Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrived on Sunday in Algiers for a two-day visit to boost cooperation with Algeria. Leading a delegation of 16 senior officials, she held talks with her Algerian counterpart Ayman Benabderrahmane and laid a wreath of flowers before the Martyrs’ Memorial …
Read More »Putin denounces Crimean Bridge explosion as terrorist act
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The explosion on the Crimean Bridge was no doubt a terrorist act aimed at destroying Russia’s critical civilian infrastructure, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday. “Ukraine’s special services were the initiators, performers and masterminds,” Putin said when meeting with Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee …
Read More »Strikes in France’s TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil refineries fuel panics
Paris, France | Xinhua | The strike continued in TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil refineries, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) said on Saturday, leading to fuel-related panics in the country. According to the Ministry for Energy Transition, 20.7 percent of service stations were experiencing difficulties with at least one product on Saturday, compared to …
Read More »Behind Speaker Among’s moves at EALA elections
EALA POLLS: Why some losers are threatening to go to court COVER STORY | AGATHER ATUHAIRE | The declared results of the election of Uganda’s representatives in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) held on Sept.29, show the candidates polled as follows: Rose Akol (422), Namara Dennis (415), Kakooza James …
Read More »Vipers goes toe to toe with TP Mazembe, game ends in draw
⚽ Vipers 🇺🇬 0 TP Mazembe 🇨🇩 0 Kitende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s representatives in the CAF Champions League Qualifier Vipers SC Vipers played a goalless draw with TP Mazembe in their first leg tie in the second preliminary round at St Mary’s stadium in Kitende on Sunday. …
Read More »Seeds of hope: the rise of surrogacy
For couples in Africa who are unable to have children, surrogacy has been a little-publicised option. Nigerian Toyin Lolu Ogunmade is changing that SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD NEWS AGENCY | For many couples, especially newlyweds, the birth of a baby not only spices up their lives but also brings a …
Read More »Arsenal 3-2 Liverpool
✳️ Arsenal 3 Liverpool 2 London, UK | ARSENAL.COM | Despite twice being pegged back, Arsenal secured all three points in a hugely entertaining clash at a rocking Emirates Stadium. Gabriel Martinelli fired Arsenal ahead in the opening minute, and it set the tone for a pulsating Premier League encounter. Liverpool struck …
Read More »Employers can support employees to attain financial independence
COMMENT | Lydia Mirembe | If Uganda were a civil servant, he or she would be due for retirement this year having attained the mandatory age of 60. For Uganda as a nation, 60 is a very young age. For citizens that inhabit this Pearl of Africa, 60 is when they …
Read More »Justice Tibatemwa asks female lawyers to aspire for higher positions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women lawyers can bring about substantive changes not only in the practice of the law, but in the law itself, Supreme court Lady Justice, Prof. Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza has revealed. Speaking to women lawyers at a virtual conference held on Friday evening, Tibatemwa said women lawyers …
Read More »AfCFTA launches guided trade initiative for seven countries
Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat based in Accra, the capital of Ghana, late Friday launched a guided trade initiative for seven member countries. The seven countries which have signaled their readiness to start trading under AfCFTA were Tanzania, Mauritania, Kenya, Egypt, Cameroon, Rwanda, …
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