Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Justice Frances Abodo, has rejected proposals from Members of Parliament to take over cases involving civilians being charged before the Court Martial. Abodo cited constitutional limitations and the need to respect judicial boundaries. Speaking during her appearance before the …

  JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua |  A total of 246 survivors and 78 bodies have been brought to the ground over three days of rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, the police said Wednesday night. In a statement issued at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, the South African Police …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Thursday retrieved a rusted AK-4 rifle and suspected explosives at Madhvani steel factory. Police personnel attached to the counter-terrorism unit were seen inspecting the area with the aid of sniffer dogs. The Madhvani Steel location was initially that of …

ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua |  The Ethiopian government has announced that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached 97.6 percent completion. Marking the dam’s near-completion, the government has launched a fundraising campaign, urging financial institutions and the public to step up their support to the project, according to a …

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT & THE NEW TIMES OF RWANDA | Rwanda President Paul Kagame has urged the international community to address the problems causing unrest in the eastern DRC, lest they spill over into his country. He has also questioned the credibility of the election, twice, of DRC’s …

 Observatory challenges arbitrary detention, judicial harassment and torture of human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza   London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has written to …

It will come into force on January 19 and happen in three stages DOHA | TASS | The radical Palestinian movement Hamas and Israel have reached an agreement on ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. TASS has gathered the main details about the deal. About the agreement – Hamas and Israel …

Kamanzi: Our Lake Kivu is deeper than other lakes in the region, so we might have more oil than our neighbors Kigali, Rwanda | TAARIFA |  The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum, and Gas Board (RMB) has announced the discovery of 13 oil wells in Lake Kivu, marking a significant step in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) CDF Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is back on X aka “twitter”, less than a week after quitting. He (@mkainerugaba) is now not following anyone, but has already raced past the 100 mark for followers in the first hour. Muhoozi …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese internet users on a popular social networking platform have noticed a sudden influx of foreign newcomers who claim to have migrated from TikTok due to concerns about a potential ban by the U.S. government within the week. On Xiaohongshu, a Chinese platform with combined features …