London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Leandro Trossard netted the only goal of the game to see Arsenal finally record a victory at Goodison Park for the first time since 2017, and continue their unbeaten start to the season, reports Arsenal.com. The Belgian was an early substitute after replacing the injured …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East Africa’s biggest festival, ObaFest, will be held next month courtesy of Bell Lager. Beer festival Obafest celebrates East African . Bell ObaFest 2023 is set to be a monumental celebration of East African cuisine, music, and culture that brings people together to savour the region’s …

Stung by price pressure, some cab operators in Africa are pushing to electrify their fleets, while others adopt hybrid and LPG-powered versions SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Consumers love cheaper rides and there’s always a driver willing to take less per ride. To cushion themselves from losses, many taxi …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |  Ethiopian Airlines eyes tapping the surging market in China via opening new flights, using Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, as a gateway to Africa, chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines Mesfin Tasew has said. “China is a very important market for Ethiopian Airlines. …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s state mining services company said its gold production has dropped to two tons amid the ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), compared to 18 tons in 2022. “The total gold produced by the corporate sectors …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rights activists have reignited the demand to regulate school fees. The call comes over a week after the State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo told Parliament that there would be no such policy by the government. At the 10th annual national conference …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Atiak Sugar Factory intends to gradually change to another sugarcane variety, more suited to irrigation and resistant to fires. The old sugar cane variety was a mixture of two varieties, NCO-245 and 511, which were rain-fed and prone to fires. However, the new varieties, which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has launched the 2024/2025 national budget process, with the aim of growing the economy by at least 6 percent during the year and 7 percent in the medium term. The Theme for the next budget remains …

Aguuda Moses (NUP) – 3,972 Mugisha Uthman (NRM) – 18,353 Mugume Lenos (Ind) – 179 Muhumuza V Savana (Ind) – 12,271 Musinguzi Patrick (FDC) – 271 Voter turnout —  36% Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uthman Mubarak Kadir Mugisa of the National Resistance Movement-NRM Party has been declared the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyer representing 19 individuals accused of manufacturing, planting, and detonating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at Kampala Central Police Station (CPS) and the IPS building approximately two years ago has requested the International Crimes Division of the High Court to dismiss terrorism charges against …