Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda will join the rest of the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day on March 8, with the focus this year being on empowering rural women and girls as they are seen as the country’s engine to spur overall socio-economic and inclusive development. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s ministry of health has refuted reports that there is little support being provided by government to deal with Nodding Disease (Nodding Syndrome) in the north of the country. Minister of Health Dr Ruth Aceng told the press Monday that the supply of medicines …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda parliament’s budget committee has started scrutinising a Sh41b additional funding request for the National Medical Stores (NMS) to meet a funding deficit for purchase of essential medicines and health supplies. State minister for finance David Bahati has however faced some tough questioning by …

  CSBAG: Budget indiscipline killing Uganda’s economy Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil society Budget advocacy Group (CSBAG) has asked parliament to reject “unnecessary supplementary budget” requests by government extended to The House for approval. In a statement released on March 2, CSBAG said it wants the Public …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Botswana has extradited fugitive former Bubulo West Member of Parliament (MP), Tony Kipoi Nsubuga. Kipoi, who is also facing charges of swindling more than Pula 290, 000 ( sh100 million) by posing as a traditional doctor in Botswana, was handed over today to Ugandan security …

  Dr. John Mills | SPINEANDPOSTURECARE | Bасk pain and рrеgnаnсу go hаnd in hаnd аnd fоr up to 75 percent оf аll рrеgnаnt wоmеn, thеу are a just a fасt оf lіfе. But thеrе are ѕоmе things thаt can bе dоnе to еаѕе back раіn during рrеgnаnсу. Hеrе аrе our …

East African nations urge UN to review pullout of Somali peace mission Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  East African representatives said Friday the drawdown of an African Union mission fighting jihadists in Somalia could “reverse gains” and urged the United Nations to reconsider plans to withdraw troops by December 2020. …

Fractured Ethiopia parliament endorses emergency decree Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA | AFP |  Ethiopia’s parliament approved a nationwide state of emergency on Friday despite unusual opposition from some lawmakers, in the latest sign of fractures within the all-powerful ruling coalition. The council of ministers made the emergency declaration last month, one …

Tanzania: Everyone is scared By TZ | AFRICAN ARGUMENTS | On 16 February, Akwinlina Akwiline was on her way to university in Dar es Salaam. She was reportedly heading to the National Institute of Transport, where she was a student, in order to hand in a letter that would allow her …

VIDEO: Masaka murder suspects escape from Chief magistrates court Masaka, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Two suspected serial killers on Thursday made a daring escape from the Masaka Chief Magistrates Court. Musu Galiwango and Medie Kidawalime had been brought to the court from Masaka central prison for the mention of …