Bukomansimbi , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bukomansimbi police are investigating the death of a man hours after a traditional wedding. The shocking incident happened on Sunday at Kyetume-Katoma village in Kibinge sub-county at the residence of the LC I Chairperson where the wedding celebrations took place. It is alleged …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua |  At least seven farmers were killed and 14 others injured on Saturday by lightning strike in Tanzania’s southern highlands region of Rukwa, police said on Sunday. William Mwampaghale, the Rukwa regional police commander, said the lightning strike that was accompanied by a heavy …

  Atlanta, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | The backcloth and the Ankole long-horned cattle have been showcased at the African Textile Museum in Stone Crest, Atlanta, Georgia as a part of Uganda’s cultural heritage. The event dubbed “Bark-cloth to the Roots”was organized by the Ugandan Embassy in Washington to put …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified thugs have broken into the offices of Community Transformation Foundation Network-COTFONE, a Non-Government Organization that is helping persons affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP project get compensation. Yisito Kayinga Muddu, the  Programs Coordinator of COTFONE says that the thieves went away …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical laboratory professionals in government health facilities have clashed with Patrick Mpiima Kibirango, the Registrar of Allied Health Professionals in the Ministry of Health, over their welfare and failure to secure promotions. The matters came up during a scientific conference held at Ikoro Hotel …

Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo has cautioned parents against keeping school-going children at home and says that those who fail to heed, risk arrest. Muyingo says that he has received reports in his office of many parents who are still …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua |  The Ukrainian delegation for talks with Russia is now in Belarus, Sputnik reported on Monday. Ukraine agreed to hold talks with Russia at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border near the Pripyat River, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday via social media. The agreement to hold the talks …

Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Somali National Army (SNA) said Sunday its forces killed five al-Shabab terrorists during a security operation conducted within the vicinity of Balad and Afgoye districts located northeast and southwest of Mogadishu respectively. The SNA commander who led the operation told Radio Mogadishu that several of …

The restoration of the plane will cost more than 3 billion U.S. dollars. Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Russian forces have destroyed Ukraine’s flagman aircraft An-225 Mriya, the world’s biggest cargo plane, Ukraine’s state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom said Sunday on Telegram. The aircraft was destroyed in an attack by Russian …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) has asked government to give them a greater role in the regulation of veterinary drugs to help stop a flood of fake products in the country. They have demanded that government brings back the regulation of veterinary drugs to the Ministry …