🌟World Cup 2022 kick-off ✳ November 20 ⚽ Qatar vs Ecuador 7pm Doha, Qatar | QNA | The original FIFA World Cup Trophy arrived in Doha Sunday morning at the end of its global tour that included more than 50 countries and regions, a few days before the start of the FIFA …
Read More »Muhoozi tweets trigger look at regional armies
Military experts note growing capability of East Africa forces COVER STORY | Agencies & Independent Team | An article in one of South Africa’s top newspapers, the Mail & Guardian, has sparked renewed interest in the capabilities of armies in the East African region. The article was written against tweets made about …
Read More »Why is Nigeria flooding, and what is the impact so far?
Nigeria has had a flood crisis since June 2022, with a resounding impact — over 600 lives lost, almost 1.5 million displaced, and over 200,000 homes damaged in 370 local governments across the country’s 36 states. This is the country’s worst flood incident in a decade, with floods projected to …
Read More »Double joy for Mehta club’s golf ace Nsubuga
Namulonge, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY |Â Mehta Golf Club’s Godfrey Nsubuga claimed two golf crowns in one weekend, claiming the Equity Namulonge Open a day after winning the Kakira Open. Nsubuga claimed the second edition of the Namulonge Open on sudden death play off on Hole 9 on Saturday, after …
Read More »Qatar determined as it embarks on historic World Cup challenge
🌟World Cup 2022 kick-off ✳ November 20 ⚽ Qatar vs Ecuador 7pm Doha, Qatar | QNA | Thanks to the determination and spirit of its players and their insistence on writing history, the Qatari national team will begin its first-ever World Cup campaign in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, facing strong …
Read More »Transition minerals could transform the Democratic Republic of Congo, but local communities must be consulted
DRC’s minerals have been systematically plundered for centuries; now, its cobalt is coveted by the world for green energy transition. Will this finally bring transformation or more misery to the local communities? Kinshasa, DRC | BIRD AGENCY | Congo’s natural resources have been plundered at a terrible cost to its …
Read More »OPINION: Understanding Ethiopia’s Tigray war and the new peace deal
What has the fighting been about? And why? What does this recent truce mean for Ethiopia, Tigray and conflict participants like Eritrea? Lagos, Nigeria | RICHARD ALI – BIRD AGENCY | The Ethiopian conflict centred on the Tigray region has concerned African security watchers since November 2020, when the fighting …
Read More »EBOLA: Suspected Mbale case is negative
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The samples of a 16-year-old boy who was isolated at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital after presenting with Ebola-like symptoms have turned out negative, the Director, Dr. Stephen Obbo has revealed. “The results of the suspected case are negative and the patient is now receiving normal …
Read More »Baby Coach, boda boda accident leaves 1 dead in Fort Portal
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has died and six others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Baby Coach bus and Boda boda in Kachamba trading center along the Fort Portal- Kasese road. The accident occurred when the Baby coach bus registration number UAU 503L veered off …
Read More »Uganda’s Rugumayo third after two rounds of Safari Tour
Nairobi, Kenya | PHILLIP CORRY | Uganda’s Ronald Rugumayo is tied for third in the Magical Kenya Open race with 101 points after two legs of the Safari Tour. The third leg of the golf tour is set for Vipingo Ridge from November 26-30 Rugumayo who was tied for third in the …
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