KABUL | Xinhua |  A total of 107,037 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan over the past week, according to a report from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation issued on Sunday. The ministry stated that all returnees have received essential assistance, including …

TOKYO | Xinhua |  Japanese Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will step down as the LDP head, triggering an early leadership contest within the party. He also said he would not stand as a candidate in the upcoming LDP election. …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government has asked corporate companies to back up the government’s efforts to develop water infrastructure in water-constrained regions in the country to end the suffering of the communities living in such areas. According to the state minister for Energy, Engineer Oplot Okasai, there …

TOKYO | TASS | Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced a decision to resign from his post, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday. According to NHK, Ishiba has made this decision in order to avoid a split within his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Survey results all incumbent LDP deputies and …

Toro Golf Club to stage juniors Ekyooto Hampango golf championship as part of Tooro Kingdom’s 30th Coronation Celebrations 2025 Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Toro Club will host the second edition of the Juniors Ekyooto Hampango Golf Championship on Monday 8th September 2025. The event forms part of the grand …

🔴 Uganda Golf ⛳ Open after 72 holes ✳ J Cwinyaai 🇺🇬 67 68 72 67 | 274 | -10 ✳ D Musonda 🇿🇲 65 69 71 72 | 277 | -7 ✳ A Kakeeto 🇺🇬 70 72 74 71 | 287 | +3 ✳ A Otukei  🇺🇬 76 70 68 73 | …

There is real need for cooperation at national, regional, and continental levels to save Africa’s vultures from extinction COMMENT | Fadzai Matsvimbo | On the first Saturday of September every year, the world celebrates the International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) to raise awareness about the plight of vultures. A less oft …

For decades, women’s protection has remained largely tucked under family insurance plans. Insurance companies in Africa are changing that. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Insurers are rewriting the playbook by introducing women-first covers to test whether gender-specific solutions can raise uptake and narrow financial inclusion gaps. They are changing …

  BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Beijing on Thursday. Vucic is in China for the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. China and …

New research led by African scientists has confirmed that giraffes are not one species but four, a reclassification set to improve global conservation strategies, with Africa already at the heart of their protection. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | At Naboisho Conservancy in Kenya, Jowel Mulama spends his mornings scanning …