New York, US | Xinhua | For the first time since fighting began in Sudan, a humanitarian aid convoy has reached East Darfur, UN humanitarians said on Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it negotiated the passage of the convoy carrying 430 tons of …

Berlin, German |  Xinhua |  German developer and manufacturer of active immunotherapies BioNTech on Monday posted a loss of 190 million euros (209 million U.S. dollars) in the second quarter of 2023 as demand for its COVID-19 vaccine waned. In the same period last year, the company made a profit …

Kikuube, uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A dormitory at St. Regina Nursery and Primary School in Kikuube town council, Kikuube district, was gutted by a fire on Monday afternoon, leaving numerous pupils devastated after losing their belongings. The incident occurred around 12 pm while pupils from different classes were attending …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Civil society groups have protested against the latest extension of corporate income tax exemption by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL) another year of tax waiver. Parliament recently allowed a one-year tax exemption to the power producer following the insistence of …

FDC Elder’s Committee Report not worth the Paper it’s Written On – Besigye Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN  | Dr Kiiza Besigye, one of the founding fathers of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC, was close to tears Monday as he explained the sacrifice the party members have gone …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control – DCIC has confiscated over 10,000 Ugandan national identity cards from foreigners. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the Ministry of internal affairs spokesperson revealed that the foreigners are believed to have beaten the National Identification Registration Authority –NIRA system …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of elders and political leaders in the Acholi Sub-region have recommended the drafting of a legal framework to help govern Ker Kwaro Acholi (the Acholi Cultural Constitution) and avoid future leadership wrangles. The recommendation comes more than a month after a section …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence has resumed operations against civilians wearing and selling military uniform replicas in the Kampala metropolitan area. Covert teams have been deployed to walk through the suburbs of Kampala and arrest any person found wearing or selling clothes similar to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has halted the trial of Makindye West Member of Parliament, Allan Ssewanyana, and his Kawempe North counterpart Ssegirinya pending a decision from the Constitutional Court, which is reviewing the legality of the trial. The two …

Buyende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Police in Busoga North has confirmed that Fredrick Ngobi, the Director of Citizens of Hope Primary School in Buwenge Town Council was one of those killed by an angry mob, reportedly because theym attempted to steal ‘mercury’ in Buyende district. Ngobi was killed alongside …