Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG |  Just hours after a sunny day at the Absa Pro-Am event of the Johnnie Walker Uganda Golf Open, one can be forgiven for thinking they are playing in a different tournament and venue today. The professional’s day started with heavy rains at the Kitante …

Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | Details on the withdrawal plan of the peacekeeping mission from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will be completed by Nov. 15, DRC Vice Prime Minister Christophe Lutundula said late Monday. Lutundula, also the Congolese foreign minister, outlined the key phases of the withdrawal …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The term UTAKE is an acronym for Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya and is used to reference a blend of music from East Africa – and this is exactly what transpired at the inaugural Bell ObaFest that happened at Jahazi Pier Munyonyo with epic …

HOTEL REVIEW | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly opened The Neela Boutique Hotel Stone Town offers exciting new food and beverage outlets to entice the palates of visitors and locals enjoying a weekend away in Zanzibar’s ancient city The Neela Boutique Hotel Stone Town recently opened in the heart of Zanzibar’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former champion Deo Akope, will skip this year’s edition of the Johnnie Walker Uganda Pro Golf Open Championship that tees off tomorrow at the Uganda Golf Club. Akope, winner in  2006 and 2014, has been struggling with a hip injury and has been advised …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  An increasing number of men are opting for medical circumcision as Uganda works toward completely eradicating the AIDS disease by 2030, the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) has disclosed. Uganda adopted a comprehensive approach in the fight against HIV/AIDS, with medical circumcision being among the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Attorney General’s office has asked for more time to make adequate consultations with all the relevant stakeholders before proposed amendments are made to repeal the Copyright and Neighboring Rights Act, 2006. It follows a petition to Parliament early this month by the representatives of …

  Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Clerics from Lango have accused the government of promoting human trafficking by not implementing Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act 2009. This legislation aims to prohibit trafficking in persons, establish offenses, define prosecution and punishment for offenders, prevent human trafficking, and protect its victims. However, …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Susan Ngongi Namondo, the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Uganda has blamed the country’s slow progress toward achieving gender equality on negative social norms against women and girls. Namondo says there is still little belief in the country and parts of Africa that women …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  On Tuesday, Agatha Ayebazibwe, a Master’s student of Strategic and Corporate Communication at Makerere University, found her right-side mirror missing. Ayebazibwe had parked in front of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) to attend lectures, which typically last no more than four …