Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kilak North Member of Parliament Anthony Akol has been granted leave to present a private members bill that will reverse the autonomy of the Institute of Parliamentary Studies, recently named after the former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga. The institute will now revert to …

  Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda, an oil and gas company has recognized and awarded 180 best performing Hoima and Kikuube students at PLE, UCE and UACE level under its corporate social responsibility programme code-named “CNOOC Best Performer’s Award”. The CNOOC Best Performers Award was inaugurated in …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kansai Plascon Uganda has launched the “Paint and Win” Colours of celebration edition promotion worth Shs800million in total cash prizes. The promotion, now in its tenth 10th edition started on Oct.01 and runs up to Dec.12. Managing Director, Santosh Gumte said that the …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigeria’s apex bank has said it is postponing the proposed launch of the country’s digital currency, e-Naira, to an unspecified date. In a statement late Thursday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the delay was due to other activities lined up to commemorate the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Human Rights defenders are concerned about the growing abuse and violation of human rights and freedoms in the Country. According to the Uganda Civic Index released Thursday by the Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda-NCHRDU at Protea Hotel, Uganda’s civic space is shrinking as …

  Dubai, UAE  | Xinhua | Following a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the much-awaited Expo 2020 Dubai opened its doors to visitors here on Friday. Under the theme of “Connecting Minds and Creating the Future,” about 200 exhibitors are vying to present their best at the 438-hectare …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua |  Unlike before the Bundestag elections, about 59 percent of German citizens were now in favor of a governing coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and the liberal party FDP, according to the Politbarometer published by public broadcaster ZDF on Friday. By contrast, …

● Oct 7 Rwanda 🇷🇼 vs Uganda 🇺🇬 – Kigali ● Oct 10 Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Rwanda 🇷🇼 – St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende ✳ Group E Mali 4 pts Kenya 2 pts Uganda 2 pts Rwanda 1 pt Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin “Micho” …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen African countries, accounting for nearly a third of the continent’s 54 nations have fully vaccinated 10 per cent of their people against COVID-19, as per the global target set by the World Health Assembly. The assembly set in May that countries ensure to …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Olive Kazaarwe Mukwaya has dismissed the election petition filed by Wilson Male challenging the nomination of Mukono South County Member of Parliament Fred Kayondo in the race parliamentary elections. Male who  contested for the same position under National Unity Platform -NUP asked Mukono …