Alebtong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two COVID-19 suspects in Alebtong who escaped from a quarantine centre at Oteno health centre II in Abia sub county have been arrested. They were arrested on Friday from a bush where they were found drinking alcohol and returned to the centre. The third …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anthony Mwenyi, the Bugisu Cooperative Union-BCU internal auditor is on the run over misappropriation of 1.2 billion shillings. Mwenyi is alleged to have forged names of primary society farmers who were supposed to be paid 2.4 billion shillings. He inflated the amount to 3.6 …

Paris, France | AFP | While lockdowns undoubtedly avoided large numbers of deaths from the new coronavirus, the repercussions of the pandemic response are expected to blight economies and health systems long after restrictions are lifted. So how can we quantify the costs and benefits of one of the largest public …

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | The International Criminal Court must step up to ensure its survival after US President Donald Trump authorised sanctions against the tribunal over an Afghan war crimes probe, experts said Friday. Trump’s adminstration on Thursday unleashed an unprecedented onslaught against what it branded a “kangaroo court”, …

Moscow, Russia | AFP | President Vladimir Putin said Friday an “absolute majority” of Russians backed his controversial plan to change the constitution, as he made his first public appearance after weeks of lockdown. Russia, which has the world’s third-largest coronavirus caseload, this week lifted tight restrictions as Putin set the stage for a vote …

Washington, United States | AFP | America’s top general said Thursday he was wrong to appear with President Donald Trump in a photo op near the White House last week, staged after the area was forcefully cleared of anti-racism protesters. “I should not have been there. My presence in that moment …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said a wave of anti-racism protests across Britain had been “hijacked by extremists”, as fears mounted about clashes between activists and far-right groups. In London, authorities boarded up several statues, including one of World War II leader Winston Churchill, …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | US and European stock markets were higher Friday as investors turned buyers again after the previous day’s rout on coronavirus economic fallout fears and the likelihood of a second wave of the pandemic in the United States. The magnitude of the earthquake caused by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paint maker, Kansai Plascon Uganda, a subsidiary of Japanese paint company of Kansai Paint Co., Ltd, has announced a donation of 4,000 litres of the company’s anti mosquito paint to the Ministry of Education and Sports for use in schools. The company has also …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda saw a dramatic fall in the consumption of electricity in the last two months with officials saying this impacted on the amount of money collected to pay for such activities as generation and transmission. Robert Kasande, the permanent secretary of Ministry of Energy …