Africa is laying the legal groundwork to reclaim control over its cultural heritage, after decades of operating within foreign frameworks. From national policies to continental charters, a growing movement is reshaping restitution as a matter of justice, identity, and sovereignty. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa is establishing a …
Read More »Women-to-women mentorships are raising Africa’s next leaders
Experienced women leaders are rising up to mentor a new generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and change-makers across Africa—in a quest to close long-standing gender gaps on the continent. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A new wave of sector-aligned mentorship programmes is emerging across Africa, targeting women and girls with …
Read More »Floods displace hundreds in Alebtong District
Amuria, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Isaac Odongo, a resident of Aduu village, Amuria parish in Aloi sub-county, was woken up on Monday night by the cries of his children. When he got out of bed, Odongo found water in every corner of his house as the children continued crying outside, …
Read More »Putin arrives in Magadan before Alaska summit
MAGADAN | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin on his way to the Russian-American summit in Alaska has stopped in Magadan, where he will visit the Omega-Sea plant, the Presidential sports complex, the Mayak Park social and cultural center, lay flowers at the monument to the heroic pilots, and hold …
Read More »EDDIE MUTWE: Court sets date for ruling on bail Application
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka High Court Judge Fatuma Nanziri Bwanika has set August 22nd as the day for ruling on the bail applications by the bodyguards of the National Unity Platform-NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine. Justice Nanziri set the date on Thursday after listening to …
Read More »Clinical Officer who confessed in Church to killing transferred to Kabale
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 24-year-old clinical officer who, over the weekend, confessed in church to killing a 45-year-old woman in a lodge has been transferred from Kampala to Kabale for further investigations. Clinton Mwesiime, a clinical officer attached to Hamurwa Health Centre IV in Hamurwa Town Council, Rubanda …
Read More »Thugs murder Kasangati businessman
Kasangati, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kasangati have launched a manhunt for unknown assailants who shot and killed a businessman along Nangabo Road in Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango has identified the deceased as Deo Bwanika, a 51-year-old wholesale shop owner who …
Read More »The 2025 Equity Bank ‘Tupange Business ne Equity’ SMEs series launched in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda has highlighted the importance of its mission to bring financial solutions and business support closer to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across the country by officially launching the 2025 Tupange Business ne Equity Nationwide Forum. The Tupange Business Ne Equity customer engagements, …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others 13/August/2025
UgandaVsMollyKatanga: Invisible Man Remains Invisible SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** A prosecution witness tells the court to ignore prosecution-provided video footage and trust his word instead. A legal equivalent of: “trust me, bro”! …
Read More »BUSES: Absa Bank Uganda and Tata Uganda partner to support schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has partnered with Tata Uganda to make it easier for schools across the country to acquire safe, modern, and reliable buses for their learners. This partnership will address one of the education sector’s most persistent challenges – of affordable, quality school transport. …
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