NEW YORK | Xinhua |  Rudy Giuliani, who once worked as a personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Thursday, one day after he was ordered to begin paying 146 million U.S. dollars to two former Georgia election workers. …

Mpondwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The closure of the Uganda- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border at Mpondwe has left dozens of trucks stranded. DRC closed its border on Tuesday following the Wednesday general elections. Although the Kinshasa government declared that the border closure would take only 24 hours, …

LUANDA | Xinhua | Angola on Thursday announced its withdrawal from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), according to the Angolan government’s Facebook page. The decision followed a session of the Council of Ministers, which took place on the same day at the Presidential Palace in the national …

PRAGUE | Xinhua |  The Czech Republic on Thursday night announced a state mourning on Dec. 23 following a university shooting in the capital Prague that has left at least 14 people dead. The Czech government made the announcement following an extraordinary meeting. State flags will be lowered to half-mast …

Higher inflation will reign in Christmas spending after a post-Covid splurge last year, but Cameroonians and Zimbabweans will still be extremely generous with Christmas gifts, decorations and food this year, according to an annual report SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African households will focus on gifts and decorations as …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  The bombshell Colorado ruling begs the question of whether former U.S. President Donald Trump’s presidential ambitions will be thwarted. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the state of Colorado — all seven of its justices appointed by Democratic governors — banned Trump, a Republican, from running …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  At least half a million Ugandans, can now access mobile telecommunications services using high-quality mobile phones assembled in Uganda.  Mione, a mobile device manufacturer, with an assembling plant in Mbale City, in Eastern Uganda, has sold at least 500,000 feature phones in Uganda, following the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  On Monday, a section of the public took to social media to decry what they called unnecessary government expenditure after watching videos and pictures of the Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among handing overt luxurious vehicles to four former speakers of parliament. Those who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kampala City socialite Charles Olimi, known as Sipapa, and his wife Shamila Nakiyemba were formally charged in the High Court Wednesday with 13 counts of aggravated robbery and money laundering. Appearing before the Criminal Division High Court Judge Michael Elubu, the couple pleaded not …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved China National Offshore Oil Corporation- CNOOC Uganda Limited to proceed with the construction of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) facility in the Kingfisher development area.  The state minister in charge of national guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga revealed this during the cabinet briefing at …