Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. allies from Europe to East Asia have congratulated Joe Biden on his election as the next U.S. president, with Germany hailing it as a “new and exciting chapter” in transatlantic ties and Japan’s leader pledging to work to ensure “peace, freedom, and prosperity …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) Presidential flag bearer Kizza Besigye has said he will not shy from campaigning for candidates in other political parties, if they support his ‘liberation’ message. In a wide ranging pre-election interview on the NBS Morning Breeze show Monday (video …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Police violence scares voters: So, why does President Museveni ignore it? THE LAST WORD Has Museveni destroyed Uganda?: How the opposition have invented a non-existing problem and are promising to build bridges where …

  Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT |  US President elect Joe Biden, 77 has in his victory speech called on the country to unite after a divisive campaign. The political veteran, who served as U.S. vice president from 2009 to 2017, formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in August this …

Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Joe Biden is set to become the 46th President of the United States according to projections as he has secured the 270 electoral college votes needed after the elections. Biden earlier reached out to all Americans. ” There will be no blue states and red …

   Target 270 to win Biden 253 Trump 214 Latest  GEORGIA – 16 electoral votes Donald Trump 49.4% – 2,448,538 Joe Biden 49.4% – 2,450,117 Reporting: 99% PENNSYLVANIA – 20 electoral votes Donald Trump: 49.4% – 3,289,725 Joe Biden: 49.5% – 3,295,319 Washington, US | THE …

  Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The first fundraising event for the proposed Tororo Broadcasting Network (TBN) will be held today, with a target to raise sh100 million. Kwar Adhola Stephen Moses Owor will be the chief guest at the fundraiser at his palace in Tororo. Organisers say the fundraising …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has today commissioned the newly built headquarters of the Special Forces Command. It is named the General Yoweri Museveni House. Museveni hailed the army for using their own expertise to build the house, stating that they had saved close to sh6 billion …

 Target 270 to win Biden 253 Trump 214 Latest  GEORGIA – 16 electoral votes Donald Trump 49.4% – 2,448,538 Joe Biden 49.4% – 2,450,117 Reporting: 99% PENNSYLVANIA – 20 electoral votes Donald Trump: 49.4% – 3,289,725 Joe Biden: 49.5% – 3,295,319 Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT …

Wilmington, Del  USA | THE INDEPENDENT |  Joseph R. Biden Jr. has stressed that for American democracy to work, all votes must be counted before results announced. “It is the will of the voters, no one, not anything else, that chooses the president of the United States of America,” he …