Washington, US | Xinhua | Democrat Joe Biden’s win in southern U.S. state Georgia has been reaffirmed after the state completed its full hand recount, Georgia Secretary of State’s office said on Thursday. The audit of roughly 5 million votes found that the former vice president received 12,284 more votes than …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 50 percent of all the COVID-19 patients admitted at Mulago Hospital’s intensive care unit-ICU succumb to the disease, according to medics at the facility. According to records, the facility has lost at least 41 out of the 77 patients admitted with breathing difficulties. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Germany government is providing support to Uganda in the fight against environmental degradation and carbon emissions. This follows reports that there was increased destruction of forests since the lockdown was announced in March. There are no updated deforestation figures for the period. But a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 69 percent of Kampala residents still use unsafe toilets, according to figures released by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. These include places where one can easily get infected; they are not lined and less water from the toilet can freely enter the earth around and do …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change – FDC party presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat is nursing bruised toes as a result of heavy military boots which he says stepped on him on Wednesday when he was arrested in Gulu. Two of his left foot toe-digits are now …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 people were injured in the protests that shook Kampala over the last two days according to the Uganda Red Cross Society and hospitals around the city. The protests followed the arrest of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu in Luuka on Wednesday. Figures …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The UN on Thursday urged Africa to develop clear competition and consumer protection rules for African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to boost trade. Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary general of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) told a trade forum in Nairobi that …

London, UK | Xinhua | Manchester City confirmed on Thursday that Pep Guardiola has signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2022-2023 season. The 49-year-old’s current deal was due to end at the end of the current campaign but the new deal gives …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has surpassed 2 million, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. The latest figures from the continental disease control and prevention agency showed that a total of 2,013,388 cases …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has warned against using the COVID-19 pandemic to violate different human rights during the ongoing election campaigns. Kadaga made the statement during the Thursday afternoon plenary session in which legislators took to the floor to condemn arrests of different …