Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA | A Sudanese court on Tuesday announced the adjournment of the trial of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his officials just after the trial opened in the capital Khartoum earlier in the day. Emad-Eddin Mohamed Ibrahim, the supreme court judge, said the adjournment will be …

Washington, US | XINHUA | A new nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has shown hints of protection and immunity by safely eliciting the production of antibodies and antiviral T cell responses in mice and pigtail macaques, according to a new preclinical study published Monday in Science …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for boda boda cyclists. This was disclosed by the State Minister for Transport Joy Kabatsi on Tuesday while addressing Parliament. Ministry of Health issued regulations that riders are not supposed to carry passengers since it could …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum municipal officials have recommended for re-adjustments on the architectural designs of selected roads and bus park under phase one of the World Bank-funded Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructural Development Project [USMID] project. This follows the presentation of draft architectural designs for the selected …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the international community to promote justice and combat racism in all its manifestations. “Every day, in our work across the world, we must strive to do our part to promote inclusion, justice and dignity. We must combat …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has revealed plans to divert traffic at Naalya roundabout to allow for the ongoing expansion of the Northern bypass. UNRA’s media relations manager, Allan Ssempebwa says effective July 23, Kamuli road that leads to Naalya roundabout shall be closed and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed Tourism Minister Tom Butime to establish a safe corridor around Lake George for communities to collect water away from man-eating crocodiles. Her directive followed concerns by Kitagwenda County MP Abbas Agaba about reports that crocodiles have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked the government to expedite resolving the SGS contract saga. In March 2015, Societe Generale De Surveillance (SGS) signed a 12.5-million-dollar contract with the government to carry out routine vehicle inspection to keep off the road vehicles in poor mechanical condition. …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that his organization is deeply concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples in the Americas, the current epicenter of the pandemic. WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference Monday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Democratic Party officials have been suspended on accusations of forging party membership cards. They are Shaffiq Dembe, the acting DP osganising aecretary and Didas Lukyamuzi, the Ankole region representative. The DP president, Norbert Mao disclosed the suspension of the two officials during the party …