Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) on Saturday launched an early warning platform aimed at preventing conflicts and promoting peace on the continent. The Inter-Regional Knowledge Exchange on Early Warning and Conflict Prevention (I-RECKE) will play a crucial role in preventing conflicts on the continent and will also …

Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A private security guard is in custody at Kagadi central police station in Kagadi town council accused of shooting his colleague dead. Kagadi District Police Commander, Moses Muzima Kiconco identifies the suspect as Ogwoko,27, from Security Group Africa-SGA. He is accused of shooting his colleague …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airlines are advising passengers intending to travel via European airports to travel with light luggage due to the ongoing strikes by staff. Geert Lennen, the Country Manager of SN Brussels says passengers since last month have had to bear with long queues at security check …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspects Karamojong rustlers have shot dead Daniel Akom, the speaker of  Kapeta sub-county in Kotido district, and his wife Jenifer Akidi. The couple was planning to sleep in their home when they were gunned down at around 8pm on Sunday night for unknown reasons. Kapeta …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Oil Company-UNOC has said the search for a venture partner is delaying the development of Kampala Storage Terminal-KST, a reservoir aimed at reducing fuel shortages that usually lead to abnormal increase in petroleum products. Peter Muliisa, the UNOC’s Chief Legal and Corporate …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Vice President Jessica Alupo has cautioned students against resorting to strikes whenever they are expressing dissatisfaction over any situation in school. She says that it is high time students embrace dialogue with the school administrators to iron out their grievances in an amicable way …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Deusdedit Bwengye has petitioned the High Court seeking orders directing the government to include 13 law teaching universities on three statutory bodies, which make decisions about the progress of the legal profession in the country. They include Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Nkumba …

Cairo, Egypt | Zhi Linfei & Li Rui – Xinhua | Joe Biden on Saturday concluded his first visit to the Middle East as the U.S. president, achieving a limited number of strategic goals on his selfish agenda. He neither succeeded in his bid to form a regional military alliance against …

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  Nairobi,  Kenya | THE INDEPEDENT |  Private sector players in the region are accusing the East African Community (EAC)  leaders of doing too little as the transport sector continues to suffer, allegedly from bad policies. And this, according to them has led to a surge in the cost of …