Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four survivors, who have been undergoing treatment at the Ebola Treatment Unit – ETU in Mubende have been discharged. They were discharged on Thursday amid jubilation by the health workers, district technical staff, and members of the Ebola Taskforce led by Mubende Resident District …

🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ RESULTS ⚽ Croatia 0 Belgium 0 ⚽ Canada 1 Morocco 2 ⚽ Japan 2 Spain 1 ⚽ Costa Rica 2 Germany 4 High drama in World Cup as Japan qualify, Germany and Belgium go out Doha, Qatar | XINHUA |  Germany forward Thomas Muller described his team’s early elimination from the 2022 FIFA …

Several high-carbon emitting countries in Africa are developing just energy transition plans while still focusing on exploiting their fossil-fuel reserves. Luanda, Angola | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s carbon-intensive economies are racing to develop just energy transition plans as more green funding commitments begin to flow in. However, these oil and …

Rome, Italy | Xinhua | The world’s stressed water supply needs to be sustainably managed, organizers from Tuesday’s Rome Water Dialogue said, as needs for consumption and agricultural use are set to increase dramatically in the coming decades. Hosted by the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in …

🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ RESULTS ⚽ Croatia 0 Belgium 0 ⚽ Canada 1 Morocco 2 ⚽ Japan vs Spain 10pm (UBC tv) ⚽ Costa Rica vs Germany 10pm Martinez: That was my last game as Belgium coach Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM |  Morocco survived a courageous Canada comeback to win 2-1 and advance to the knockout phase …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Patrick Oyota has been re-appointed Deputy Managing Director of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for five years, and will be in charge as the search for a Managing Director continues. In a letter from the NSSF board to stakeholders, Patrick Ocailap from the Ministry …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There were celebrations in many parts of Tororo district today after it was announced that the licence and frequency for the Tororo Broadcasting radio business, operating under the name Rock City Radio, had been confirmed. Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) confirmed today that RockCity Radio will …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua |  The total number of suspected dengue fever cases in Sudan has exceeded 4,000 as the African country is struggling to battle one of its worst dengue fever outbreaks in years, the Sundanese health ministry said. “There are 4,104 suspected cases of dengue fever, including 516 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has tasked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and other stakeholders to find a lasting solution to the challenges affecting the growth of microfinance and saving groups in the country. She said as a country, there …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | The High Court has dismissed an application by Monitor Publications Limited to halt the hearing of a defamation suit filed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in 2021. In his ruling delivered Wednesday morning, Civil Division High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana, says the suit will …