RIYADH | Xinhua | Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa reviewed in Riyadh on Sunday bilateral relations and the latest developments in Syria. The two sides discussed ways to enhance Syria’s security and stability, as well as opportunities for …

NEW YORK | TASS | Entrepreneur Elon Musk who is in charge of the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has said that the process of dismantling the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is underway. “We’re shutting it down,” Musk said in a broadcast on his X social …

Umukuuka we Bamasaaba seeks US tourism investments in Mt Elgon Caldera Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umukuuka III uwe Bamasaaba Uwelukoosi Jude Mike Mudoma has interested United States businesses to participate in the development of tourism at the world’s largest intact caldera, located on Mt Elgon in Uganda. The mountain, shared with …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would stop providing aid to South Africa until the country investigates “certain classes of people” that he claimed were being treated “very badly” without citing evidence. “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INEDPENDENT | Mbale City authorities have denied allegations that the body of an Ebola victim recently buried in their area, was exhumed. Asumin Nasike, the Mbale Resident City Commissioner, stated that reports circulating on social media about the exhumation are false. Nasike explained that while the …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister has showcased her “motherly skills” by grinding millet on a traditional grinding stone, winnowing grain, making Lango peas-soup commonly known as apena agira, and carrying a baby on her back; all demonstrating how well she …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Monday that it has begun vaccinating contacts of the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease case confirmed in Kampala last week. Confirming that an additional two samples from close relatives of the deceased health worker had tested positive for …

Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Colonel Alexis Rugabisha, commander of the 12th Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), has been killed while on the frontlines battling the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. In a statement released by Major General Sylvain Ekenge, the FARDC spokesperson, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Service -UPS is awaiting instructions from the Attorney General on the next course of action regarding Retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and other civilians who have been facing trial on various charges before the Court Martial. Notable among these individuals are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Masaka Deputy Registrar Cissy Mudhasi Kawuma and Chief Magistrate Ruth Nabaasa for misconduct. According to the statement issued by the Judicial Service Commission, Mudhasi was dismissed for abusing her judicial authority by ordering the attachment of the accounts belonging …