KCB Bank Uganda Achieves Elite International Security Certification, Bolstering Customer Trust Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   KCB Bank Uganda Limited today announced a major achievement, securing the highly sought-after ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification. This globally recognised standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) places KCB Bank Uganda at the forefront …

ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua |  Experts and policymakers have called for stronger continental efforts to curb rising human and economic losses from road traffic accidents in Africa. The call was made Sunday at an event in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa marking the 2025 Africa Road Safety Day, jointly organized …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | dfcu Bank, in partnership with Monitor Publications Limited, has held the 2025 Rising Woman Expo at the UMA Showgrounds in Lugogo. The two-day event brought together hundreds of women entrepreneurs from across Uganda for a showcase of innovation, enterprise, and shared learning. The Expo remains a …

ABUJA | Xinhua |  Suspected gunmen shot dead a staff member after invading a state-run boarding school and abducted dozens of girls from their dormitory during a pre-dawn attack in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kebbi on Monday, the police said. The gunmen, wielding sophisticated weapons and suspected to be “bandits,” …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said Uganda’s economy has grown twentyfold since the National Resistance Movement (NRM) took power, projecting that the country’s total economic output will reach USD 66 billion by June next year, up from USD 3.9 billion in 1986. Speaking in …

NEW DELHI | TASS |  A tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the death penalty for crimes against humanity related to a crackdown on mass protests last year, according to a BTV broadcast from the court on Monday. The International Crimes Tribunal found Hasina guilty on all five …

ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua |  African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has welcomed the signing of the Doha framework for a comprehensive peace agreement between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group in Qatar. Qatar’s Ministry of …

But only if we refocus on the basics, says Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Benjamin Piper NEWS ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | It is estimated that 90% of African children in school are unable to read or write, and the situation is worse in conflict-affected areas. Benjamin Piper, the Director …

If you can’t measure it, you can’t deliver it or ensure evidence-based public decision-making COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER KANAKULYA | As Uganda enters the implementation phase of the National Development Plan IV for FY2025/26–2029/30, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) stands at the centre serving as the central pillar that transforms ambitions into …

Findings could improve screening and treatment for patients of African ancestry HEALTH REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Scientists have identified variants of five genes linked to aggressive prostate disease or to cancer that spreads, or metastasizes, to other organs in males of African ancestry. The study was published …