Dr Mosoka Fallah, a frontline expert advises on how to stop its spread to neighbouring countries SPECIAL FEATURE | DR MOSOKA FALLAH | The biggest Ebola outbreak in human history happened in West Africa from 2014 to 2015. I was on the front lines in Liberia serving as the head …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Cases of mental health disorders have increased in Rwanda since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Health said Monday. At least 7,817 patients consulted for depression at Ndera Neuro-Psychiatric Teaching Hospital from January to August, higher than 1,743 that were recorded last year, …

Paris, France | Xinhua | Strikes in France’s major refineries continued on Monday, leading to fuel-related panics in the country. The strikes at TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil refineries will extend to Tuesday, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) said. According to the Ministry for Energy Transition, 29.4 percent of service stations …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Efforts by the government and other development partners to protect the remaining trees in Karamoja may be futile as hundreds of reformed Karimojong rustlers have shifted their focus to charcoal burning for survival. Our reporter conducted a mini-survey in the six districts of Karamoja last …

Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police, Martin Ochola, has responded to President Yoweri Museveni’s condemnation of roadblocks delaying movement of goods, by directing police commanders to ensure no checkpoints are amounted on any road across the country. Museveni’s concern over roadblocks frustrating faster movement of …

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bukwo are hunting for a man who stabbed his wife to death in a drinking joint. Amisi Kayondo, the Bukwo district police commander, says the incident happened on October 9th, in Chesower sub-county, Bukwo district. He explains that, on Sunday evening at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Multiple violent robbery suspect Charles Olim commonly known as Sipapa together with his wife Shamirah Nakiyemba have hired new lawyers to represent them in the case in which they are accused of aggravated robbery. The lawyers from Wameli and Company Advocates led by Geoffrey …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana have asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court to refer their case file to the Constitutional Court for interpretation of legal questions. The legislators are jointly charged with a string of charges including murder, …

Kololo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that he is the force behind the agreement between the government and the Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited warning that he is ready to fight anybody who tries to stop it. Speaking at Kololo Ceremonial grounds on Sunday as the …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves declined by 12.5 billion shillings (about 103 million U.S. dollars) this week to hit a five-year low as the shilling fell to the lowest level in history against the dollar, the Central Bank of Kenya said in its weekly update of …