Global fight against malaria has stalled, WHO warns Maputo, Mozambique | AFP |  The World Health Organisation on Monday said global efforts to fight malaria have hit a plateau as it reported there were more cases of the killer disease in 2017 than the previous year. The latest WHO report …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “This camp has taught me how to be more positive in life….Winnie Byanyima inspires me and I would like to be an MP one day,” said Judith Ninsima from Mbarara, when she was called in to share her experience at the end of a leadership …

Cheptegei pockets Ug sh213 million for world record Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Joshua Cheptegei became only the second Ugandan athlete after legend John Akii-Bua to set a world best time, with his stunning run Sunday at the 15km NN Zevenheuvelenloop (Seven Hills Race) in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. The 22-year-old Ugandan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internet users in East Africa that stood at 92 million in January 2018, are slated to cross the 100 million users mark by end of 2018 and keep growing at an average 20% annually over the next 5 years. With more and more fibre …

AFCON RESULTS Uganda ?? 1 Cape Verde ?? 0 South Africa ?? 1 Nigeria ?? 1 NEXT Nigeria ?? vs Uganda ?? (friendly, Tuesday) Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | With the business of qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations completed, Uganda and Nigeria play a friendly Tuesday that can be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Fixing Bank of Uganda: Museveni meets Mutebile THE LAST WORD Bobi Wine’s Kyarenga concert: Why Uganda (like other African countries) keeps rotating around the same roundabout INVESTIGATION Behind the scenes efforts to save Kasekende, …

Uganda ?? 1 Cape Verde ?? 0 AFCON 2019: Uganda, Nigeria, Morocco qualify while Libya hit eight Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Just when it looked like Cape Verde would hang on for a point, Patrick Kaddu used his head to break the deadlock as Uganda qualified for their second …

Uganda ?? 1 Cape Verde ?? 0 Starting Line up ➡18 Onyango ➡4 Juuko ➡8 Aucho ➡12 Iguma ➡14 Wadada ➡15 Walusimbi ➡16 Wasswa ➡17 Miya ➡20 Muleme ➡22 Kaddu ➡23 Waiswa Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes will make it to their second consecutive Africa Cup of Nations …

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Tokyo, Japan | AFP |  A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive. Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, is the deputy chief of the government’s cyber security …