WENDA) are calling for an urgent mapping of minerals in the West Nile sub-region. The members argue that the sub-regions unexploited minerals, such as gold, present an opportunity to industrialize the …