Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) has unveiled a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming how the Ugandan government interacts with its citizens. Through a partnership with technology company, AlphaX, NITA-U is designing UGOV to serve as a comprehensive, integrated digital ecosystem bringing all Ministries, Departments, …

Washington, US |  THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES  | US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to end Sudan’s grinding civil war at the request of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, condemning “tremendous atrocities” in a conflict he has previously overlooked. Trump admitted that the devastating war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Centenary Bank has once again affirmed its position as a leading digital-first financial institution after scooping four major accolades at the Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) 2025, one of the continent’s most prestigious platforms celebrating digital excellence and financial innovation. The Bank walked away with …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Nile Breweries Limited and its creative agency TBWA Uganda were among the standout performers at the 2025 Silverback Awards, after their Club Pilsener radio campaign “A Lesson in Ugandan Efficiency” secured multiple honors for excellence in advertising craft. The campaign won Silver in the Radio category …

Achraf Hakimi, Ghizlane Chebbak lead Morocco’s Golden Night at CAF Awards 2025 
 Rabat, Morocco | CAF ONLINE | Achraf Hakimi claimed the CAF Men’s Player of the Year award and compatriot Ghizlane Chebbak the CAF Women’s Player of the Year prize in a double triumph for Morocco at the …

  How a bold AU–UNDP initiative seeks to rebuild ecological resilience—and strengthen the lives connected to it Tlokweng, Botswana | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa is at a conservation crossroads. Its ecosystem-from the sprawling savannahs of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area to the montane forests of the Albertine Rift– are not just landscapes; …

African leaders explore homegrown solution as global funding for conservation sharpfly declines Tlokweng, Botswana | RONALD MUSOKE | Can Africa rescue its own biodiversity before the losses become irreversible? This is a  question that once hovered at the edges of policy conversations, raised by scientists and conservationists but rarely confronted by …

Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Sheema North parliamentary race has heated up, with former Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation Dr Elioda Tumwesigye pushing to run unopposed. His only challenger, Julius Muhanguzi Ndangire, is, however, insisting he will not pull out of the race despite reported intimidation. Tumwesigye, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pearl Liquors Uganda Ltd has secured a deal to market a premium spirit crafted in Australia across Africa starting next month. Offshore Alkaline Vodka, a five-times distilled wheat vodka infused with high-pH marine-mineral alkaline water, will be imported and distributed across the continent by Pearl Liquors …

SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** Prosecution Witness 24: Evidence-In-Chief Led by: Assistant DPP, Samali Wakooli 10:03 am: Judge Rosette Comfort Kania walks in; with her usual assured look. Everyone stands and bows. …