Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 15 grain stores, and a number of homes were reduced to ashes in a Friday afternoon fire that gutted Kakajo Zone, Kisenyi parish in Central division of Kampala. Police firefighters battled the fire that started a few minutes to 2pm for five hours. …
Read More »ECOWAS suspends membership of Burkina Faso
Accra, Ghana | XINHUA | The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended the membership of Burkina Faso over a military coup, said a communique issued by the regional bloc. The decision was made by the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the regional body during …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Muhoozi’s emerging power
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Gen. Muhoozi’s emerging power: Is the presidency project taking shape? THE LAST WORD Mutebile, the passing of a giant: He has since 1992 been the most influential figure in Uganda’s economic policy orientation …
Read More »Girls University, Tororo radio to get Museveni boost this year
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has pledged sh1.5billion to help the Tieng Adhola Cultural Institution (TACI) purchase land to construct a first ever Ugandan girls university in Tororo. He also promised another sh200 million to enable TACI to complete installation of the Tororo Broadcasting Network Limited radio …
Read More »Rwanda agrees to re-open border with Uganda
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda has finally agreed to re-open her border with Uganda after receiving assurance that the issues that led to its closure three years ago are being addressed. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda released last night incidacted the Gatuna border post …
Read More »Will Russia’s anti-NATO gambit succeed?
COMMENT | HILARY APPEL & JENNIFER TAW | Recent talks in Geneva between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the crisis over Ukraine achieved little. Russia asked for a written response to its demands, which include a halt to NATO enlargement. For now, Russian President Vladimir Putin might …
Read More »Heated debate over free house for Mutebile family
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is divided over a proposal to buy a house or have the family of Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, the late governor of Bank of Uganda (BoU), retain their residence in Kololo. The Bukooli Central MP, Solomon Silwany tabled the proposal on the floor of …
Read More »Pharaohs fly to the quarterfinals past Ivory Coast
✳ Egypt 0 (5) Ivory Coast 0 (4) ✳ Eq Guinea 0 (6) Mali 0 (5) Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Egypt have qualified to the quarter finals of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 following a 5-4 penalties shootouts victory over Cote d’Ivoire. The record …
Read More »GCC Services wins camp contract for major Uganda Oil Project
Agility unit will provide upstream camp support for Total Energies’ Tilenga project Dubai, United Arab Emirates | THE INDEPENDENT | GCC Services, a leader in integrated remote site services, has been selected by international engineering and construction giant McDermott to provide camp services for the Tilenga Project Upstream Facilities in …
Read More »How has the fuel crisis affected transport companies?
BUSINESS FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Rising fuel prices typically force businesses in the transport and logistics industry to either raise prices for their services or suffer a financial loss. If the prices continue to increase, the trucking companies, couriers, and packaging material providers will have no option but to increase …
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