Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East on Saturday rescued fake magicians who were attempting to fleece residents of Idudi A cell in Idudi town council, Bugweri district of their money after scaring them that their fetishes had entered their bodies. Prior to the mob action against …

🔵 Kenya election RESULTS 5.30pm ✳ Ruto – 52.46% ➡ 4,775,268 votes ✳ Odinga- 46.87% ➡ 4,266,125 ✳ Wajackoyah – 0.44% ➡ 40,063 ✳ Waihiga- 0.24% ➡ 21,398 * 180 constituencies out of 291 (61.8%) (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s Independent Electoral …

The key recent events that matter NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent visit to Africa appears to have cemented the growing perception of a diminished geo-political stature for President Yoweri Museveni. On his second visit to Africa, Blinken from August 7 to 12 …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police Anti-Stock Theft Unit is profiling cattle markets to avert commercialized raids in the Karamoja sub-region. The cattle markets have been linked to the spate of raids as rustlers steal cows and immediately load them on trucks for transportation out of Karamoja, a …

Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | The Portuguese government on Saturday announced several financial aid packages to the agricultural sector to mitigate the losses resulting from adverse weather conditions and the consequences of the Ukraine crisis. Agriculture Minister Maria do Ceu Antunes said 500,000 euros (515,000 U.S. dollars) will be distributed …

Hamilton spent his time at the Maasai Mara Reserve Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA |  Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton left Kenya Saturday after a week-long holiday that took him to various places in the region. Hamilton spent his time at the Maasai Mara Reserve before he briefly flew …

Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga has stepped out for the first time since election day. Raila on Sunday attended a church service at St. Francis ACK Church in Karen. He was accompanied by Cotu boss Francis Atwoli, Kanu chairman Gideon Moi …

Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | The New York State and New York City (NYC) departments of health said Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified polioviruses from sewage samples in the largest city of the United States, suggesting likely local circulation of the virus. …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |  Ethiopia announced the successful completion of the third filling of its mega-dam on the Blue Nile. “It is with great pleasure, I announce the successful completion of the third filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),” said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt’s lower house of parliament approved on Saturday a 13-minister cabinet reshuffle made by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. The reshuffle, which was endorsed in an extraordinary session of the House of Representatives, involves the appointment of new ministers of tourism and antiquities, higher education, health and …