Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema elected Gabon’s president LIBREVILLE | Xinhua | Gabon’s transitional leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has been elected president following Saturday’s vote, the Interior Ministry announced on Sunday. Nguema secured 90.35 percent of the total votes cast in the election, Interior Minister Hermann Immongault said. Nguema has …

GOLF DIARY | AGENCIES | Rory McIlroy, at long last, has his Green Jacket. He needed to do some extra work at the 89th Masters Tournament, winning in a playoff over Justin Rose at Augusta National Golf Club. McIlroy made birdie on the first playoff hole at the Masters to …

  Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal Zimbabwe |  It’s possible to buy pretty much anything at the market in Hopley, an informal settlement south of this capital city: rat poison, mops — even medicine. That medicine is sold without prescriptions, to buyers who don’t have a diagnosis from a doctor …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A clinical officer at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital was arrested on Tuesday morning for allegedly being drunk while on duty at the Children’s ward. The arrest was conducted by the Deputy Resident City Commissioner in charge of Pece-Laroo Division, Peter Banya, following a tip-off …

Historic Breakthrough: Uganda Cubs qualify for first-ever FIFA World Cup ✳ Uganda 2⃣  Gambia 1⃣ El Jadida, Morocco | FUFA.COM | The Uganda U17 national team, the Cubs, have made history by becoming the first Ugandan football team ever to qualify for a FIFA World Cup tournament after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over The …

Namulonge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The inaugural NARO–EAGC Agribusiness Expo and Trade Symposium has ended at Namulonge on Saturday, with a call for similar events to be held nation-wide. “I have also urged National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) and its partners, including Green Card and other organizations, …

⚽ RESULT ✳ Uganda 2⃣  Gambia 1⃣ El Jadida, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | A brace from James Bogere today secured Uganda’s Under-17 team a rare place at the high table of soccer – The World Cup. It is the first time any Ugandan national team has qualified for a major FIFA tournament. Uganda beat Gambia …

    No Title. No Utilities. No Problem. Inside the Zimbabwean Ruling Party’s Land-for-Votes Scheme. Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal Zimbabwe |  A political party card, not cash, got Alice Nasiyaya her first plot of land. In 2014, her brother-in-law tipped her off about a group that was distributing residential …

I congratulate and pay tribute to the Church for consistently being co-workers with government in advancing the growth in the health and education sectors, efforts which have uplifted lives and created a vast pool of competent human capital necessary to drive the transformation agenda of Uganda. COMMENT  |  ANITA ANNET …

Uganda Breweries Limited commissions mini-water scheme, hand pump worth over sh190 Million in Kibasi Town, Kabarole District.   Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT  | Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has handed over a sh190 million solar-powered mini-water scheme in Hakibale Village and hand pump in Bulera Village, Kibasi Town Council, Kabarole District, …