London, UK | Xinhua | Kwasi Kwarteng, chancellor of the exchequer of the United Kingdom (UK), resigned on Friday after his mini-budget was blamed for causing economic turmoil. “You have asked me to stand aside as your Chancellor. I have accepted,” Kwarteng said in his resignation to Prime Minister Liz Truss …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 20 financial technology companies have been licensed by the Bank of Uganda to carry out services under the National Payments Systems Act. Another 50 applications are being processed by the industry regulator. This is one of the achievements of the enhanced regulation of the …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump has released a lengthy response to the Jan. 6 committee’s vote to subpoena him over the Capitol riot. “This memo is being written to express our anger, disappointment, and complaint,” Trump wrote in a letter to Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson, chairman …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders in Kotido district have called for a ban on short skirts, tight clothing and trousers among women employed in the public service. They say that the dress code is disrespectful and immoral. John Bosco Akore, the secretary of Kotido Elders Council told URN that skirts …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Youth Council has blamed the government for the recurrent conflicts between the Kingdom and Kooki Chiefdom. The two cultural institutions have been embroiled in controversy arising from Kooki’s pursuit of autonomy. The dispute began in 2009 when the hereditary leader of Kooki, Kamuswaga Apollo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, His Highness Solomon Gafabusa Rukairabasaija Iguru has tasked the opposition in the country to jealously support the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP project, and reject the EU Parliament decision to stay it for a year. The European Parliament resolution adopted …

  Museveni, Stakeholders to Discuss Achieving Uganda’s NDPII Goals at KTA Symposium 2022 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  One of the highlights of the 5th KTA Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property and Technology due next week will be a practical session – a pitch competition for young entrepreneurs in Uganda’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wameli and Company Advocates have withdrawn from a case involving Charles Olim, commonly known as Sipapa together with his wife Shamirah Nakiyemba, two weeks after receiving instructions. The couple is charged with aggravated robbery. Sipapa and Nakiyemba first appeared before Makindye Chief Magistrates Court a month …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga Kingdom’s partnership with MTN Uganda signed two years ago has started to yield positive results as the kingdom’s Annual Masaza Cup becomes a conveyor belt of talented players to the big league and Uganda Premier League. The partnership worth Shs400million aimed to support the …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Young people in Africa have been challenged to take up leadership positions and actively play their role in the continent’s development agenda. The remarks were made by various speakers at the opening of the YouthConnekt Africa Summit which began Thursday in Rwanda’s capital of Kigali. The …