Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary have finally filled the top job at the bank by appointing Joseph Kiwanuka Balikuddembe as Executive Director. It is a reunion for him, and Centenary Bank that are Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank, as he started his banking career with them. Balikuddembe brings to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six policemen and four Uganda People’s Defence Forces –UPDF soldiers have arrested by Special Wildlife Crime Unit for allegedly participating in poaching and illegal selling of ivory and other wildlife species. The unit comprised of military and police intelligence personnel as well as detectives attached …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Athletes have converged for the 5th track and field trials at Mandela National Stadium in Namboole. Different athletes expect good performance in today’s trials as the stadium resumes hosting sports activities. The trials are intended to help the Federation assess the performance of its …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Archbishop Kizito Lwanga:  Prelate who spoke truth to power dies THE LAST WORD Michela Wrong’s Rwanda hatchet job: How attempts to tarnish the name and record of Paul Kagame soils the reputation of …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  In the first sign of a new beginning, a record seven MPs who hail from Tororo met this week to chart a way forward for their struggling district. Of immediate concern to the MPs are the latest Uganda poverty figures, that put Bukedi not …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwar Adhola Moses Stephen Owor has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) in Tororo and neigbouring districts to lead the revival of the Bukedi Parliamentary caucus that can help spur development in the region. He has challenged the MPs to also push parliament and government so …

  London, UK | XINHUA | Britain’s Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, has died at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. A statement from Buckingham Palace said “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness …

Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Wednesday that “all choices are open” in dealing with the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “Don’t touch a drop of Egypt’s water,” Sisi said during the inauguration of an integrated complex for secure and smart documents in Cairo. …

COVID-19 vaccines have not yet arrived in up to 10 African countries as of March 25, according to the WHO Nairobi, Kenya | COMMENT – XINHUA |  World Health Day, which falls on April 8, should be a time where we strive to build a fairer and healthier world. But …

Havana, Cuba | XINHUA | Dianelis Chavero, a 43-year-old public transport employee living in Havana’s 10 de Octubre district, is eager to move into a brand-new apartment the government has allocated to her family. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the tightening U.S. economic sanctions against the Caribbean nation, thousands of …