Younde, Cameroon | Xinhua | Cameroon’s Minister of Sports and Physical Education Narcisse Mouelle Kombi said on Monday that national football team head coach Antonio Conceicao will not be sacked despite failing to win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. “Every time we have won a trophy, it has …
Read More »East Africa plans integrated approach to reap from migration
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) is consulting widely on ways of streamlining migration in the region to make it more beneficial to the development of the member countries. The ministers in charge of EAC, internal and labour, directorates of immigration from the region, as …
Read More »Sheikh Nsubuga linked to Bulo, Lukaya terror camps
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JATT) has again cited wanted Sheikh Sulaiman Nsubuga, as being behind new terror camps in Kalungu and Butambala districts. A team comprised of police crime intelligence, chieftaincy of military intelligence, counter-terrorism and army commandos at the weekend raided Bulo village …
Read More »Ugandan economy beats forecasts, grows above 6%
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda (BOU) has reported that the economy is estimated to have grown by between 6.5 and 7 percent in 2021, compared to a 1.5 percent contraction in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced parts of the economy to shut down. Deputy Governor Dr. …
Read More »Guard arrested for killing Busitema University student in Mbale
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale City Police are holding Wilson Kidasa, a security guard from Alpha Security Services limited accused of shooting dead a student of Busitema University on Sunday evening. Kidasa allegedly shot dead 20-year-old Kelly Tumusiime, a resident of Mivule cell, Namatala ward in Mbale City …
Read More »‘Death on the Nile’ tops North American box office
Los Angeles, USA | Xinhua | Mystery film “Death on the Nile” from 20th Century Studios took the top spot at the North American box office on its opening weekend with a three-day estimate of 12.8 million U.S. dollars, according to studio figures released by measurement firm Comscore on Sunday. …
Read More »Express FC fires coach Wasswa Bbosa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Premier League side Express FC has parted ways with head coach Wasswa Bbosa. The development comes less than a year after Bbosa guided Express FC to their first Premier League title in 12 years, and winning the regional CECAFA title. In a statement …
Read More »Mob storms Tororo Hospital to hunt for murder suspect Sande Emolot
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police had to deploy heavily at Tororo district general hospital this morning to contain a charged mob that had stormed the district hospital demanding for a murder suspect being treated there. The mob were relatives of one Elizabeth Alinga a resident of Angorom South …
Read More »MPs moot motion to kick out Commissioner Zaake
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of MPs are scheduled to move a motion on Tuesday seeking the removal of Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake, from the Parliamentary Commission office, Uganda Radio Network has learnt. The MPs accuse Zaake of disrespecting the Deputy Speaker, Anita Among. The Parliamentary …
Read More »VC Nawangwe recalls suspended Makerere students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has revoked the suspension of 16 students sent home after they participated in a demonstration over online lectures. The suspension recall comes after the intervention of the students Guild President Shamim Nambassa who also championed the protest against …
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