Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hon. Odonga Otto and Hon. Gilbert Olyanya have been charged with incitement of violence and negligent acts likely to cause the spread of infectious diseases. The Members of Parliament for Aruu County and Kilak South respectively were charged alongside two other suspects identified as …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | It could take up to four years for Emirates airline’s operations to return “to some degree of normality”,  its president said Monday, a day after it announced job cuts over the coronavirus crisis. The Middle East’s largest carrier, which has a 100,000-strong staff and a fleet of 270 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans who may be allowed to return into the country from overseas might face harsh penalties if they in any way violate the conditions of their return. Up to 2,400 Ugandans are stranded abroad as a result of lockdowns occasioned by an outbreak of …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool players showed their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd in the United States by taking a knee around the centre circle at Anfield on Monday. Reds stars including Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold tweeted the same photograph of the squad …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | DR Congo on Monday reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in the country’s northwest, just weeks before it hoped to declare the end of another epidemic in the east. The appearance of the deadly disease on the other side of the vast central African country comes as an added blow …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 500 bodies go unclaimed at the Kampala Capital City Authority – KCCA mortuary every year, according to lead police pathologist, Assistant Inspector General of Police – AIGP Dr Moses Byaruhanga. The police usually have five pathologists conducting postmortems on more than 15 bodies …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A police officer from Masindi central police station who tested positive for COVID-19 has been discharged from Hoima Regional Referral hospital. The detective tested positive for COVID-19 on May 1, 2020, during the Rapid Assessment survey conducted by the health ministry across the country. …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United extended Odion Ighalo’s loan spell until January 2021 on Monday to ensure the Nigerian striker will be able to finish the 2019/20 season with the Premier League club. Ighalo’s initial loan deal from Shanghai Shenhua expired at the end of May, but the 30-year-old has been rewarded …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries and organizations in Europe under their umbrella Team Europe have announced plans to provide 125 Million Euros (about Shillings 518 billion) in loans to support small and medium Ugandan enterprises to recover from coronavirus impact. In a statement issued on Monday, Team …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | AFP | Universities in Tanzania reopened on Monday, despite a lack of clarity on the spread of coronavirus after the government decided to stop updating figures in April. As students entered dozens of campuses across Tanzania for the first time since mid-March, there were only cursory efforts to impose measures …